Appeal No. 2006-1229
Application No. 09/800,690
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a system and method of backordering
product. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary
claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A system for back ordering out of stock products, the system
comprising:
a host system;
a user system in communication with said host system via a network;
and
a database coupled to said host system, said database storing data
relating to back ordering out of stock products;
wherein said host system includes instructions for executing a
method, comprising:
receiving an order for a product from said user system;
determining whether inventory for said product satisfies said order;
notifying said user system if said inventory for said product does not
satisfy said order;
receiving a back order request from said user system to back order
said product if said inventory for said product does not satisfy said order;
receiving a time period request from said user system for setting a
time that said back order request is to remain in effect;
determining an amount of said product for meeting said back order
request ;
acquiring said amount and updating said inventory;
notifying said user system that said back order request has been
satisfied, and
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