Patent ID: 7613648
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of exchanging data between a buyer and a plurality of multiple suppliers via an internet electronic supplier on-line system having a physical infrastructure including a back end supplier on-line server and an internet supplier on-line server, the method comprising: generating by a buyer a request for a quotation from at least some of the plurality of suppliers for a cost of a part or device; generating at least one attachment document, at least one of the request for quotation and the at least one attachment document including both engineering information and business information; determining which of the plurality of suppliers are to be provided with the request for quotation; inquiring if all suppliers to be provided with the request for quotation are registered on the electronic supplier on-line system; responsive to the inquiring, registering the suppliers not registered on the electronic supplier on-line system; notifying the buyer, automatically by the electronic supplier on-line system, of the registration of the suppliers; selecting which of the generated at least one attachment document are to be attached as part of a service bidding process corresponding to respective non-commodity parts or devices of the request for quotation; building the request for quotation, including joining the selected generated attachment documents into a request for quotation pack, the request for quotation pack including the business information and the engineering information, the engineering information to be used by at least one of the suppliers for generating the non-commodity parts or devices; registering information in the service bidding process for the non-commodity parts or devices; selecting the suppliers that are to receive the request for quotation pack; making the request for quotation pack available to selected suppliers on a supplier on-line system web site stored on the internet supplier on-line server, including: e-mailing all suppliers that the request for quotation pack is available at the web site; downloading the request for quotation pack from the internet supplier on-line server to at least one of the suppliers; and displaying the request for quotation pack on a computing device for the at least one of the suppliers.