Patent ID: 6868387
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of notifying relevant parties of revisions, the relevant parties including at least one outside supplier, the method comprising: responsive to detecting a revision to a part specification document, identifying a part number associated with the part specification document; searching a plurality of purchasing documents for the part number; identifying each electronic mail address associated with any purchasing document containing the part number, at least one electronic mail address associated with any purchase document identified including an electronic mail address of the at least one outside supplier; generating an electronic mail message notification of the revision to the part specification document; transmitting the electronic mail message notification to all electronic mail addresses associated with a purchasing document containing the part number; and terminating access by the at least one outside supplier to part information responsive to closing at least one purchasing document identified to have the electronic mail address of the at least one outside supplier.