Method and apparatus for web design layout record delivery
The present invention presents TIRKS DLRs over a extranet web interface to a user. The DLRs are presented via secure access to the TIRKS system via an intranet. The Web DLR Delivery (WDD) project consists of the DLR facilities of TIRKS, a midrange-hosted application for gathering DLR information and responding to report requests, a data base for storing the DLR and user information, and a secured external (Extranet) web site. WDD automates the DLR delivery process, providing customer service and cost savings to the company. The WDD consists of the DLR facilities of TIRKS, a midrange-hosted application for gathering DLR information and responding to report requests, and an external (Extranet) web site.
1 . A computerized method for presenting a web page for a design layout record (DLR) to a customer comprising:
accepting a DLR from a trunk information record keeping system (TIRKS);
associating the DLR with a unique customer number; and
presenting the web page for the DLR to the customer.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein associating further comprises extracting an order number from the DLR and querying the TIRKS for a design routing code (DRC) associated with the order number to form the unique customer number.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
validating the DRC in the TIRKS.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein associating further comprises:
extracting an order number from the DLR and querying the TIRKS for a CNA associated with the order number.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
extracting a DRC from the TIRKS response to the query to form the unique customer number.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the DLR with the unique customer identifier in a database.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accepting the unique customer from the customer; and
accessing the DLR based on the unique customer number.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the webpage is presented from an intranet over an extranet.
9 . A computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer computerized method for presenting a web page for a design layout record (DLR) to a customer comprising:
accepting a DLR from a trunk information record keeping system (TIRKS);
associating the DLR with a unique customer number; and
presenting the web page for the DLR to the customer.
10 . The medium of claim 9 , wherein in the method associating further comprises extracting an order number from the DLR and querying the TIRKS for a design routing code (DRC) associated with the order number to form the unique customer number.
11 . The medium of claim 10 , the method further comprising:
validating the DRC in the TIRKS.
12 . The medium of claim 9 , wherein in the method associating further comprises:
extracting an order number from the DLR and querying the TIRKS for a CNA associated with the order number.
13 . The medium of claim 12 , the method further comprising:
extracting a DRC from the TIRKS response to the query to form the unique customer number.
14 . The medium of claim 9 , the method further comprising:
storing the DLR with the unique customer identifier in a database.
15 . The medium of claim 9 , the method further comprising:
accepting the unique customer from the customer; and
accessing the DLR based on the unique customer number.
16 . The medium of claim 9 , wherein in the method the webpage is presented from an intranet over an extranet.
17 . A set of application program interfaces embodied on a computer readable medium for execution on a computer in conjunction with an application program that presents a webpage for a design layout record (DLR) to a customer over an extranet, comprising:
a first interface that receives a DLR from a trunk inventory and record keeping system (TIRKS);
a second interface that receives a request from the customer; and
a third interface that receives web page for display to the customer over the extranet.
18 . The set of application program interfaces of claim 17 , further comprising:
a fourth interface the receives a request from the customer to display the DLR.
19 . The set of application program interfaces of claim 17 , further comprising:
a fourth interface that receives a response from a TIRKS query for a unique customer number.
20 . The set of application program interfaces of claim 17 , further comprising:
a fourth interface that receives a parsed DLR and unique customer number for storage in a data base.