CA2306676A1 - Standardized exchange of data in electronic business traffic - Google Patents
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Abstract
For the automated electronic exchange of business-relevant data in a network environment, such as, for example, the Internet (9), the internal EDP system (2) and the Internet database (3) of the seller (1) of an on-line shop and also the internal EDP (6) and the internal/external database (7) of a buyer (5) are each provided with a conversion module (4 or 8, respectively) which converts the exchanged data from the internal EDP (2 or 6, respectively) into a data exchange standard. This creates an interworking of an internal EDP (6) by means of the conversion modules (4 or 8, respectively) and the Internet (9) with the EDP (2) of the seller (1) as operator of an on-line shop.
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Standardized exchange of data in electronic business traffic The present invention relates to a method for the automated exchange of data between a supplying and demanding subscriber in a network environment, to a method for the automated exchange of data between a supplying and a purchasing subscriber in a network environment, to a software product for implementing such a method, to a computer in a network environment that is configured to perform such a method and also to a graphical operator surface that makes possible the performance of such a method.
As already stated, the technical environment of the present invention is data exchange in electronic business traffic via a network, such as, for example, the Internet. In most enterprises, information relating to clients, suppliers, products, orders, production processes, invoices, etc. are processed electronically using specific company (internal) EDP solutions. Appropriate solutions are marketed, for example, by SAP. On the other hand, electronic communication is possible worldwide on the Internet and items of information can therefore be supplied and requested. An ever-increasing number of private individuals and enterprises make use of this. Even at the present time, prices can be compared over the Internet and goods ordered and bought in so-called on-line shops (electronic shops).
Such on-line shops are generally connected to the normal company EDP solution of the seller.
Standardized exchange of data in electronic business traffic The present invention relates to a method for the automated exchange of data between a supplying and demanding subscriber in a network environment, to a method for the automated exchange of data between a supplying and a purchasing subscriber in a network environment, to a software product for implementing such a method, to a computer in a network environment that is configured to perform such a method and also to a graphical operator surface that makes possible the performance of such a method.
As already stated, the technical environment of the present invention is data exchange in electronic business traffic via a network, such as, for example, the Internet. In most enterprises, information relating to clients, suppliers, products, orders, production processes, invoices, etc. are processed electronically using specific company (internal) EDP solutions. Appropriate solutions are marketed, for example, by SAP. On the other hand, electronic communication is possible worldwide on the Internet and items of information can therefore be supplied and requested. An ever-increasing number of private individuals and enterprises make use of this. Even at the present time, prices can be compared over the Internet and goods ordered and bought in so-called on-line shops (electronic shops).
Such on-line shops are generally connected to the normal company EDP solution of the seller.
For a further spread in the electronic exchange of business traffic data via the Internet, it is imperative to lay down a standardization for such an exchange.
S WDDX (web-distributed data exchange) is an already currently existent standard for the uniform electronic storage of individual data. In accordance with said standard, data can be moved generically between different applications, still remaining available in their context.
In this connection, WDDX is based on XML that is in turn based on HTTML. For the purpose of briefly explaining said WDDX standard, let it be first assumed that a collected item of user information (first name, surname, date of birth) is to be reproduced. Such information occurs in a multiplicity of applications. The abovementioned combination of items of information is reproduced in accordance with WDDX in a "packet". WDDX structures are generally termed packets since the XML reproduction of data is generally important only as a quantity in the space between applications.
The abovementioned data would comprise two strings and a date in all programming languages. Each variant comprises a name/value pair. This relationship of the name/value pair gives the packet its structure.
A reproduction of an entity of said data may, for example, have the following appearance:
<wddxPacket version="0.9">
<header>
</header>
<data>
<var name="firstname">
<string>Joseph </var>
<var name="lastname">
S WDDX (web-distributed data exchange) is an already currently existent standard for the uniform electronic storage of individual data. In accordance with said standard, data can be moved generically between different applications, still remaining available in their context.
In this connection, WDDX is based on XML that is in turn based on HTTML. For the purpose of briefly explaining said WDDX standard, let it be first assumed that a collected item of user information (first name, surname, date of birth) is to be reproduced. Such information occurs in a multiplicity of applications. The abovementioned combination of items of information is reproduced in accordance with WDDX in a "packet". WDDX structures are generally termed packets since the XML reproduction of data is generally important only as a quantity in the space between applications.
The abovementioned data would comprise two strings and a date in all programming languages. Each variant comprises a name/value pair. This relationship of the name/value pair gives the packet its structure.
A reproduction of an entity of said data may, for example, have the following appearance:
<wddxPacket version="0.9">
<header>
</header>
<data>
<var name="firstname">
<string>Joseph </var>
<var name="lastname">
<string>Josephson </var>
<var name="birthdate">
<datetime>12/12/67 </var>
</data>
</wddxPacket>
It becomes more complicated if a bundle of items of information relating to different individuals is to be transmitted and the relationships between all the first names, surnames and dates of birth is to be maintained. For this purpose, the data has to be structured as follows:
<data>
<struct>
<var name="friends" »
<array length=2>
<array length=3>
<string>Joseph <string>Josephson <datetime>12/12/67 </array>
<array length=3>
<string>Ben <string>Benson <datetime>11/11/27 </array>
</array>
</var>
</struct>
</data>
This creates a two-dimensional matrix having three fields that can be used in all languages provided said languages can convert their own structures into WDDX (and vice versa) .
