Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-15
2008-11-25
Smith, Jeffrey A. (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S001100, C705S027200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07457771
ABSTRACT:
Included herein is a service outsourcing system for providing at least one purchaser with concrete. The system may include at least one central server comprising at least one central database and an interactive electronic ordering guide configured to allow the purchaser to place at least one concrete order. The concrete order may include a job site location. The outsourcing system may be configured to receive at least one concrete order and provide the purchaser with the ability to select at least one selected concrete supplier from at least one potential concrete supplier. In addition, the service outsourcing system is further configured to access the at least one central database. Finally, the service outsourcing system may be further configured to outsource the concrete order with the selected concrete supplier.
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Bryant Jon Packard
Bryant Robert Packard
Caler Michael Allan
Grimes Frederic Calvin
Pittard Robert Charles
1-800 Concrete, Inc.
Allen William J.
Smith Jeffrey A.
Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley LLP
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