129 results about "Electronic data interchange" patented technology

An Internet-based consumer product marketing, merchandising and education / information system which enables manufacturers, their agents, retailers and their agents, and consumers to carryout product-related functions along the demand side of the retail chain. A central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS stores a central database of UPN / TM / PD / URL links. A first subsystem enables a manufacturer's marketing, brand and / or product managers to create and manage a local database of UPN / TM / PD / URL links related to the consumer products of the manufacturer being offered for sale in both physical and / or electronic marketplaces, and periodically transport local database of UPN / TM / PD / URL links to central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS by electronic data interchange techniques. The local database of UPN / TM / PD / URL links is managed within a local UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS, and selected by the manufacturer's marketing, brand and / or product managers so as to create a desired brand image for each consumer product of the manufacturer. A second subsystem enables consumers to access one or more UPN / TM / PD / URL links in central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS, to request and obtain information about a manufacturer's consumer product so as to make informed / educated purchases along the demand side of the retail chain. A third subsystem enables manufacturers and their advertising and marketing agents to access one or more UPN / TM / PD / URL links in central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS, to display consumer product advertisements to consumers, at or near the point of purchase or sale within both physical and / or electronic retail shopping environments so as to project the desired brand image to consumers. A fourth subsystem enables retailers and their marketing and promotional agents to access one or more UPN / TM / PD / URL links in central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS, to promote consumer products to consumers, at or near the point of purchase or sale within both physical and / or electronic retail shopping environments so as to promote the sale of such products in inventory.

This disclosure describes a system that electronically collects, translates, groups, and delivers wage assignment information from at least one initiator to at least one recipient via an accumulator. An initiator initially receives the wage assignment information. Then, an accumulator collects the wage assignment information from at least one initiator, such as a government agency. The accumulator then translates the wage assignment information into a format compatible with electronic data interchange (EDI), such as the ANSI X12 standard. The accumulator then groups the EDI wage assignment information into specific files, batching the files based upon one data field contained within the wage assignment information data set, such as a recipient. The accumulator then delivers a batched EDI wage assignment file to each respective recipient. Once the EDI wage assignment file is received by the recipient, the wage assignment may then be implemented.