Patent ID: 8170900
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A supply chain management network comprising a plurality of discovery servers for tracking a tangible object, identifiable by an object identifier, in a multi-supply chain network, each of the discovery servers being configured to serve a corresponding supply chain in the multi-supply chain network and comprising: a communication interface configured: a data store configured to store events for the object, the events being received from the plurality of partners, wherein each stored event comprises the object identifier, a life cycle step identifying a stage at which the event was generated, a partner identifier identifying which of the plurality of partners is generating the event and a first time stamp; and a processor configured to search the data store in response to an inquiry regarding the object from a requesting one of the partners and provide corresponding events to the requesting one of the partners as a result of the search.