Patent ID: 8326707

Claim:
A system, for providing wireless enabled inventory peering, comprising: a first wireless enabled inventory peering vehicle subsystem being associated with a first technician vehicle and comprising a first processor and first computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to perform operations comprising: receiving an inventory search request; and in response to receiving the inventory search request: identifying a second technician vehicle being within a predetermined search area; searching data indicating an inventory located on the second technician vehicle; generating an inventory-transfer request for transfer of an inventory item from the inventory located on the second technician vehicle to an inventory located on the first technician vehicle; transmitting the inventory-transfer request to a second wireless enabled inventory peering vehicle subsystem being associated with the second technician vehicle; and updating data indicating the inventory located on the first technician vehicle in response to the inventory item being received at the first technician vehicle from the second technician vehicle.