Supply-chain side assistance
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1. A method implemented in a computing device, the method comprising:
- a) detecting a presence of an item within a geographic locale;
b) obtaining a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and
c) generating information responsive to at least one of the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance.
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Abstract
An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that identifies an item having a presence within a geographic locale in response to a signal indicative of the item, obtains a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and aggregates the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance.
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81 Claims
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1. A method implemented in a computing device, the method comprising:
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a) detecting a presence of an item within a geographic locale;
b) obtaining a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and
c) generating information responsive to at least one of the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67)
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45. A method implemented in a computing device, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a signal indicative of an item having a presence within a geographic locale subject to a control by an entity;
b) requesting data corresponding to the item over a computer network from at least two sources, at least one source being independent of the entity; and
c) providing information responsive to data received in return to the request. - View Dependent Claims (46, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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53. A computer program product encoding a computer program for executing on a computer system a computer process, the computer process comprising:
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a) detecting a presence of an item within a geographic locale;
b) obtaining a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and
c) generating information responsive to at least one of the first and the second supply-chain assistance. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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79. A system comprising:
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a) a computing device operable to receive a signal indicative of an item having a presence within a geographic locale and access to a network;
b) instructions that when executed on the computing device enable the computing device to;
(i) detecting a presence of an item within a geographic locale;
(ii) obtaining a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and
(iii) generating information responsive to at least one of the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81)
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