Patent ID: 8239292
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for automatically determining the retail sales and goods inventory of a manufacturer and a plurality of dealers forming a distribution network, the system comprising: a plurality of dealer business systems, wherein at least one of the plurality of dealer business systems differs from the other dealer business systems, each dealer business system including a processor, a database for storing information related to the retail sales of goods and the inventory at a particular dealer, the database having a first predetermined data format, and a memory for storing programs; a manufacturer business system including a processor, a database for storing information related to the retail sales of the goods and the inventory at the plurality of dealers, a database having a second predetermined data format, and memory for storing programs; a communication network operatively connected to the plurality of dealer business systems and the manufacturer business system; and a direct access program stored on each of the dealer business systems, the direct access program arranged and configured to: