143results about "Buying/selling/leasing transactions" patented technology

A method and process of target pricing a value, such as a bid, or other price which includes the steps of pricing the value using stored list prices in a product model, costing the value using stored costs in the product model, calculating. an equivalent competitor net price for the value using a competitor net price model, calculating. the probability of winning the value as a function of price using parameters from a market response model, and calculating a target price for the value. The preferred target price maximizes expected contribution using an optimization model that determines competitive response to any potential value, or bid. The method and process further preferably include the steps of calculating one or more benefits of target pricing in comparison to a pre-existing pricing approach, determining a target range for the target price to be within, and determining strategic objects that constrain the target price of the value or bid.

Currently lacking are effective and accurate tools to help petroleum traders and logistics personnel to make better decisions, collaborate in real-time and negotiate deals in a private and secure environment. The present invention addresses this and other needs in the industry.

In particular, the present invention provides a non-client computer resident method optimizes vessel scheduling by aggregating vessel information. At least some of the vessel information is automatically downloaded from an electronic source. The aggregated vessel information is stored in a vessel information database comprising vessel information database records. Information is obtained about a potential vessel contracting transaction. The vessel information database is searched in a real-time manner to match the potential vessel contracting transaction to at least one of the vessel information database records such that the vessel contracting transaction is optimized. At least one of the optimized vessel contracting transactions is then reported. Optimization factors used to produce the optimized vessel contracting transactions include lowest cost and fastest delivery.

A computerized system for forming a computer based communications network of network members inclusive of network buyers and or network vendors for processing requests for quotation for goods and services through at least one central processing unit including operating system software for controlling the central processing unit, storage means containing the identification of network members, means for network buyers to generate request for quotation for goods and/or services, means for transmitting said request for quotation to said central processing unit, filter means for selecting appropriate network members to receive said request for quotation based on filter conditions defined by the buyer in said request for quotation and/or by the vendor and/or by the central processing unit, means for broadcasting said request for quotation to the network members selected by said filter means and means for responding to the generator of said request for quotation with either a response to said request for quotation or with a list of said selected network members. Filter conditions may define the class of vendors in terms of geographical location, quantity, language spoken, currency, special conditions of sale, and the like.

The invention discloses a payment method based on a block chain. On the condition that a first trusted node performs payment and successful payment is performed, self account information is changed, and furthermore the updated account information is transmitted to each second trusted node so that each second trusted node performs synchronization of the self account information for obtaining updated account information of the first trusted node. The first trusted node and each second trusted node belong to trusted nodes which receive a password certificate. All trusted nodes are connected in a block chain topological structure. The invention further discloses a payment system based on the block chain.

The system of this invention manages customer orders using vendor supplied software systems interfaced on a real-time basis to touch the data in each system on a real-time basis. In effect, there is horizontal communication between the various components of the system such as inventory, purchasing, order management and receipt, logistics and inventory to have continual data flow without using a vertical software interface. As a result, customer orders are received on a real-time basis using screens that are user friendly to promptly take orders, to verify customer data and to verify the ability to meet those orders. Transmission of documents within the system is minimized thereby making it more efficient, timely and cost efficient.

The present invention provides a catering order processing method. The method comprises: obtaining order information, and extracting constraint information of food materials, a digital menu, an intelligent cooking device, a cooking place and a cooking server required in the process of executing the order; based on the order constraint information, screening the food materials, digital menu, the intelligent cooking device, the cooking place and the cooking service matching the order to form an order matching record; screening the order matching record, and obtaining the order confirmation result; and executing the order, wherein the execution of the order includes the necessary binding information in the processes of the food material distribution target information being bound with the cooking place information, the usage permission of the digital menu being bound with the identification information of the intelligent cooking device, the distribution position information of the intelligent cooking device being bound with the cooking place information, and the cooking place information being bound with the cooking server. The catering order processing method can realize the integration of the self-service ordering, food materials/digital menu purchase, product specification matching, intelligent cooking and distribution so as to greatly improve the people daily diet simplification, convenience and rapidness.

A collection/distribution server divides processing task accepted from a customer terminal into a plurality of processing units, and transmits the units to at least one or more user terminals. The collection/distribution server receives processing results of execution on the user terminals, and integrates the processing results to send back to the customer terminal.

The user terminal registers with an application server in advance for receiving a task commission from the collection/distribution server, and receives a license application from the application server. When the license application receives a processing unit from the collection/distribution server, the license application executes the processing on the user terminal. The license application sends back a result of the processing to the collection/distribution server via a network. The user terminal receives a specified service as good value for executing the processing task substituting for a contractor.

