Patent ID: 6134557
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A contractor's/customer's ordering program, said program displaying a categorization table on a computer system to achieve a method for recording specific contractor product orders and quantity of such product orders and further adapted for calculating a specific merchant/vendor part number and product name, stock keeping unit (SKU) number, universal product code, or bar code, for each individual product, the program capable of recording said product name, quantity of said product, merchant/vendor part number, SKU number, universal product code, and/or bar code, the ordering method comprising the steps of:initiating said contractor/customer order program;selecting a merchant or vendor from a first menu displayed by said ordering program;selecting a construction phase from a second menu displayed by said ordering program;entering a job identification information into said ordering program whereas said ordering program displays a construction phase specific categorization table;entering one or more materials or product names and a specific quantity desired for each material or product into said categorization table;said ordering program attaching a vendor or merchant specific part number and product name, SKU, universal product code, or bar code for each material or product entered;said ordering program generating a list displaying the merchant specific product number and product name, SKU number, universal product code, or bar code and quantity for each individual product; andtransferring said list to said vendor or merchant.