Patent ID: 9026631
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a Business-to-Business (“B2B”) social network, comprising: creating, by at least one electronic circuit, a business relationship between a first commercial entity and at least one second commercial entity in the B2B social network, where the first and second commercial entities are disparate business entities employing non-compatible electronic inventory management systems; setting, by said electronic circuit, at least one parameter which indicates that at least one user of said first commercial entity is authorized to view inventory data of said second commercial entity; receiving, by said electronic circuit, a first request by said user of said first commercial entity to view first inventory data of said first commercial entity and second inventory data of said second commercial entity; determining, by the electronic circuit, whether said user is authorized to view said second inventory data based on said parameter; if it is determined that said user is authorized to view said second inventory data, then performing the following operations by said electronic circuit: