Karen Lynne Frederick

US Patent:

20020103715, Aug 1, 2002

Filed:

Jan 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/772596

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/026000, 705/007000, 705/001000

Abstract:

A system and method for communicating information between automotive trading partners engaged in an automotive transaction. The system and method 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 and method 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.