<var name="birthdate">
<datetime>12/12/67 </var>
</data>
</wddxPacket>
It becomes more complicated if a bundle of items of information relating to different individuals is to be transmitted and the relationships between all the first names, surnames and dates of birth is to be maintained. For this purpose, the data has to be structured as follows:
<data>
<struct>
<var name="friends" »
<array length=2>
<array length=3>
<string>Joseph <string>Josephson <datetime>12/12/67 </array>
<array length=3>
<string>Ben <string>Benson <datetime>11/11/27 </array>
</array>
</var>
</struct>
</data>
This creates a two-dimensional matrix having three fields that can be used in all languages provided said languages can convert their own structures into WDDX (and vice versa) .
The object of the present invention is to provide a procedure that makes possible the exchange of business data in electronic business traffic regardless of the internal EDP system of the network subscribers participating in the S exchange.
In particular, the present invention is intended to make it possible to connect electronically the in-house EDP
solution of a potential buyer to the EDP system of the seller via the network. Insofar as there are already attempts at such a solution in the prior art, they are, as a rule, limited to a specific EDP solution and consequently also to enterprises employing said EDP solution. The procedure according to the invention can consequently avoid items of information having to be logged in duplicate and electronic orders taking more time than those conveyed, for example, by telephone. The staff can consequently concentrate on their actual tasks, such as, for example, client care and consequently require less time for inputting and retrieving data.
The abovementioned object is achieved, according to the invention, by the features of the independent claims. The dependent claims develop the central thoughts of the invention in a particularly advantageous manner.
According to the invention, therefore, a method is provided for the automated exchange of data between subscribers in a network environment. Said subscribers may be, for example, a supplying subscriber and a demanding subscriber. An enquiry is issued by the internal EDP system of the demanding subscriber. Said enquiry is converted by a conversion module of the enquiring subscriber into a standardized (platform-independent) format. The enquiry of the enquiring subscriber is then transmitted over the network in the standardized format. A conversion module of the supplying subscriber receives the enquiry and converts it from the standardized, platform-independent format into the format that the internal EDP system of the supplying subscriber requires for further processing and storage. The enquiry can then be processed further in the internal EDP
In particular, the present invention is intended to make it possible to connect electronically the in-house EDP
solution of a potential buyer to the EDP system of the seller via the network. Insofar as there are already attempts at such a solution in the prior art, they are, as a rule, limited to a specific EDP solution and consequently also to enterprises employing said EDP solution. The procedure according to the invention can consequently avoid items of information having to be logged in duplicate and electronic orders taking more time than those conveyed, for example, by telephone. The staff can consequently concentrate on their actual tasks, such as, for example, client care and consequently require less time for inputting and retrieving data.
The abovementioned object is achieved, according to the invention, by the features of the independent claims. The dependent claims develop the central thoughts of the invention in a particularly advantageous manner.
According to the invention, therefore, a method is provided for the automated exchange of data between subscribers in a network environment. Said subscribers may be, for example, a supplying subscriber and a demanding subscriber. An enquiry is issued by the internal EDP system of the demanding subscriber. Said enquiry is converted by a conversion module of the enquiring subscriber into a standardized (platform-independent) format. The enquiry of the enquiring subscriber is then transmitted over the network in the standardized format. A conversion module of the supplying subscriber receives the enquiry and converts it from the standardized, platform-independent format into the format that the internal EDP system of the supplying subscriber requires for further processing and storage. The enquiry can then be processed further in the internal EDP
5 system of the supplying subscriber. The above cycle consequently represents a data exchange for an electronic business traffic that can be performed between two subscribers regardless of the platforms installed in the respective internal EDP systems of the subscribers.
For the case where the internal EDP system of the supplying subscriber finds that the enquiry by the enquiring subscriber cannot be fulfilled or can only partly be fulfilled, the EDP system of the supplying subscriber can automatically issue a further (private) enquiry by means of the conversion module of the supplying subscriber and the network. This results in an enquiry/quote cycle that can be handled completely automatically and electronically, for example via the Internet.
The invention furthermore relates to a method for the automatic assessment of creditworthiness in which the second subscriber is a credit institution and the first subscriber is a client who requests credit from the credit institution. The enquiry contains, in a standardized packet, items of information necessary for an automatic assessment of creditworthiness.
The creditworthiness can be assessed by the EDP system of the credit institution automatically on the basis of the items of information in the standardized packet.
For the case where the automatic assessment reveals that there is not an unambiguous case, an announcement may be made that a collaborator has to be involved.
For the case where the internal EDP system of the supplying subscriber finds that the enquiry by the enquiring subscriber cannot be fulfilled or can only partly be fulfilled, the EDP system of the supplying subscriber can automatically issue a further (private) enquiry by means of the conversion module of the supplying subscriber and the network. This results in an enquiry/quote cycle that can be handled completely automatically and electronically, for example via the Internet.
