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Instance-based inventory services

  • US 10,467,583 B1
  • Filed: 12/09/2015
  • Issued: 11/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    one or more computer-readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions program the one or more processors to perform actions comprising;

    creating an instance data record corresponding to an individual instance of a product that is transferred through multiple business entities including a first business entity in a product supply chain and a second business entity upstream or downstream from the first business entity in the product supply chain;

    receiving, from the first business entity, first information regarding the individual instance of the product, wherein the first information comprises at least one of a first owner or a first location of the individual instance;

    updating, based at least in part on the first information, the instance data record;

    receiving, from the second business entity, second information regarding the individual instance of the product, wherein the second information comprises at least one of a second owner different from the first owner or a second location different from the first location;

    updating, based at least in part on the second information, the instance data record;

    identifying, from the instance data record, data that the first business entity is permitted to access, wherein the data that the first business entity is permitted to access excludes at least a portion of the second information;

    generating a custom inventory report for the first business entity, wherein the custom inventory report includes at least a portion of the data that the first business entity is permitted to access; and

    providing the custom inventory report to the first business entity.

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