Patent ID: 7395223

Claim:
An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the method comprising: sending a request for detailed dealer information to a manufacturer server system hosting a manufacturer's web site and a plurality of dealer web sites, using a client system; displaying real-time detailed dealer information on said client system based on said request; receiving said real-time detailed dealer information from said manufacturer server system; accessing said real-time detailed dealer information with said manufacturer server system from a remote dealer server system via a middleware application system; sending a quote number from said remote dealer server system with said detailed dealer information for identifying said request; and purchasing an item with said client system, including the steps of: sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system; sending said quote number with said manufacturer server system to said remote dealer server system via said middleware application system; completing said purchasing with said remote dealer server system; sending a confirmation number to said manufacturer server system; and sending said confirmation number with said manufacturer server system to said client system.