The invention furthermore relates to a method for the automatic assessment of creditworthiness in which the second subscriber is a credit institution and the first subscriber is a client who requests credit from the credit institution. The enquiry contains, in a standardized packet, items of information necessary for an automatic assessment of creditworthiness.
The creditworthiness can be assessed by the EDP system of the credit institution automatically on the basis of the items of information in the standardized packet.
For the case where the automatic assessment reveals that there is not an unambiguous case, an announcement may be made that a collaborator has to be involved.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for the automated exchange of data between a supplying subscriber and a purchasing subscriber in a network environment. In this case, a quote is issued by an internal EDP system of the supplying subscriber. The quote is converted by a conversion module of the supplying subscriber into a standardized (platform-independent) format. The quote of the supplying subscriber is then transmitted in the standardized format via the network, such as, for example, the Internet. The quote is finally received by a conversion module of the purchasing subscriber.
The quote can be converted by the purchasing subscriber from the standardized format into a format that is suitable for further processing by an internal EDP system of the purchasing subscriber. The quote can then be processed further and/or stored in the internal EDP system of the purchasing subscriber.
The supplying subscriber may be, for example, an on-line shop and the network the Internet. The purchasing subscriber may be a potential buyer.
Consequently, all the items of information can be automatically exchanged that are required for the purchase of a product by the respective internal EDP systems of the participating subscribers.
The conversion module can be configured, in particular, in the nature of a respective Internet server and be addressable accordingly.
In a first mode, the received data may, for example, only be viewed, but not processed further and/or stored in the internal EDP system of the receiver. In a second mode, which may be reserved, for example, for members of a certain system, the received data can then be processed further and/or stored in the internal EDP system of the purchaser.
There are various ways in which a subscriber can find a further subscriber who has a conversion module and also his network address. For example, said subscriber can place an enquiry with an address server that is connected to the network (for example, the Internet) and in which subscribers who have conversion modules and their corresponding addresses are stored.
As an alternative or in addition, to find a said further subscriber, an enquiry can be placed with a mediating server to which the subscribers are known who have conversion modules and to which their network addresses are furthermore known. As a response to an incoming enquiry from a subscriber, the mediating server issues its own enquiry over the network. The result of its own enquiry is then signalled back to the enquiring subscriber. For example, the result of the enquiry may be the obtaining of quotes or even be an immediate order if the subscriber enquiring first desires this.
The standardized format can be based, in particular, on WDDX (web-distributed data exchange), which is a standard for data transmission between different applications based on XML and was created by the Allaire company.
The internal EDP system can be connected to an internal and/or external database.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, a software product is provided that implements a method of the abovementioned type when loaded into a computer in a network environment.
The quote can be converted by the purchasing subscriber from the standardized format into a format that is suitable for further processing by an internal EDP system of the purchasing subscriber. The quote can then be processed further and/or stored in the internal EDP system of the purchasing subscriber.
The supplying subscriber may be, for example, an on-line shop and the network the Internet. The purchasing subscriber may be a potential buyer.
Consequently, all the items of information can be automatically exchanged that are required for the purchase of a product by the respective internal EDP systems of the participating subscribers.
The conversion module can be configured, in particular, in the nature of a respective Internet server and be addressable accordingly.
In a first mode, the received data may, for example, only be viewed, but not processed further and/or stored in the internal EDP system of the receiver. In a second mode, which may be reserved, for example, for members of a certain system, the received data can then be processed further and/or stored in the internal EDP system of the purchaser.
There are various ways in which a subscriber can find a further subscriber who has a conversion module and also his network address. For example, said subscriber can place an enquiry with an address server that is connected to the network (for example, the Internet) and in which subscribers who have conversion modules and their corresponding addresses are stored.
As an alternative or in addition, to find a said further subscriber, an enquiry can be placed with a mediating server to which the subscribers are known who have conversion modules and to which their network addresses are furthermore known. As a response to an incoming enquiry from a subscriber, the mediating server issues its own enquiry over the network. The result of its own enquiry is then signalled back to the enquiring subscriber. For example, the result of the enquiry may be the obtaining of quotes or even be an immediate order if the subscriber enquiring first desires this.
The standardized format can be based, in particular, on WDDX (web-distributed data exchange), which is a standard for data transmission between different applications based on XML and was created by the Allaire company.
The internal EDP system can be connected to an internal and/or external database.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, a software product is provided that implements a method of the abovementioned type when loaded into a computer in a network environment.
In accordance with yet a further aspect of the present invention, a computer that is configured to perform such a method is provided in a network environment.
Finally, a graphical operating surface is provided that makes possible the performance of a method according to the abovementioned type.
Further features, advantages and properties of the present invention are evident in greater detail from the following description of an exemplary embodiment, reference being made to the figures of the attached drawings.
Figure 1 shows a diagrammatic view of a system for the standardized electronic exchange of business data via the Internet, and Figure 2 shows the enquiry/quote issuing cycle as it can be initiated by an order in accordance with the procedure according to the invention.
Referring to Figure 1, a system according to the invention for the standardized transmission of business-relevant data electronically over the Internet will first be explained.
