Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-05
2009-12-01
Fadok, Mark (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S026640
Reexamination Certificate
active
07627503
ABSTRACT:
An online method of ordering and purchasing customized products is provided. The method includes receiving a custom order message incorporating order data and product configuration data submitted by an online user, and storing the order data and product configuration into a buyer database. The method includes entering the custom order and order data and product configuration into an order bank to be scheduled for manufacturing, and generating an order confirmation message and sending the order confirmation message to the user.
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Bartkowiak Don G.
Champagne Daryl L.
Brooks & Kushman P.C.
Coppiellie Raymond L.
Fadok Mark
Ford Motor Company
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