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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Andrew Coleman, Vestal, NY (US);
Macam S. Dattathreya, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Coleman, Vestal, NY (US);
Macam S. Dattathreya, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for making a requisition for one or more items including providing a requisition module written as a service, using the requisition module to place one or more orders for one or more items, and monitoring the status of the one or more orders or the one or more items. When one or more orders is placed by a user of the module, an instant message or an email is provided to the user, wherein the instant message or email specifies the status of the one or more orders to the user.