METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING REPLACEMENT ITEMS
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1. A device, comprising:
- a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor is operable to;
receive usage information from a radio frequency identifier tag carried by a first item;
detect a need to replace the first item according to the usage information;
responsive to detecting the need to replace the first item, determine a strategy to replace the first item according to a monitored behavior of a user of the first item;
search for one or more replacement items according to the strategy;
identify at least one replacement item from results of the search; and
cause a notice to be transmitted to a device of the user proposing a replacement of the first item with the at least one replacement item.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving a signal from a radio frequency identifier tag carried by a first item, identifying from the signal information about the first item, determining from the identified information a measure of wear and tear of the first item, determining a strategy to replace the first item according to a monitored behavior of a user of the first item, and identifying at least one replacement item according to the strategy. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor is operable to; receive usage information from a radio frequency identifier tag carried by a first item; detect a need to replace the first item according to the usage information; responsive to detecting the need to replace the first item, determine a strategy to replace the first item according to a monitored behavior of a user of the first item; search for one or more replacement items according to the strategy; identify at least one replacement item from results of the search; and cause a notice to be transmitted to a device of the user proposing a replacement of the first item with the at least one replacement item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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receiving a signal from a radio frequency identifier tag carried by a first item; identifying from the signal information about the first item; determining from the identified information a measure of wear and tear of the first item; determining a strategy to replace the first item according to a monitored behavior of a user of the first item; and identifying at least one replacement item according to the strategy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving information from a transmitter coupled to a first consumer item; determining a measure of usage of the first consumer item according to the information; monitoring a behavior pattern of a user of the first consumer item; determining a strategy for replacing the first consumer item according to the behavior pattern and the measure of usage of the first consumer item; and identifying according to the strategy a second consumer item for replacing the first consumer item. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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