By means of a network, such as, for example, the Internet 9, a first subscriber, namely an vn-line shop of a seller 1, is connected, as shown, to a further subscriber, namely a buyer 5. The first subscriber, namely the seller 1, has, as usual, an internal EDP system 2 that is connected to an internal and/or external database 3.
Correspondingly, the second subscriber, namely the (potential) buyer S, also has, as usual, an internal EDP
system 6 that is connected to an internal and/or external database 7. The internal EDP system 2 or 6 communicates, as stated, on the one hand, with the respective database 3 or 7 and, on the other hand, with a conversion module 4 or 8, respectively. The conversion module 4 or 8 may, for example, be an add-on module. The conversion module 4 or 8 converts the data that are being exchanged in each case with the associated internal EDP 2 or 6, respectively, from the platform of the internal EDP 2 or 6, respectively, into a standard for the electronic data exchange of business-relevant data. The communication between the potential buyer 5 and the on-line shop of the seller 1 and, more strictly speaking, between the respective conversion modules 4 or 8 then takes place via the network, namely, in particular, via the Internet 9. Furthermore, there may be connected to the Internet an address server 10 and a mediating server 11 that are incidentally shown separately only for the purpose of the explanation and can in practice be implemented as a unit. The function of the address server 10 and of the mediating server 11 are explained below in detail.
As a result of the procedure according to the invention, existing and also new internal and external EDP solutions can consequently be connected via the Internet 9. Items of information can consequently be conveyed seamlessly from each individual or each enterprise to the next respective participating subscriber (again an individual or enterprise) and be processed there immediately and completely automatically.
Thus, for example, the following takes place automatically in buying a product:
- the most favourable quote is sought, - the readiness to deliver is clarified, - the order is placed, - the status of the order is constantly monitored by the buyer, - the order is processed by the seller and the product is produced, the most favourable type of dispatch is sought for the product bought, - the product is delivered, - electronic delivery notes are drawn up and logged in S the store both by the buyer and by the seller, - the invoice is drawn up and logged in the accounts department both by the buyer and by the seller, - the due invoices are transmitted to the bank for payment, and 10 - the payments received are transmitted by the bank and logged in the accounts department.
In addition to buying/selling of products, further embodiment and implementation possibilities are conceivable for the present invention: journey planning, including booking of aircraft, hotels and theatre performances and the like, management of deposited securities including stock exchange transactions, address management, including automatic address correction, capital goods management including automatic maintenance planning, etc.
A further advantageous application of a conversion model in accordance with the present invention is in the assessment of the creditworthiness, for example, of small or medium-size enterprises (SMEs? at credit institutions. Normally, the creditworthiness of such enterprises is checked by field workers who have to collect, for this purpose, items of information about the creditworthiness of the respective small or medium-size enterprises beforehand.
The present invention makes it possible to collect automatically items of information that are important for the assessment of creditworthiness on the part of the credit institution by the conversion module converting said items of information into a packet in standardized form that the credit institution can evaluate for the automatic assessment of creditworthiness. The result of the automatic check of creditworthiness in the EDP system of the credit institution can be a type of traffic light circuit that automatically indicates to the credit institution the creditworthiness of the applicant in three different S stages. At "red" or "green", the EDP system of the credit institution has drawn up automatically an unambiguous response to the enquiry. At the indication "amber", the automatic assessment of the creditworthiness by the EDP
system of the credit institution has revealed that no unambiguous decision about the creditworthiness can be made automatically. The indication "amber" therefore means that the Applicant has to be re-checked by a field worker.
A further application of the present invention is store monitoring, i.e. more strictly speaking the monitoring of the store of a client by the supplier. The conversion module can inform the supplier in standardized form in packets when further deliveries have to be made to his client's store. Consequently, the client's store is automatically supplied continuously with the necessary goods. The client consequently always has a complete store or a store filled in accordance with the demands.
Furthermore, the supplier, for example, can call up by means of the conversion module a statistic from his client which informs him of how long the stocks will provisionally still be adequate so that the supplier can in turn place his own repeat orders himself.
A still further application of the present invention relates to the so-called "supply-chain management". Said supply-chain management closes the circle between a logistic enterprise and a small distributor. Nowadays, most producers deliver their products only in large amounts (railway wagons, pallets, etc.). In a novel type of goods distribution, logistic enterprises take over the fine distribution for small or medium-size enterprises (SMEs).
If the present invention is used for the case where, for example, Internet orders are received by an on-line shopkeeper (by means of the conversion module), commissions are simultaneously placed with the logistic enterprise to deliver the goods ordered ex-stock. The logistic enterprise S has therefore in this case taken over the stock keeping for the small company. The factors of time and stock holding can consequently also be solved in the case of small companies. In accordance with the present invention, therefore, in this application case, orders are simultaneously placed with the logistics enterprise when a commission is received by an on-line shopkeeper since on-line shop and stock keeping can be separated from one another logistically and geographically.
Since, in accordance with the present invention, a standard is agreed for the data exchange, a connection to the standard by means of a conversion module has to be made only once for each EDP system. With the standardized connection, the individual or every enterprise, in general every subscriber to the network, can then collaborate with each respective further subscriber. This is achievable, in particular, within an acceptable cost frame so that fully automated electronic standardized data exchange is made possible even for fairly small and medium-sized enterprises.
