Electronic acquisition system and method

Details Electronic acquisition system and method Electronic acquisition system and method

2011-06-07

2011-06-07

Sterrett, Jonathan G (Department: 3623)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Operations research or analysis

C705S035000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07957999

ABSTRACT:
A system and method providing a centralized acquisition utility for facilitating event requests for multiple client products and/or services, where a dispatcher forwards event requests to one or more handlers to apply client business logic to process and fulfill said request. The handlers further employ task-specific workers for facilitating the individual steps required to complete the process.

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