Appeal No. 2006-0329
Application 09/839,037
receiving secure area part reception and issuing information from a
customer client via a computer network. Claim 14 is illustrative:
A data processing system adapted to manage transfer of
parts stored in a secure area by supplier to a customer via a
computer network, comprising:
a storefront database having secure area inventory
information stored therein;
a processor in operable communication with the storefront
database, and configured to selectively communicate with a
customer client and a supplier client via the computer network;
and
a memory operably coupled to the processor and having
program instructions stored therein, the processor being
operable to execute the program instructions, the program
instructions including:
receiving secure area part reception information from the
customer client via the computer network;
updating the secure area inventory information stored on
the storefront database using the secure area part
reception information;
receiving secure part issuing information from the
customer client via the computer network; and
updating the secure area inventory information using the
secure area part issuing information.
THE REFERENCES
Muhme 5,886,634 Mar. 23, 1999
Byford 6,220,509 Apr. 24, 2001
(filed Jul. 9, 1998)
Nelson 6,487,479 Nov. 26, 2002
(filed Nov. 28, 2000)
Cusack et al. 6,493,724 Dec. 10, 2002
(Cusack) (filed Jun. 19, 2000)
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