Patent ID: 7346562
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for ordering items comprising: a server for controlling data communication with a plurality of terminals via a network, a database accessible by the server comprising: a terminal for submitting to the server an ordering request for ordering at least one item from a user who belongs to a purchasing unit, wherein the server comprises an item specific order controller for specifying, for each item in the ordering request, a dealer who offers the item, based on the merchandise assortment related information of the purchasing unit to which the user belongs, wherein the merchandise assortment related master stores merchandise assortment related information groups for each of the dealers in a state in which item numbers of items purchased by the customer are not duplicated by a plurality of dealers, wherein the item specific order controller comprises: wherein said merchandise assortment related master relates and stores merchandise unit identification that indicates merchandise assortment proposed by a dealer whose management unit is indicated by a dealer management identification to a purchasing unit of a customer and selected by the customer as indicated by a customer management unit identification, wherein the customer management identification, the dealer management identification, and a deliverer management identification indicating a deliverer for providing or delivering item number, price, goods or services, and supplier management identification indicating a supplier who provides goods or services for a user, wherein the server further comprises a deliverer specific controller for retrieving and specifying a deliverer who delivers goods or services in the merchandise assortment related master based upon a purchasing unit identification of the user that indicates the purchasing unit as a key, and a supplier providing the goods or services for the customer when receiving an ordering request from the terminal used by the user who belongs to the purchasing unit, and wherein the item specific controller specifies a unique dealer who offers each item in an ordering request, from among plural dealers who contract with a user belonging to a customer management unit identified with a customer management unit ID to offer an item, by referring a MD unit ID specified and a MD related master based upon an item number received.