Item exchange using a trusted party
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first item having a value from a first entity;
verifying the first item;
advertising the first item;
confirming an exchange agreement between the first item and a second item from a second entity; and
exchanging the first and second items between the first and second entities.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention includes a technique to provide exchange transactions of items from entities. A first item having a value is received from a first entity. The first item is verified and advertised. An exchange agreement between the first item and a second item from a second entity is confirmed. The first and second items are exchanged between the first and second entities.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first item having a value from a first entity;
verifying the first item;
advertising the first item;
confirming an exchange agreement between the first item and a second item from a second entity; and
exchanging the first and second items between the first and second entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiving unit to receive a first item having a value from a first entity;
a processing unit coupled to the receiver to verify the first item; and
a display unit coupled to the processing unit to advertise the first item;
wherein the processing unit confirms an exchange agreement between the first item and a second item from a second entity and exchanges the first and second items between the first and second entities. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture comprising:
a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising;
receiving a first item having a value from a first entity;
verifying the first item;
advertising the first item;
confirming an exchange agreement between the first item and a second item from a second entity; and
exchanging the first and second items between the first and second entities. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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a first entity having a first item having a value; and
a transaction agent coupled to first entity via a network, the transaction agent having an transaction module, the transaction module comprising;
a receiving module to receive a first item from the first entity, a verification module coupled to the receiving module to verify the first item, an advertising module to advertise the first item, a confirmation module to confirm an exchange agreement between the first item and a second item from a second entity, and an exchange module to exchange the first and second items between the first and second entities. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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