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US 8,126,775 · App. 10/053,935 · Granted Feb 28, 2012

Method and system for transmittal of extended data attributes for product items, pricing and trade promotion transactions

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Patent No.: US 8,126,775
App. No.: 10/053,935
Granted: Feb 28, 2012
Kind: B1

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Abstract

A method and system that facilitates communication between demand and supply side trading partners of the consumer goods industry in the electronic transmittal of extended data attributes for product items, pricing and trade promotions. The method includes the steps of establishing a connection to a program, which provides for the definition and establishment of extended data attributes specific to the user. The method also includes inputting extended data into the program and outputting the information to a designated trading partner in the form of an XML-based message as communicated through the Internet. The system incorporates the transmittal of the extended data attribute information by attaching it to a standards-based determined transaction message for item introduction, pricing and promotions, thus allowing ease of integration of both standards-based and extended data attribute information on product items, pricing and promotions to trading partners' respective ERP or legacy systems.

Claims (47)

1. A computer-based method for electronic communication between consumer goods trading partners, comprising:

establishing, by a computer, an electronic communication link between first and second trading partners;

defining, by the computer, user-defined extended data attributes into a plurality of tables through a graphical user interface, the tables including,

(a) a first table for providing extended data definitions of each extended data attribute, each extended data definition in the first table including an extended data definition identification field, extended data name field, extended data type field, extended data description field, extended entity type field, and unique link to the second trading partner,

(b) a second table for correlating each extended data type field used in the first table, the second table including an extended data type field, extended data type name field, and extended data type description field,

(c) a third table for correlating each extended entity type used in the first table, the third table including an extended entity type field and extended entity type name field, and

d) a fourth table for correlating the extended data definition identification used in the first table, the fourth table including an entity owner of the extended data type definition and values for each extended data attribute;

transmitting, by the computer, standard data attributes to the second trading partner; and

transmitting, by the computer, the extended data attributes from the plurality of tables as an XML-message to the second trading partner.

2. The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the extended data attributes are selected from the group consisting of product, pricing, and trade promotions.

3. The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein defining the user-defined extended data attributes includes using pre-determined security measures to provide authorization for trading partners to input the extended data attributes into the plurality of tables.

4. The computer-based method of claim 1 , further including establishing the electronic communication link through the Internet.

5. The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the unique link to the second trading partner includes a global location number.

6. The computer-based method of claim 5 , wherein the extended entity type identification includes a designation for product, price, and promotion.

7. The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the first table further includes a field to designate whether extended data is required by the second trading partner.

8. The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the extended data types are numeric, date, and text string.

9. The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a plurality of data entry screens for creation and maintenance of the extended data attributes as defined in the first, second, third, and fourth tables.

10. A computer-implemented method for electronic communication between trading partners, comprising:

establishing, by a computer, an electronic communication link between first and second trading partners;

transmitting, by the computer, standard data attributes associated with a commercial transaction from the first trading partner to the second trading partner;

defining, by the computer, extended data attributes associated with the commercial transaction in a plurality of tables through a graphical user interface, the tables including,

(c) a third table for correlating each extended entity type used in the first table, the third table including an extended entity type field and extended entity type name field, and

(d) a fourth table for correlating the extended data definition identification used in the first table, the fourth table including an entity owner of the extended data type definition and values for each extended data attribute; and

transmitting, by the computer, the extended data attributes over the electronic communication link from the first trading partner to the second trading partner.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the electronic communication link is routed through the Internet.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the extended entity type identification includes a designation for product, price, and promotion.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a plurality of data entry screens for creation and maintenance of the extended data attributes as defined in the first, second, third, and fourth tables.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the extended data attributes relate to product, price, and promotion.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the extended data attributes are transmitted as XML-based messages.

16. A computer-implemented method for electronic communication between trading partners, comprising:

establishing, by a computer, an electronic communication link between first and second trading partners;

transmitting, by the computer, standard data attributes associated with a commercial transaction from the first trading partner to the second trading partner;

defining, by the computer, extended data attributes associated with the commercial transaction in a plurality of tables through a graphical user interface, the tables including,

(b) a second table for correlating each extended data type field used in the first table,

(d) a fourth table for correlating the extended data definition identification used in the first table; and

transmitting, by the computer, the extended data attributes over the electronic communication link from the first trading partner to the second trading partner.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the first table further includes an extended data name field, extended data description field, and unique link to the second trading partner.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the second table includes an extended data type field, extended data type name field, and extended data type description field.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the third table includes an extended entity type field and extended entity type name field.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the fourth table includes an entity owner of the extended data type definition and values for each extended data attribute.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a plurality of data entry screens for creation and maintenance of the extended data attributes as defined in the first, second, third, and fourth tables.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the extended data attributes relate to product, price, and promotion.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the extended data attributes are transmitted as XML-based messages.

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