Inventory filtering system, method, and computer program product

US8285608B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Liquidity Services Inc. · US

Inventors

• Benjamin J. Brown · Palo Alto, US
• Michal C. Dabrowski · Louisville, US
• David M. Gibson · Voorheesville, US
• Henry Ralph Pulley · Hampton, US
• Patrice J. Pryor · Columbus, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 20, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 9, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 5, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/018
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product for inventory filtering includes filtering one or more inventory items offered for sale. A primary list of the inventory items from a primary logistics information database may be obtained. A first restriction requirement based on the primary list may be generated. A second list may be generated pertaining to the inventory items and may include a list of one or more internally generated second restriction parameters different than any parameters used to establish the first restriction requirement. A second restriction requirement may be generated based on the second list. A combined restriction requirement may be generated based on any combination of the first restriction requirement and the second restriction requirement. The sale of the item may be restricted based on the combined restriction requirement.