Patent ID: 7761325

Claim:
A method of managing inventory, comprising: receiving, at a financial institution's computer, a purchase request to purchase a toner printer cartridge, the purchase request comprising a product number, an account number, a purchaser's inventory information, and a room descriptor, the product number uniquely identifying the toner printer cartridge to be purchased, the account number identifying an account to be processed for payment, the inventory information identifying a purchaser's inventory database to update with the product number, and the room descriptor associating the toner printer cartridge to a copy room; process a financial transaction at the financial institution's computer that authorizes payment of the purchase request; and when payment is authorized, sending the product number from the financial institution's computer to the purchaser's inventory database according to the purchaser's inventory information, wherein the financial institution's computer updates the purchaser's inventory database to reflect the purchase of the toner printer cartridge.