Patent ID: 6950826
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A contractor/customer ordering computer program product, tangibly embodied on a machine-readable medium, comprising instructions operable to: initiate a contractor/customer ordering computer program; receive contractor/customer identification information entered by a contractor/customer in response to a display initiated by the ordering program; display a menu from which the contractor/customer selects a classification of construction materials or products, the classification associated with a construction phase; cause the contractor/customer to select a set of construction materials or products within the classification; display a set of specific material or product names corresponding to the selected set of construction materials or products, the set of specific material or product names being dependent on an identified regional supplier such that the set includes only names of specific materials or products that are offered by the identified supplier; in response to the contractor/customer selecting one or more of the displayed specific material or product names and a specific quantity desired for each selected specific material or product name, record the specific material or product name and a quantity for each specific material or product name selected; generate a list displaying the specific material or product name and the quantity for each specific material or product name selected; enable the contractor/customer to access at least one of a SKU number, a UPC, a bar code, or a material or product number for each individual material or product name selected; and cause data corresponding to the list and data pertaining to contractor/customer identification information entered into the ordering program to be submitted to the identified regional supplier.