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Patent No.:

US 6980966 B1

Expired

Date of Patent:

Dec. 27, 2005

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2001

Guided buying decision support in an electronic marketplace environment

Applicants:

José A. Sobrado, Irving, TX (US);

Shridhar Mittal, Plano, TX (US);

Tares S. Burghli, Lombard, IL (US);

Harsha Chaturvedi, Coppell, TX (US);

Inventors:

José A. Sobrado, Irving, TX (US);

Shridhar Mittal, Plano, TX (US);

Tares S. Burghli, Lombard, IL (US);

Harsha Chaturvedi, Coppell, TX (US);

Assignee:

i2 Technologies US, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);

Attorneys:

Primary Examiner:

Assistant Examiner:

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F017/60 ;

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

Abstract

A system () for providing guided buying decision support within an electronic marketplace environment includes a server () that interacts with buyers () to receive procurement parameters for items. An option generator () receives procurement parameters for a particular item needed by a particular buyer (), determines one or more acceptable item-supplier combinations consistent with the procurement parameters for the item, and generates one or more recommended options for communication to the buyer (), each recommended option specifying a service through which it is possible to procure the item consistent with the procurement parameters. The server () further interacts with the buyer () to receive a selection of a particular recommended option. A manager application () automatically initiates the service specified in the selected recommended option in an attempt to procure the item consistent with the procurement parameters.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Sobrado, José. (2005). Guided buying decision support in an electronic marketplace environment (U.S. Patent No. 6980966). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6980966

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