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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2000
Dave Stephens, Merced, CA (US);
Kevin Miller, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Vance Checketts, San Mateo, CA (US);
Seth Stafford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dave Stephens, Merced, CA (US);
Kevin Miller, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Vance Checketts, San Mateo, CA (US);
Seth Stafford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A multiple exchange instance for facilitating business to business e-commerce. The multiple exchange instance includes a plurality of exchanges. Each of the plurality of exchanges are implemented within a common instance. The plurality of exchanges share a set of common components to avoid redundancy. The plurality of exchanges are each provided with a respective view having respective unique components asked her the requirements of their respective exchange operators. The multiple exchanges within the common instance facilitate communication between the exchanges. The multiple exchanges each have their respective users, and the common instance allows the users to perform input/output using the common components. The multiple exchanges are configured to use communication protocols to communicate with processes external to the common instance. The common instance is implemented using a database program running on one or more computer systems.