Method, system and program product for supporting a transaction between electronic device users
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorThomas K. Short
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Abstract
The present invention allows trading partners to be matched with each other based on the proximity of their locations and their capability to complete a desired transaction. Specifically, under the present invention a requestor will issue a transaction request seeking to exchange goods, services and/or information. A trading partner who can fulfill the transaction request will be identified based on a proximity of location of the trading partner to the requestor, as well as the capability of the trading partner to fulfill the transaction.
Claims32
A computer-implemented method for supporting a transaction between electronic device users, comprising:
- receiving a transaction request from a first electronic device;
- determining a location of the first electronic device;
- and
- identifying a second electronic device for receiving the transaction request based on a proximity of a location of the second electronic device to the location of the first electronic device.
A computer-implemented method for supporting a transaction between electronic device users, comprising:
- receiving a transaction request from a first electronic device possessed by a requester;
- determining a location of the requestor based on the electronic device;
- and
- identifying a trading partner to fulfill the transaction request based on a proximity of a location of the trading partner to the location of the requester.
A system for supporting a transaction between electronic device users, comprising:
- a request system for receiving a transaction request from a first electronic device possessed by a requestor;
- a location system for determining a location of the requester based on the first electronic device;
- and
- a matching system for identifying a trading partner to fulfill the transaction request based on a proximity of a location of the trading partner to the location of the requester.
A program product stored on a recordable medium for supporting a transaction between electronic device users, which when executed, comprises:
- program code for receiving a transaction request from a first electronic device possessed by a requester;
- program code for determining a location of the requester based on the first electronic device;
- and
- program code for identifying a trading partner to fulfill the transaction request based on a proximity of a location of the trading partner to the location of the requestor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.