Patent ID: 6959284
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for the direct supply for containerized liquid coating product inclusive of a customized color to an ultimate consumer of the liquid coating product by a supplier remote from the ultimate consumer thereby enabling bypassing of local retailers, said method comprising the steps of: accepting, over a computer network through an internet website from at least one ultimate consumer, a customer order placed directly with a remote supplier specifying customer order information including indication of a liquid coating base, a color, a quantity, delivery address and identification of the ultimate consumer; entering said customer order information into a customer order subsystem comprised of software maintained on a computer; compiling said customer order information with a computer and processing the results of this compilation with a production subsystem to yield production parameters; operating, in observance of said production parameters yielded by said production subsystem, a containerized liquid coating production line for producing in a single batch a customer specified non-standard quantity that is a fractional portion or an uneven multiple of gallons, quarts, pints, and liters in any customizable color with the addition of colorant to liquid coating base in precision quantities; fractionally filling a container with the customer specified non-standard quantity of liquid coating base; adding colorant for color customization to the liquid coating base in precise amounts corresponding to the non-standard quantity of liquid coating base, where the precise amounts are added in proportion to said non-standard quantity; assembling containerized liquid coating product resulting from said production line fulfilling at least one individual customer order and packaging the resulting assemblage as required for shipment to the customer; and causing the transporting of each said assemblage of containerized liquid coating product fulfilling each said customer order to the delivery address specified by the ultimate consumer in placing the customer order; whereby each said ultimate consumer obtains delivery of a customer specified quantity and color of containerized liquid coating product directly to a specified address in accordance with said customer order information; and wherein the web site provides assistance in the selection of liquid coating product appropriate to a given job as defined by information input by the ultimate consumer.