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US 2022/0027973 A1Published application
Independently procurable item compliance information
AssigneeAvalara, Inc.
InventorJonathan L. Wiggs
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Abstract
Systems and methods electronically provide information regarding digital rules related to a potential relationship instance. Users often wish to know which digital rules apply to a specified item before engaging in a relationship instance with a host entity regarding the item. The system and methods described herein allow a computing facility to identify an item and receive resource information related to the item and the digital rules applicable to the item.
Claims31
A system for use by a person, the system including at least:
- a display configured to be visible by the person;
- a sensor configured to be carried by the person when the person is located within line of sight of an item that is tangible, physical, and capable of being an object of a potential relationship instance, the sensor being used for sensing the item and generating item sensed data therefrom;
- one or more processors coupled to the display and to the sensor;
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- one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media coupled to the one or more processors having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, result in operations including at least:
- generating, from the item sensed data by the one or more processors, item identity data that identifies the item;
- transmitting, across a network by the one or more processors, a request with initial data, the initial data derived at least in part from the item identity data;
- receiving, across the network and in response to the request, a response based on the initial data, the response including resource information about the potential relationship instance;
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- in response to the receiving the resource information, displaying, on the display, display data derived from the resource information and indicating an aspect of the potential relationship instance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.