VENDOR-CENTRIC ITINERANT CART
First Claim
1. A vendor-centric system for itinerant selling including a cart, propelled manually or by means of an engine, that can be used to sell authorized inventory with mechanisms to control the location and time of sale by legal authorities comprising:
- a. Means to enable authorized use of the cart, enabling authenticated users to load items for vending and to dispense loaded items for selling;
b. Means to limit selling only authorized items;
c. Means to track inventory and sales to ensure authorized selling within legal limits;
d. Means to enable security features by using unique identifiers to track the cart, and vendors and administrators operating the cart;
e. Means to enable co-ordination and communication amongst carts and with administrative authorities;
f. Means to enable obstruction recording to prove or refute obstruction caused during itinerant selling; and
g. Means to plan, control, and operate a network of such carts.
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Abstract
This invention proposes a systematic approach to itinerant selling wherein a vendor-centric view is adopted for inventory control, authenticated access to loading and vending of retail items within local regulatory frameworks. By providing precise information of every item, location and time at which the item was sold, and quantity sold, this invention is able to maintain detailed transactional logs, which can be used later for establishing compliance and resolving disputes. By providing means to identify unique carts, assign unique codes for every action performed in the system and addressing operational difficulties such as need to relocate from congested places of business, this invention provides an end-to-end solution for authorized itinerant sales. Additionally, per-item analysis is available by using unique identifiers on the items and enabling location-determination of the cart and its inventory for maintaining appropriate checks and balances in the system.
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30 Claims
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1. A vendor-centric system for itinerant selling including a cart, propelled manually or by means of an engine, that can be used to sell authorized inventory with mechanisms to control the location and time of sale by legal authorities comprising:
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a. Means to enable authorized use of the cart, enabling authenticated users to load items for vending and to dispense loaded items for selling; b. Means to limit selling only authorized items; c. Means to track inventory and sales to ensure authorized selling within legal limits; d. Means to enable security features by using unique identifiers to track the cart, and vendors and administrators operating the cart; e. Means to enable co-ordination and communication amongst carts and with administrative authorities; f. Means to enable obstruction recording to prove or refute obstruction caused during itinerant selling; and g. Means to plan, control, and operate a network of such carts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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