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Patent US5987423 - Object oriented technology framework for order processing - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn object oriented programming (OOP) framework includes an Order Management (OM) mechanism that tracks sales orders received and matches them to warehouse inventory, a Sales Order (SA) mechanism that processes sales orders, and a Purchase Order (PU) mechanism that processes purchase orders. The OM mechanism...http://www.google.com/patents/US5987423?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5987423 - Object oriented technology framework for order processingAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5987423 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/828,934Publication dateNov 16, 1999Filing dateMar 28, 1997Priority dateMar 28, 1997Fee statusPaidPublication number08828934, 828934, US 5987423 A, US 5987423A, US-A-5987423, US5987423 A, US5987423AInventorsVincent Davis Arnold, Alf Christian Berg, Kathryn Ann Bohrer, Thomas Karl Athos Brane, Tore Magnus Dahl, Tor Michaelson, Anders Magnus Nilsson, Helge Odegaard, Torbjorn Harald Osten PernbeckOriginal AssigneeInternational Business Machines CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (31), Non-Patent Citations (276), Referenced by (152), Classifications (18), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetObject oriented technology framework for order processing
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