SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEMAND DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND AUTHENTICITY ESTABLISHMENT OF LUXURY COMMODITIES USING VIRTUAL INVENTORIES
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1. A system comprising:
- a virtual inventory to maintain inventory information of a plurality disparate collections of items;
an inventory trading tool for determining items for sale and purchasing the items for sale;
a classifier for classifying items into at least one category; and
a collaboration tool to allow a plurality of users to publish at least items offered for sale and items desired for purchase;
wherein each disparate collection is connected to the virtual inventory by a computer network or a telephone network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods providing for a virtual inventory system of goods aggregating disparate inventories into a single virtual inventory for the purpose of tracking the goods, trading the goods, and establishing authenticity of the goods. The aggregation of disparate inventories readily provides for quick procurement or sales of the goods, especially as they relate to high end, rare, or expensive items. Accordingly, electronic product codes are assigned to each good to monitor inventory and movement of the good.
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1. A system comprising:
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a virtual inventory to maintain inventory information of a plurality disparate collections of items; an inventory trading tool for determining items for sale and purchasing the items for sale; a classifier for classifying items into at least one category; and a collaboration tool to allow a plurality of users to publish at least items offered for sale and items desired for purchase; wherein each disparate collection is connected to the virtual inventory by a computer network or a telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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offering to at least one entity a virtual inventory to maintain inventory information of a plurality disparate collections of items comprising; an inventory trading tool for determining items for sale and purchasing the items for sale; a classifier for classifying items into at least one category; a collaboration tool to allow a plurality of users to publish at least items offered for sale and items desired for purchase; and a logistics tool for determining sourcing options for placed orders; and allowing each entity to submit the contents of the entity'"'"'s inventory to the virtual inventory, wherein the contents of each entity'"'"'s inventory comprises a subset of the virtual inventory; wherein each disparate collection is connected to the virtual inventory by a computer network or a telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon for performing the steps comprising:
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offering to at least one entity a virtual inventory tool to maintain inventory information of a plurality disparate collections of items comprising; an inventory trading tool for determining items for sale and purchasing the items for sale; a tool for classifying items into at least one category; a collaboration tool to allow a plurality of users to publish at least items offered for sale and items desired for purchase; and a logistics tool for determining sourcing options for placed orders; allowing each entity to submit the contents of the entity'"'"'s inventory to the virtual inventory, wherein the contents of each entity'"'"'s inventory comprises a subset of the virtual inventory; wherein each disparate collection is connected to the virtual inventory by a computer network or a telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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