Supply-chain side assistance
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- a) identifying an item having a presence within a geographic locale in response to a signal indicative of the item;
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) aggregating 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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66 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) identifying an item having a presence within a geographic locale in response to a signal indicative of the item; 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) aggregating the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer-implemented 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 an information corresponding to the item over a computer network from at least two sources, each source being independent of the entity; and c) providing the information corresponding to the item.
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46. (canceled)
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47. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) receiving a signal indicative of an item having a presence within a geographic locale; and b) enabling a supply-chain user to request a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the item having a presence within a geographic locale. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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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) identifying an item having a presence 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) aggregating the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance.
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59. A system comprising:
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a) computing device operable to receive a signal indicative of an item having a presence within a geographic locale and to access a network; and b) instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to; (i) identify an item having a presence within a geographic locale in response to the signal indicative of the item; (ii) obtain a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtain a second instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and (iii) aggregate the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance.
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62. A system comprising:
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a) a sensor operable to generate a signal indicative of an item having a presence within a geographic locale; b) a computing device including a storage medium, and operable to receive the signal indicative of an item and to access a computer network; and c) instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to; (i) receive a signal indicative of an item having a presence within a geographic locale; and (ii) enable a supply-chain user to request a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the item having a presence within a geographic locale. - View Dependent Claims (63)
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64. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) receiving a first signal indicative of a first item having a presence within a geographic locale subject to a control by an entity; b) receiving a second signal indicative of a second item having a presence within the geographic locale subject to a control by an entity; c) requesting an information corresponding to both the first item and the second item over a computer network from at least two sources each independent of the entity; and d) providing the information corresponding to both the first item and the second item. - View Dependent Claims (65)
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66. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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a) detecting a presence of an item within a geographic locale in response to a signal indicative of the item; b) obtaining a first supply-chain assistance corresponding to the item from a first database associated with a first supply-chain entity; c) obtaining a second supply-chain assistance corresponding to the item from a second database associated with a second supply-chain entity; d) aggregating the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance; and e) displaying an aggregated supply-chain assistance to a supply-chain user.
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