Jeffrey E Voss

US Patent:

7487110, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

Jan 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/772596

Inventors:

Mark R. Bennett - Waterford MI, US
Eric W. Chelline - Alexandria VA, US
Richard J. Durling - Washington MI, US
Karen A. Frederick - Troy MI, US
D. Steven Jackson - Saginaw MI, US
William A. Lang - Franklin MI, US
Khaled Malhas - Ann Arbor MI, US
Joseph P. Pohlen - Brighton MI, US
Robert T. Schneider - Walled Lake MI, US
Larry D. Stolle - Rochester Hills MI, US
Jeffrey K. Voss - Rochester Hills MI, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705 26, 705 1, 705 27, 707 4, 709230, 709246

Abstract:

A system, method, and program product are provided for communicating information between automotive trading partners engaged in an automotive transaction. The system, method, and program product allow automotive trading partners to communicate with each other without having to obtain/utilize the communication system of other trading partners, modify their existing communication systems, or perform multiple manual tasks. In particular, the system, method, and program product include, among other things, a universal schema for a plurality of automotive applications, a routing system for routing transaction elements between the trading partners, and a transaction management system for managing the transaction elements.