An online user visiting a social media web page provided on a social media platform and containing a third-party electronic shop application served by a registered social commerce platform is enabled by a shop replication link to embed a copy of the electronic shop application on the user's own social media page. The electronic shop application can provide user interactive buttons for buying or sharing favorable indications for products displayed on the social media web page. A user sharing indication may be captured by the social commerce platform and added to a favorites listing to be displayed on the user's social media web page. The replication link may also be adapted for use on a webpage of any electronic commerce platform to embed it in a webpage of an affiliate website, a blogsite, and/or a social media website.

An electronic commerce for semiconductor products comprises a network, a client terminal, a connection server, a virtual production line, and a real production line. The real production line actually manufactures semiconductor products. The virtual production line provides a computer with substantially the same functions as the real production line and computes an optimal lot progress. The connection server connects the virtual production line to the client terminal via the network. When a condition is entered from the client terminal, the connection server transfers this condition to the virtual production line. Simulation is performed realtime for determining whether a product flows in the virtual production line under the transferred condition. The connection server transfers a simulation result to the client terminal. Based on the simulation result, a electronic commerce is conducted.

A mobile requisition system; said mobile requisition system including an internet and GPS enabled mobile communication device; said mobile communication device interacting over internet-based services with a Broking Facility in a first instance to acquire information of goods and or services from participating goods and or service providers; said mobile communication device interacting over said internet in a second instance with said Broking Facility to purchase a said good or service from a selected said participating goods and services provider; said mobile communication device interacting over said internet in a third instance to transfer payment to said provider; said mobile communication device enabled to display data providing evidence of said purchase and said payment.

The invention relates to a shoe online customization system, which allows one or more user to access based on internet. The system is characterized in that the system comprises a shoe scientific knowledge propagation module, a shoe style selection module, a consumer DIY design module, a consumer and designer communion module, a custom shoe confirmation module, an order management module, a shoe manufacturing module, an order delivery module, a consumer use suggestion feedback module and an after-sale service module, which are connected mutually through the internet. The system takes consumers as a main body, gives full play to the internet, provides a personalized shoe online selection and design participation platform for the consumers, realizes man-machine interaction, and makes the consumers enjoy shoes in personalized appearances and shapes; in order to improve product quality and reduce cost, reserved shoes of the consumers are aggregated to form a small order; and shoe material suppliers, shoe part manufacturers and finished shoe manufacturers and the like are organized based on the internet to realize production or/and supply, thereby reducing production and human cost, and promoting enterprises to carry out innovation and improve competitiveness.

A method is proposed for a payer, to make a payment to a payee, such as a merchant. The payer's communication device automatically acquires payment facilitation data comprising payee account identification data identifying a payment account associated with the payee and maintained by an acquirer. The payment facilitation data preferably also includes transaction data describing the payment, such as the amount of the payment. From the payment facilitation data, the communication device generates a payment request which is transmitted to an issuer at which the payer maintains a payment account. The issuer communicates with the acquirer, typically via a payment network, to arrange for a payment to be made, and the payment is credited to the payment account associated with the payee, and debited from the payment account associated with the payer. Thus, a payment is effected without the payee ever receiving confidential information about the payer's payment account.

The invention relates to an online machine leasing system, and the system comprises a cloud management system, a machine leasing merchant module, and a machine leasing user module. The machine leasing merchant module, the machine leasing user module and the cloud management system are connected through a network. The cloud management platform is used for unified management of the machine leasing merchant module and the machine leasing user module, and is also used for storing the information uploaded by the machine leasing merchant module and the machine leasing user module and providing the third-side guarantee. The machine leasing merchant module brings convenience to a machine leasing merchant for uploading the machine leasing and sales related information and increasing the sales channels. The machine leasing user module brings convenience to a user who needs to lease or purchase a machine for completely mastering the current situation of a machine leasing market and checking the condition and price of a leased machine, thereby facilitating the leasing and purchasing. The beneficial effects of the invention are that the system provides a more convenient and quicker machine leasing mode, and standardizes and improves the machine leasing market.

The present invention relates to an App-based electronic-member system oriented for merchant and consumer and a management method thereof. The electronic member system includes a merchant terminal, a user terminal, a backstage management system and a WeChat public account management platform. The backstage management system includes an operation management platform and a membership management system; the WeChat public account management platform is used to enable the merchant to create, store and manage the WeChat public account; the operation management platform is used for the maintenance of the merchant's business activities, the management of the payment transactions and the membership information between a consumer and the merchant; and the membership management system is used to store the merchant's coupons and their usage rules, the promotion information of the merchant, the display information of the commodities and membership information of the merchant's consumer. The merchant terminal, the user terminal and the backstage management system are mutually accessible through a wireless network o perform corresponding operations. The backstage management system and the WeChat public account management platform are mutually accessible through the wireless network to perform corresponding operations.

