Patent ID: 9129276
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for inventory management, comprising: obtaining a first invoice sent from a supplier to a first merchant; capturing, by the computer processor, a plurality of labels and a plurality of fields on the first invoice, defining, by the computer processor, a plurality of field location coordinates of the plurality of fields on the first invoice; defining, by the computer processor, a plurality of region location coordinates of a region on the first invoice, storing, using the plurality of labels, in a template for the supplier, the plurality of region location coordinates and the plurality of field location coordinates; obtaining a second invoice sent from the supplier to a second merchant, wherein the second invoice comprises the plurality of fields; capturing, from the plurality of fields on the second invoice, after storing in the template, and by the computer processor, a plurality of attribute values of a second product purchased from the supplier using the template; and updating an entry, for the second product, in an inventory database of the second merchant with the plurality of attribute values of the second product captured using the template.