Patent ID: 6694365
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
An information system, comprising:a vendor-managed web site for: receiving purchasing information from a first terminal, including purchasing information that is customized for a customer, the customer including first and second users having respective first and second levels of authorized access to the purchasing information, the first user being identified by a first identifier, and the second user being identified by a second identifier; and to a second terminal providing access to: only a first portion of the purchasing information in response to receiving the first identifier from the second terminal which identifies the first user; and at least a second portion of the purchasing information in response to receiving the second identifier from the second terminal which identifies the second user, wherein the second portion includes at least the first portion and a third portion of the purchasing information, wherein the second portion includes at least a portion of the customized purchasing information, and wherein the customized purchasing information includes a listing of configurations, so that the customer at the second terminal can submit an online order to the vendor-managed web site in response to the configurations.