Of course, every subscriber can decide himself which items of information of his internal system a respective further subscriber may access. In the case of a seller, for example, all the items of information are offered which relate to the clients: products for sale, quotes, orders, production planning, deliveries, invoices, sales statistics, etc. Of course, the enquiring client (buyer) can always access only either generally accessible (public) items of information or items of information relating to himself.
Finally, a graphical operating surface is provided that makes possible the performance of a method according to the abovementioned type.
Further features, advantages and properties of the present invention are evident in greater detail from the following description of an exemplary embodiment, reference being made to the figures of the attached drawings.
Figure 1 shows a diagrammatic view of a system for the standardized electronic exchange of business data via the Internet, and Figure 2 shows the enquiry/quote issuing cycle as it can be initiated by an order in accordance with the procedure according to the invention.
Referring to Figure 1, a system according to the invention for the standardized transmission of business-relevant data electronically over the Internet will first be explained.
By means of a network, such as, for example, the Internet 9, a first subscriber, namely an vn-line shop of a seller 1, is connected, as shown, to a further subscriber, namely a buyer 5. The first subscriber, namely the seller 1, has, as usual, an internal EDP system 2 that is connected to an internal and/or external database 3.
Correspondingly, the second subscriber, namely the (potential) buyer S, also has, as usual, an internal EDP
system 6 that is connected to an internal and/or external database 7. The internal EDP system 2 or 6 communicates, as stated, on the one hand, with the respective database 3 or 7 and, on the other hand, with a conversion module 4 or 8, respectively. The conversion module 4 or 8 may, for example, be an add-on module. The conversion module 4 or 8 converts the data that are being exchanged in each case with the associated internal EDP 2 or 6, respectively, from the platform of the internal EDP 2 or 6, respectively, into a standard for the electronic data exchange of business-relevant data. The communication between the potential buyer 5 and the on-line shop of the seller 1 and, more strictly speaking, between the respective conversion modules 4 or 8 then takes place via the network, namely, in particular, via the Internet 9. Furthermore, there may be connected to the Internet an address server 10 and a mediating server 11 that are incidentally shown separately only for the purpose of the explanation and can in practice be implemented as a unit. The function of the address server 10 and of the mediating server 11 are explained below in detail.
As a result of the procedure according to the invention, existing and also new internal and external EDP solutions can consequently be connected via the Internet 9. Items of information can consequently be conveyed seamlessly from each individual or each enterprise to the next respective participating subscriber (again an individual or enterprise) and be processed there immediately and completely automatically.
Thus, for example, the following takes place automatically in buying a product:
- the most favourable quote is sought, - the readiness to deliver is clarified, - the order is placed, - the status of the order is constantly monitored by the buyer, - the order is processed by the seller and the product is produced, the most favourable type of dispatch is sought for the product bought, - the product is delivered, - electronic delivery notes are drawn up and logged in S the store both by the buyer and by the seller, - the invoice is drawn up and logged in the accounts department both by the buyer and by the seller, - the due invoices are transmitted to the bank for payment, and 10 - the payments received are transmitted by the bank and logged in the accounts department.
In addition to buying/selling of products, further embodiment and implementation possibilities are conceivable for the present invention: journey planning, including booking of aircraft, hotels and theatre performances and the like, management of deposited securities including stock exchange transactions, address management, including automatic address correction, capital goods management including automatic maintenance planning, etc.
A further advantageous application of a conversion model in accordance with the present invention is in the assessment of the creditworthiness, for example, of small or medium-size enterprises (SMEs? at credit institutions. Normally, the creditworthiness of such enterprises is checked by field workers who have to collect, for this purpose, items of information about the creditworthiness of the respective small or medium-size enterprises beforehand.
The present invention makes it possible to collect automatically items of information that are important for the assessment of creditworthiness on the part of the credit institution by the conversion module converting said items of information into a packet in standardized form that the credit institution can evaluate for the automatic assessment of creditworthiness. The result of the automatic check of creditworthiness in the EDP system of the credit institution can be a type of traffic light circuit that automatically indicates to the credit institution the creditworthiness of the applicant in three different S stages. At "red" or "green", the EDP system of the credit institution has drawn up automatically an unambiguous response to the enquiry. At the indication "amber", the automatic assessment of the creditworthiness by the EDP
system of the credit institution has revealed that no unambiguous decision about the creditworthiness can be made automatically. The indication "amber" therefore means that the Applicant has to be re-checked by a field worker.
A further application of the present invention is store monitoring, i.e. more strictly speaking the monitoring of the store of a client by the supplier. The conversion module can inform the supplier in standardized form in packets when further deliveries have to be made to his client's store. Consequently, the client's store is automatically supplied continuously with the necessary goods. The client consequently always has a complete store or a store filled in accordance with the demands.
Furthermore, the supplier, for example, can call up by means of the conversion module a statistic from his client which informs him of how long the stocks will provisionally still be adequate so that the supplier can in turn place his own repeat orders himself.
A still further application of the present invention relates to the so-called "supply-chain management". Said supply-chain management closes the circle between a logistic enterprise and a small distributor. Nowadays, most producers deliver their products only in large amounts (railway wagons, pallets, etc.). In a novel type of goods distribution, logistic enterprises take over the fine distribution for small or medium-size enterprises (SMEs).