A business support system producing service information request data for an external processing system in a predetermined form in response to a request from a terminal and converting the form of the service information request data into a format that can be processed by the external processing system. The service information provided from the external processing system in response to the service information request data is converted into the predetermined format. The service information converted to the predetermined format is provided to the terminal originating the request. According to the present invention, the most recent information processed by an existing external processing system is provided to a user terminal and information is exchanged between the user terminal and the external processing system.

A computer-implemented method for managing fuel costs is described. The method receives, compiles, and stores transaction information and product information at a Network Administrator loaded on a computer. The transaction information includes a pre-determined maximum number of eligible units of fuel to complete the shipment, in which the fuel is purchased by the carrier at a pre-set base price per eligible unit, and the is fuel purchased from pre-selected fueling locations selected by the shipper. The product information includes the identity and quantity of the goods being shipped, and the minimum and maximum allowable temperature for the goods if applicable. The carrier fuel purchase information associated with fuel purchases made by the carrier at the pre-selected and non-pre-selected fueling locations is also transmitted to the Network Administrator.

A method and system for generating profit having a partner transaction module configured to charge a partner transaction fee for a transaction performed by a partner, and receive, from a partner, payment for the partner transaction fee when the partner performs a transaction, a base transaction module configured to pay, in the event the partner performs a transaction through a third party, a base transaction fee to the third party, wherein the base transaction fee is equal to or lesser than the partner transaction fee, and a profit module configured to receive a profit on the transaction, wherein the profit is the difference between the partner transaction fee and the base transaction fee.

A computer-implemented method included receiving a first request to verify a first requested transfer of funds from a first account to a first merchant prior to the first merchant receiving an acceptance of the first requested transfer of funds; identifying a first instance of an application program installed on a first mobile wireless device as being associated with the first account; causing, in response to receiving the first request, a first notification of the first requested transfer of funds to be presented on the first mobile wireless device via the first instance of the application program; determining that the first requested transfer of funds is not approved by a user of the account based on a first message received from the first instance of the application program or a failure to receive a message from the first instance of the application program within a predetermined period of time; and causing use of the first account to be disabled in response to the determination that the first requested transfer of funds is not approved by a user of the account.

An F&I menu system for the sale of vehicles, or other products which are often financed and which includes multiple options. A display shows the price of the vehicle with and without the options, and as icons representing the optional items are selected and deselected, the with-options price is automatically updated. The display may include an area showing a predetermined set of options and an associated price, and individual icons may be dragged and dropped into a separate selection area whose display is suppressed until an icon is moved into the selection area. Once a sale is completed, the backend system may generate customized electronic follow up communications to customers concerning certain options the customer originally declined to purchase for their vehicle as well as a timeline display of the customer's interaction with the F&I menu system display.

The invention relates to a method for realizing remote management and preservation of leased assets based on internet of things application technology in combination with software services, which comprises the following steps: 1) a monitoring terminal is provided, the monitoring terminal is connected with the leased assets, and operation information of a numerical control device is acquired; 2) the monitoring terminal sends the acquired data to a data acquisition end in batches, and the data acquisition end integrates the information and stores the information to a server or an acquisition cloud; 3) a financing lease management platform is applied, the server or the acquisition cloud is connected through a cellular network so as to read the data or the state of the numerical control device; 4) a worker logs in the internet of things platform through a control client and provides a data viewing request, so that effective monitoring of the leased assets is realized and the controllability of the lease is achieved; the server or the acquisition cloud displays the data of the corresponding numerical control device on a display page of the financing lease management platform. Accordingto the method, various solutions of asset management, after-sales management, security management, credit management, service management, production management and the like can be effectively provided.

The invention discloses an automatic design and type setting detail page manufacture method through visual identity combined with artificial intelligence. The method comprises the steps of S1, establishing an information mapping and docking framework according to fields required by third-party e-commerce platforms; S2, performing intelligent automatic type setting according to product pictures; S3, forming a final commodity detail page after fine adjustment, review and confirmation, and uploading the finally formed commodity detail page on all the third-party e-commerce platforms in a full automatic mode. According to the automatic design and type setting detail page manufacture method through the visual identity combined with the artificial intelligence, the workload which must be completed manually for half day or even several days can be completed within few minutes, the efficiency is greatly improved, lots of labor and management costs are saved for a company, the company can havecommodity detail page introduction which is more normative and specialized than an original mode, thus commodities and products are introduced more thoroughly, and the method plays a better role in propaganda and can meet the using demand of a client better.