Patent ID: 6081789
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for exchanging information between providers and users of products and services, said method comprising the following steps:establishing an information management system, said information management system being computer based and having information processing and storage capabilities and electronic communication connections that permit buyers and sellers to electronically connect with said information management system for information exchange;granting limited electronic access to said information management system to approved sellers of products and services, each such seller, after approval, being enabled to access inventory information of that seller for amendment purposes;granting limited electronic access to said information management system to approved buyers of products and services and providing a searching capability to such an approved buyer to search a compilation of a plurality of seller's inventory information using criteria specified by that approved buyer; andcompiling a buyer's listing of products and services from said compilation of said seller's inventory information for that buyer based on that buyer's search criteria and in which duplicate inventory items are removed therefrom.