CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/10 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0611 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0623 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, via a single computer interface comprising a first module of a computer system, the single computer interface configured to communicate with a customer over a computer network, a quote request from a customer for a product;
receiving, via the single computer interface, personal identifying information related to the customer;
in response to receiving the personal identifying information, retrieve, by a second module of the computer system, database information related to the customer from a database;
receiving, via the single computer interface, customer parameters regarding the product;
adjusting, by the computer system, the customer parameters regarding the product based on the database information and the personal identifying information;
formatting, by a third module of the computer system, the customer parameters, the database information, and the personal identifying information into a first vendor formatted application;
formatting, by the third module of the computer system, the customer parameters, the database information, and the personal identifying information into a second vendor formatted application, distinct from the first vendor formatted application;
transmitting the first vendor formatted application to a first vendor via a second computer interface comprising a fourth module of the computer system, the second computer interface configured to concurrently communicate with a plurality of vendors;
transmitting the second vendor formatted application to a second vendor via the second computer interface comprising the fourth module of the computer system, the second computer interface configured to concurrently communicate with the plurality of vendors;
receiving a first product offer from the first vendor via the second computer interface of the fourth module of the computer system;
receiving a second product offer from the second vendor via the second computer interface of the fourth module of the computer system, wherein the first product offer and the second product offer are received concurrently via the second computer interface;
processing, by the third module of the computer system, the received first product offer and the second product offer, wherein the processing includes organizing the received first product offer and received second product offer into predetermined categories to form a first product data;
transmitting, by the computer system, the first product data to the customer via the single computer interface of the computer system;
displaying the first product data on the single computer interface in a format determined by the customer;
receiving, via the single computer interface, a product choice;
transmitting concurrently, via the computer interface in communication with the first vendor and the second vendor, the product choice;
responsive to the product choice, receiving from at least one of the first vendor and the second vendor via the computer interface in communication with the first vendor and the second vendor, product data of the product choice; and
displaying, by the single computer interface, the product data of the product choice in the format specified by the customer.
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