If the present invention is used for the case where, for example, Internet orders are received by an on-line shopkeeper (by means of the conversion module), commissions are simultaneously placed with the logistic enterprise to deliver the goods ordered ex-stock. The logistic enterprise S has therefore in this case taken over the stock keeping for the small company. The factors of time and stock holding can consequently also be solved in the case of small companies. In accordance with the present invention, therefore, in this application case, orders are simultaneously placed with the logistics enterprise when a commission is received by an on-line shopkeeper since on-line shop and stock keeping can be separated from one another logistically and geographically.
Since, in accordance with the present invention, a standard is agreed for the data exchange, a connection to the standard by means of a conversion module has to be made only once for each EDP system. With the standardized connection, the individual or every enterprise, in general every subscriber to the network, can then collaborate with each respective further subscriber. This is achievable, in particular, within an acceptable cost frame so that fully automated electronic standardized data exchange is made possible even for fairly small and medium-sized enterprises.
Of course, every subscriber can decide himself which items of information of his internal system a respective further subscriber may access. In the case of a seller, for example, all the items of information are offered which relate to the clients: products for sale, quotes, orders, production planning, deliveries, invoices, sales statistics, etc. Of course, the enquiring client (buyer) can always access only either generally accessible (public) items of information or items of information relating to himself.
The implementation of the conversion module 4 or 8, respectively, in the form of an add-on module makes possible a retrofitting without a complete reprogramming of the company EDP solution. In particular, the add-on module S as shown in Figure 1 can also exchange items of information directly with that database 3 or 7, respectively, which the internal EDP system 2 or 6, respectively, also accesses.
The items of information to be offered can then be easily selected and published by an intuitive graphical surface.
The conversion module 4 or 8, respectively, is configured as an Internet server and can be addressed accordingly. The items of information stored in various ways in the database 3 or 7, respectively, are converted by the conversion module 4 or 8, respectively, into the standardized form.
The conversion module 4 of the seller 1 can, in particular, accept incoming commissions and pass them to the in-house EDP system for further processing.
The buyer 5 has, in particular, two ways of requesting, for example, items of information offered by the seller 1:
In a first mode, the items of information requested can be treated graphically and reviewed in a separate program similar to an Internet browser. However, in this mode, the full potential of the procedure according to the invention can still not be utilized since this mode only makes possible for subscribers the reduced utilization of the procedure without having to connect completely to the system.
In the second mode, an add-on module (conversion module) to the company EDP solution of the buyer 5 can store the items of information offered by the seller 1 automatically in the database 7 of the company EDP
solution used by the buyer 5. Consequently, for example, repetitive goods ordering operations can be optimized. This facility naturally ensures that the safety measures provided in the company EDP solution 6, 7 of the buyer 5 cannot be circumvented by an access via the conversion module 8.
In the event of a full integration of the procedure according to the invention in the company EDP solution 6, 7 of the buyer 5, the possibilities are fully exhausted: if the buyer again receives a commission from one of his clients, the commission is automatically logged in the system, the availability of the components and production capacities are checked, and the commission is performed. If bottlenecks arise, the behaviour of the EDP solution can be adjusted as required, for example, from an instruction to the user via the automatic collection of quotes up to the direct automatic re-ordering from the supplier. In this case, the user can concentrate on monitoring the system, client care and the non-automatable special cases.
The buyer 5 is able to find sellers 1 who offer items of information by means of a conversion module in accordance with the present invention in a plurality of ways:
In accordance with a first alternative, the buyer 5 knows the network addresses of the seller 1 and the buyer can consequently log the network address of the seller manually in the system.
In accordance with a further alternative, an address server 10 is asked which communicates the sellers 1 having conversion modules in accordance with the present invention including their network addresses and further items of information to the (potential) buyer 5.
In accordance with yet a further alternative, the sellers 1 are not logged by the (potential) buyer 5.
In the case of a sale, the commission is dispatched to a mediating server 11, which automatically collects 5 quotes from the sellers 1 having conversion modules 4 and then signals the most favourable quote back to the buyer 5 and, if necessary, also places an order if the buyer 5 wishes.
10 As already repeatedly stated, an important component of the present invention is the standardization of the items of information for electronic business traffic. Consequently, all the suppliers of company EDP solutions have the option of integrating the invention into their system.
With WDDX, a standard already exists today for the uniform electronic storage of individual data. The invention can be based to this extent on WDDX and can extend it by defining necessary and possible data fields for individual business processes, such as quote request, ordering, delivery note, invoice, etc.
A definition of data fields for individual business processes is briefly set out below:
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<string>150 Euro </var>
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<string>10 days </var>
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Referring to Figure 2, a cycle, according to the invention, of an automated business sequence will briefly be explained yet again.
