TRACKING CHAIN-OF-COMMERCE DATA THROUGH POINT-OF-SALE TRANSACTIONS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for processing information about products in a stream of commerce, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- recording unique identifiers in association with products;
receiving, from a manufacturer of the products over a communications network, manufacturing information about the products;
storing, in an electronic database, the manufacturing information in association with the unique identifiers;
receiving, from entities in the stream of commerce over the communications network, additional information about the products;
storing, in the electronic database, the additional information associated with the unique identifiers;
receiving, over the communications network from retailers selling the products, consumer information identifying consumers of the products; and
storing, in the electronic database, the consumer information in association with the unique identifiers.
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a method for processing information about products in a stream of commerce. The method can include recording unique identifiers in association with products; receiving, from a manufacturer of the products over a communications network, manufacturing information about the products; storing, in an electronic database, the manufacturing information in association with the unique identifiers; receiving, from entities in the stream of commerce over the communications network, additional information about the products; storing, in the electronic database, the additional information associated with the unique identifiers; receiving, over the communications network from retailers selling the products, consumer information identifying consumers of the products; and storing, in the electronic database, the consumer information in association with the unique identifiers.
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1. A computer-implemented method for processing information about products in a stream of commerce, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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recording unique identifiers in association with products; receiving, from a manufacturer of the products over a communications network, manufacturing information about the products; storing, in an electronic database, the manufacturing information in association with the unique identifiers; receiving, from entities in the stream of commerce over the communications network, additional information about the products; storing, in the electronic database, the additional information associated with the unique identifiers; receiving, over the communications network from retailers selling the products, consumer information identifying consumers of the products; and storing, in the electronic database, the consumer information in association with the unique identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more machine readable storage media including instructions which, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processor to execute operations comprising:
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recording a product identifier that uniquely identifies a non-durable product; receiving information about the non-durable product, wherein the information includes information about a manufacturer of the non-durable product, information about supply chain entities involved in transactions for the product, and contact information for a consumer that acquired the product; receiving a recall notice associated with the product identifier, wherein the recall notice indicates that the non-durable product has been recalled by the manufacturer; notifying, based on the contact information and the recall notice, the consumer that the non-durable product has been recalled by the manufacturer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, from a manufacturer one or more networks, a unique identifier that identifies a durable product; recording, in a database, the unique identifier that identifies the durable product; receiving, over the one or more networks, information from entities in a chain of commerce involving the durable product, wherein the information includes contact information for the entities and a consumer who acquired the durable product; receiving, over the one or more networks, warranty information about the durable product, wherein the warranty information is associated with the unique identifier; recording, in the database in association with the unique identifier, the warranty information and the information from the entities in the chain-of-commerce.
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