Patent ID: 7908200
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A machine-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for causing a first computer system coupled to a network of interconnected computers to generate an electronic request for quote (RFQ) in response to an electronic RFQ generation request according to the following: receiving, from a user of a client computer system, one or more electronic selections of one or more products offered via one or more web pages generated by a second computer system; receiving an electronic RFQ generation request with the first computer system from the user of the client computer system to generate said electronic RFQ, wherein the RFQ generation request includes product selection data indicating a selection of one or more products by the user and the RFQ generation request is received in response to selection by the user of an electronically selectable user interface component provided to the client computer system by the second computer system to allow the user to request generation of the electronic RFQ generation request; receiving user profile data from the user; accessing at least one database to obtain a file associated with said user, said file comprising RFQ fulfillment related preferences of said user for generating said electronic RFQ; generating the electronic RFQ associated with the selected one or more products in accordance with the product selection data, the user profile data, and the user RFQ fulfillment related data; selecting one or more merchants to receive the RFQ; and sending said electronic RFQ to the selected one or more merchants.