In a step S1, an order is dispatched by a potential buyer 5 over the Internet. Muster AG receives as an example of a seller said order via the Internet in a step S2. More strictly stated, the conversion module 4 of the seller 1 receives said order, converts it into the format of the internal EDP and passes it to the internal EDP or the internal/external database. If the internal EDP has detected in a step S4 that the order in accordance with step S1 cannot be fulfilled or can only be inadequately fulfilled since, for example, the stocks are insufficient, Muster AG as seller issues a request itself via the Internet in a step 55. In a step S6, Muster AG receives current quotes from further subscribers that have conversion modules. The buying agents of the Muster AG can then decide on a supplier in a step S8. For this purpose, in a step S7, the current quotes that are again received via the conversion module are passed to the internal EDP.
In a step S9, the data from the supplier on whom the buying agents have decided in step 8 is passed to the internal EDP
for completion, for example by means of delivery addresses, delivery conditions and suppliers that are stored in the database 3. This order is then transmitted again by means of the conversion module via the Internet, which closes the circuit.
The items of information to be offered can then be easily selected and published by an intuitive graphical surface.
The conversion module 4 or 8, respectively, is configured as an Internet server and can be addressed accordingly. The items of information stored in various ways in the database 3 or 7, respectively, are converted by the conversion module 4 or 8, respectively, into the standardized form.
The conversion module 4 of the seller 1 can, in particular, accept incoming commissions and pass them to the in-house EDP system for further processing.
The buyer 5 has, in particular, two ways of requesting, for example, items of information offered by the seller 1:
In a first mode, the items of information requested can be treated graphically and reviewed in a separate program similar to an Internet browser. However, in this mode, the full potential of the procedure according to the invention can still not be utilized since this mode only makes possible for subscribers the reduced utilization of the procedure without having to connect completely to the system.
In the second mode, an add-on module (conversion module) to the company EDP solution of the buyer 5 can store the items of information offered by the seller 1 automatically in the database 7 of the company EDP
solution used by the buyer 5. Consequently, for example, repetitive goods ordering operations can be optimized. This facility naturally ensures that the safety measures provided in the company EDP solution 6, 7 of the buyer 5 cannot be circumvented by an access via the conversion module 8.
In the event of a full integration of the procedure according to the invention in the company EDP solution 6, 7 of the buyer 5, the possibilities are fully exhausted: if the buyer again receives a commission from one of his clients, the commission is automatically logged in the system, the availability of the components and production capacities are checked, and the commission is performed. If bottlenecks arise, the behaviour of the EDP solution can be adjusted as required, for example, from an instruction to the user via the automatic collection of quotes up to the direct automatic re-ordering from the supplier. In this case, the user can concentrate on monitoring the system, client care and the non-automatable special cases.
The buyer 5 is able to find sellers 1 who offer items of information by means of a conversion module in accordance with the present invention in a plurality of ways:
In accordance with a first alternative, the buyer 5 knows the network addresses of the seller 1 and the buyer can consequently log the network address of the seller manually in the system.
In accordance with a further alternative, an address server 10 is asked which communicates the sellers 1 having conversion modules in accordance with the present invention including their network addresses and further items of information to the (potential) buyer 5.
In accordance with yet a further alternative, the sellers 1 are not logged by the (potential) buyer 5.
In the case of a sale, the commission is dispatched to a mediating server 11, which automatically collects 5 quotes from the sellers 1 having conversion modules 4 and then signals the most favourable quote back to the buyer 5 and, if necessary, also places an order if the buyer 5 wishes.
10 As already repeatedly stated, an important component of the present invention is the standardization of the items of information for electronic business traffic. Consequently, all the suppliers of company EDP solutions have the option of integrating the invention into their system.
With WDDX, a standard already exists today for the uniform electronic storage of individual data. The invention can be based to this extent on WDDX and can extend it by defining necessary and possible data fields for individual business processes, such as quote request, ordering, delivery note, invoice, etc.
A definition of data fields for individual business processes is briefly set out below:
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<data>
<var name="art.No.">
<string>087321 </var>
<var name="designation">
<string>table </var>
<var name="price">
<string>150 Euro </var>
<var name=postal code">
<string>10 days </var>
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Referring to Figure 2, a cycle, according to the invention, of an automated business sequence will briefly be explained yet again.
In a step S1, an order is dispatched by a potential buyer 5 over the Internet. Muster AG receives as an example of a seller said order via the Internet in a step S2. More strictly stated, the conversion module 4 of the seller 1 receives said order, converts it into the format of the internal EDP and passes it to the internal EDP or the internal/external database. If the internal EDP has detected in a step S4 that the order in accordance with step S1 cannot be fulfilled or can only be inadequately fulfilled since, for example, the stocks are insufficient, Muster AG as seller issues a request itself via the Internet in a step 55. In a step S6, Muster AG receives current quotes from further subscribers that have conversion modules. The buying agents of the Muster AG can then decide on a supplier in a step S8. For this purpose, in a step S7, the current quotes that are again received via the conversion module are passed to the internal EDP.
In a step S9, the data from the supplier on whom the buying agents have decided in step 8 is passed to the internal EDP
for completion, for example by means of delivery addresses, delivery conditions and suppliers that are stored in the database 3. This order is then transmitted again by means of the conversion module via the Internet, which closes the circuit.
