Patent ID: 7737857
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07C,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program product, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to perform operations comprising: accessing a two-tier world model structure shared by enterprises of a supply chain, the world model structure recording and maintaining a representation of relationships, states and histories of items being tracked by local and shared item tracking systems, and comprising: storing, at each parent and local model, a mapping table that maintains associations between each item and a designated responsible parent model for that item; receiving, at a parent model other than the designated responsible parent model or at a local model not associated with the designated responsible parent model, an identifier identifying an item and information about the item; consulting, at the parent model other than the designated responsible parent model or the local model not associated with the designated responsible parent model, a mapping table using the identifier; reporting the information to the designated responsible parent model, using the accessed world model structure, based on consulting the mapping table; and updating the representation based on the reported information.