COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND POINT OF SALE

• US 20130173430A1
• Filed: 12/21/2012
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: InvenQuery LLC
• Original Assignee: InvenQuery LLC
• Inventors: Benjamin, Nathan
• Application Number:
  US13/724,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20130173430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.63
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications

Abstract

A computer program, method, and system for managing, marketing, and selling an inventory of unique items. In more detail, the computer program, method, and system provide for the managing, marketing, and selling of an inventory of unique items, such as small-quantity or single-quantity items that are difficult and/or time-consuming to individually register and categorize.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon for managing inventories of unique items, wherein the program instructs a processor to perform the following steps:

receive information indicative of a request for a new unique item to be registered in an inventory database,

wherein the inventory database has registered therein a plurality of unique items,

wherein the inventory database includes attribute information associated with each of the unique items registered in the inventory database;

assign a unique identifier to the new unique item;

register the new unique item in the inventory database;

receive attribute information corresponding to the new unique item;

provide to a user a set of computer-executable instructions that when executed by a user'"'"'s computing device, generate a user interface displayable on an electronic display coupled to the user'"'"'s computing device;

receive information indicative of a request by the user, via the user'"'"'s computing device, to search the plurality of unique items registered in the inventory database for one or more selected unique items whose attribute information matches a search criteria;

present to the user, via the user interface, attribute information of the one or more selected unique items whose attribute information matches the search criteria,

wherein the attribute information of the new unique item is included in the attribute information of the one or more selected unique items whose attribute information matches the search criteria and is presented to the user; and

receive information indicative of a request for the new unique item to be unregistered from the inventory database,

wherein upon receiving the information indicative of the request for the new unique item to be unregistered from the inventory database, the new unique item is unregistered from the inventory database and the attribute information of the new unique item is no longer available to be presented to the user via the user interface.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the attribute information of the unique items registered in the inventory database includes one or more of the following types of information:

a category of the unique items, a price of the unique items, digital images of the unique items, a weight of the unique items, and a condition of the unique items.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the search criteria includes one or more of the types of information included in the attribute information.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the search criteria may further include a geographic location of a retail store where the unique items are located.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is comprised of one or more of the following:

a bar code, a quick response code, or a radio frequency identification tag.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the information indicative of the request to register a new unique item to the inventory database is received from a wireless communications device.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the information indicative of the request to unregister the new unique item from the inventory database is received in response to the new unique item being purchased.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, further including the step of:

receive information indicative of the weight of the new unique item; and

determine the total weight of all of the unique items included in the plurality of unique items registered in the inventory database.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon for managing inventories of unique items, wherein the program instructs a processor to perform the following steps:

receive information indicative of a request for a new unique item to be registered in an inventory database,

wherein the inventory database has registered therein a plurality of unique items;

assign a unique identifier to the new unique item;

register the new unique item in the inventory database;

provide to a user a set of computer-executable instructions that when executed by a user'"'"'s electronic device, generate a user interface displayable on an electronic display coupled to the user'"'"'s electronic device;

present to the user, via the user interface, attribute information of one or more unique items from the plurality of unique items registered in the unique item database,

wherein the attribute information of the new unique item is included in the attribute information of the one or more unique items presented to the user; and

receive information indicative of a request for the new unique item to be unregistered from the inventory database,

wherein upon receiving the information indicative of the request for the new unique item to be unregistered from the inventory database, the new unique item is unregistered from the inventory database and the attribute information of the new unique item is no longer available to be presented to the user via the user interface.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the unique identifier is comprised of one or more of the following:

a bar code, a quick response code, or a radio frequency identification tag.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the information indicative of the request to register a new unique item to the inventory database is received from a wireless communications device.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the information indicative of the request to unregister the new unique item from the inventory database is received in response to the new unique item being purchased.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the information indicative of the new unique item is comprised of one or more of the following:

a category of the unique item, a price of the new unique item, digital images of the unique item, a weight of the unique item, or a condition of the unique item.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, further including the step of:

receive information indicative of the weight of the new unique item; and

determine the total weight of all of the unique items included in the plurality of unique items registered in the inventory database.

15. A method for managing inventories of unique items, including the steps of:

receiving a request for a new unique item to be registered, via a processor, in an inventory database,

wherein the inventory database has registered therein a plurality of unique items,

wherein the inventory database includes attribute information associated with each of the unique items registered in the inventory database;

assigning, via the processor, a unique identifier to the new unique item;

registering, via the processor, the new unique item in the inventory database;

receiving attribute information corresponding to the new unique item;

providing to a user a set of computer-executable instructions that when executed by a user'"'"'s computing device, generate a user interface displayable on an electronic display coupled to the user'"'"'s computing device;

receiving a request by the user, via the user'"'"'s computing device, to search, via the processor, the plurality of unique items registered in the inventory database for one or more selected unique items whose attribute information matches a search criteria;

presenting to the user, via the user interface, attribute information of the one or more selected unique items whose attribute information matches the search criteria,

wherein the attribute information of the new unique item is included in the attribute information of the one or more selected unique items whose attribute information matches the search criteria and is presented to the user; and

receiving a request for the new unique item to be unregistered, via the processor, from the inventory database,

wherein upon receiving the information indicative of the request for the new unique item to be unregistered from the inventory database, the new unique item is unregistered from the inventory database and the attribute information of the new unique item is no longer available to be presented to the user via the user interface.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the unique identifier is comprised of one or more of the following:

a bar code, a quick response code, or a radio frequency identification tag.

16. The method 15, wherein the attribute information of the unique items registered in the inventory database includes one or more of the following types of information:

a category of the unique items, a price of the unique items, digital images of the unique items, a weight of the unique items, and a condition of the unique items.

17. The method claim 16, wherein the search criteria includes one or more of the types of information included in the attribute information.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the search criteria may further include a geographic location of a retail store where the unique items are located.