Claims (19)
1. Method for the automated exchange of data relevant to business traffic between a first and a second subscriber in a network environment (9), comprising the following steps:
- issue of an enquiry by an internal EDP system (6) of the first subscriber (5), - conversion of the enquiry into a standardized format by a conversion module (8) of the first subscriber (5), - transmission of the enquiry of the first subscriber (5) via the network (9) in the standardized format, - receipt of the enquiry by a conversion module (4) of the second subscriber (1), - conversion of the enquiry from the standardized format into a format that is suitable for further processing by an internal EDP system (2) of the second subscriber (1), and - processing of the enquiry in the internal EDP system (2) of the second subscriber (1).
- issue of an enquiry by an internal EDP system (6) of the first subscriber (5), - conversion of the enquiry into a standardized format by a conversion module (8) of the first subscriber (5), - transmission of the enquiry of the first subscriber (5) via the network (9) in the standardized format, - receipt of the enquiry by a conversion module (4) of the second subscriber (1), - conversion of the enquiry from the standardized format into a format that is suitable for further processing by an internal EDP system (2) of the second subscriber (1), and - processing of the enquiry in the internal EDP system (2) of the second subscriber (1).
2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that, for the case where the internal EDP system (2) of the second subscriber (1) finds that the enquiry cannot be fulfilled or can only be partly fulfilled by the second subscriber (1), the EDP system (2) of the second subscriber (1) automatically issues a further enquiry by means of the conversion module (4) of the second subscriber (1) and the network (9).
3. Method for the automatic assessment of creditworthiness by means of a method according to Claim l, characterized in that the second subscriber is a credit institution and the first subscriber is a client who requests credit from the credit institution, the request for an automatic assessment of creditworthiness containing necessary items of information in a standardized packet.
4. Method according to Claim 3, characterized in that the creditworthiness is assessed by the EDP system of the credit institution automatically on the basis of the items of information in the standardized packet.
5. Method according to Claim 4, characterized in that, for the case where the automatic assessment reveals that there is not an unambiguous case, an announcement takes place that a collaborator must be involved.
6. Method for the automated exchange of data between a supplying subscriber and a purchasing subscriber in a network environment, comprising the following steps:
- issue of a quote by an internal EDP system (2) of the supplying subscriber (1), - conversion of the quote into a standardized format by a conversion module (4) of the supplying subscriber (1), - transmission of the quote of the supplying subscriber (1) in the standardized format via the network (9), - receipt of the quote by a conversion module (8) of the purchasing subscriber (5).
- issue of a quote by an internal EDP system (2) of the supplying subscriber (1), - conversion of the quote into a standardized format by a conversion module (4) of the supplying subscriber (1), - transmission of the quote of the supplying subscriber (1) in the standardized format via the network (9), - receipt of the quote by a conversion module (8) of the purchasing subscriber (5).
7. Method according to Claim 6, characterized by the following further steps:
- conversion of the quote by the purchasing subscriber (5) from the standardized format into a format that is suitable for further processing by an internal EDP system (6) of the purchasing subscriber (5), and - further processing and/or storage of the quote in the internal EDP system (6) of the purchasing subscriber (5).
- conversion of the quote by the purchasing subscriber (5) from the standardized format into a format that is suitable for further processing by an internal EDP system (6) of the purchasing subscriber (5), and - further processing and/or storage of the quote in the internal EDP system (6) of the purchasing subscriber (5).
8. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supplying subscriber (1) is an on-line shop and the network is the Internet (9).
9. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that all the items of information required for buying a product are automatically exchanged by the respective internal EDP system.
10. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the conversion module (4, 8) is configured in the nature of an Internet server and is addressable.
11. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in a first mode, the received data can only be viewed, but not processed further and/or stored in the internal EDP system (2, 6) and, in a second mode, the received data can be processed further and/or stored in the internal EDP system (2, 6).
12. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a subscriber performs the following step to find a further subscriber who has a conversion module and also his network address:
- enquiry to an address server (10) that is connected to the network (9) and subscribers that have conversion modules and their addresses.
- enquiry to an address server (10) that is connected to the network (9) and subscribers that have conversion modules and their addresses.
13. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that subscriber performs the following step to find a further subscriber who has a conversion module and also his network address:
- enquiry to a mediating server (11) which knows the subscribers who have conversion modules and their network addresses, the mediating server issuing as response to an incoming enquiry from a subscriber its own enquiry via the network (9) and signalling the result of its own enquiry back to the enquiring subscriber.
- enquiry to a mediating server (11) which knows the subscribers who have conversion modules and their network addresses, the mediating server issuing as response to an incoming enquiry from a subscriber its own enquiry via the network (9) and signalling the result of its own enquiry back to the enquiring subscriber.
14. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the standardized format has data fields defined in an application-dependent manner.
15. Method according to Claim 14, characterized in that the standardized format is based on WDDX and has extensions by definition of necessary and optional data fields for business operations.
16. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the internal EDP system and/or the respective associated conversion module is connected to an internal and/or external database (3, 7).
17. Software product, characterized in that it implements a method according to one of the preceding claims in a state loaded into a computer in a network environment.
18. Computer in a network environment, characterized in that it is configured to perform a method according to one of Claims 1 to 11.
19. Graphical user surface, characterized in that it makes possible the performance of a method according to one of Claims 1 to 11.
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