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US 2020/0005370 A1Published application
Supply-chain side assistance
AssigneeUber Technologies, Inc.
InventorsEdward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo
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Abstract
An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that identifies an item having a presence within a geographic locale in response to a signal indicative of the item, obtains a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtaining a second instance of a supply chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and aggregates the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance.
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In a supply-chain for supplying items from a source to final delivery, a computer-implemented method for enhancing the provision of supply-chain assistance, comprising:
- providing a plurality of locations and conveyances, wherein each location and conveyance has its own independent domain and a computer system in communication with a network and operably coupled to one or more sensors associated with the location or conveyance and configured to provide signals indicative of aspects of items;
- receiving a signal from the one or more sensors indicative of an aspect of the items or location of the items on a premises of the location, the sensor comprising at least one sensor parameter operable to receive the aspect of the items and provide the signal indicative of the aspect of the items, the aspect of the items comprising at least one of an optical aspect of the items, an acoustic aspect of the items, a magnetic aspect of the items, an electromagnetic aspect of the items, an alphanumeric aspect of the items, and an electronically transmitted designator aspect of the items, wherein the signal is received in an absence of a received user input;
- identifying items having a presence in a geographic locale using the signal to identify the items and when the items are present in the location or conveyance, and storing associated information including when a particular item was present and storing conditions associated with its presence, wherein the conditions comprise temperature, vibration, or shock limitations;
- receiving a supply chain assistance request with respect to a particular item from a user;
- in response to receiving the supply chain assistance request, obtaining over a network a first instance of a supply-chain assistance, providing a first history of the particular item at a first one of the plurality of locations or conveyances during a presence in the supply chain, and corresponding to the identified item from a first one of the domains, the first history comprising the identification of items, when the items are present in the location or conveyance, and the associated information;
- in response to receiving the supply chain assistance request, obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance, providing a second history of the particular item at a second one of the plurality of locations or conveyances during a presence in the supply chain, and corresponding to the identified item from a second one of the domains, the second history comprising the identification of items, when the items are present in the location or conveyance, and the associated information;
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- aggregating the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance into a user interface for the requesting user.
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A system for enhancing the provision of supply-chain assistance in a supply-chain for supplying items from a source to final delivery, comprising:
- a) a computing device operably coupled to one or more sensors configured to provide signals indicative of aspects of items and the computing device associated with each location or conveyance of a plurality of locations and conveyances wherein each location and conveyance has its own independent domain and the computing device is operable to access a network;
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- b) instructions that when executed on the computing device program the computing device for:
- (i) receiving a signal from the one or more sensors indicative of an aspect of the items or location of the items on a premises of the location, the sensor comprising at least one sensor parameter operable to receive the aspect of the items and provide the signal indicative of the aspect of the items, the aspect of the items comprising at least one of an optical aspect of the items, an acoustic aspect of the items, a magnetic aspect of the items, an electromagnetic aspect of the items, an alphanumeric aspect of the items, and an electronically transmitted designator aspect of the items, wherein the signal is received in an absence of a received user input;
- (ii) identifying items having a presence in a geographic locale using the signal to identify the items and when the items are present in the location or conveyance, and storing associated information including when a particular item was present and storing conditions associated with its presence, wherein the conditions comprise temperature, vibration, or shock limitations;
- (iii) receiving a supply chain assistance request with respect to a particular item from a user;
- (iv) in response to receiving the supply chain assistance request, obtaining over a network a first instance of a supply-chain assistance, providing a first history of the particular item at a first one of the plurality of locations or conveyances during a presence in the supply chain, and corresponding to the identified item from a first one of the domains, the first history comprising the identification of items, when the items are present in the location or conveyance, and the associated information;
- (v) in response to receiving the supply chain assistance request, obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance, providing a second history of the particular item at a second one of the plurality of locations or conveyances during a presence in the supply chain, and corresponding to the identified item from a second one of the domains, the second history comprising the identification of items, when the items are present in the location or conveyance, and the associated information;
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- (vi) aggregating the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance into a user interface for the requesting user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.