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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1997
Paul Scott Cameron, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John Charles Nash, Shoreview, MN (US);
Robert Christopher Bloomer, Little Canada, MN (US);
Robert Edward Wollan, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kelly Marie Kreutter, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Melinda Ann Ahler Olmstead, Shoreview, MN (US);
Dale Harry Renner, Edina, MN (US);
Ryan Douglas Bourne, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Keith Michael Carnish, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dean Richard Jones, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Andersen Consulting LLP, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A computerized system and method for providing event-driven routing to provide user assistance and marketing functions in an order entry system is provided. One or more user-initiated events capable of being recognized by the computer are defined, as are one or more application points. Each of the application points is associated with at least one of the user-initiated events. An action is assigned to each of the application points. The actions assigned to a particular application point are dynamically invoked upon initiation of the user-initiated event associated with that application point, so the user is provided with the action at a point during the placement of an order at which the action is needed.