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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Walmart Apollo, Llc., Bentonville, AR (US);
Jacob Tucker, Bella Vista, AR (US);
Satya Thapa, Bentonville, AR (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a device for supply chain management, the device comprising a scanner configured to record an identification code associated with a sample product, a supply chain management module coupled to the scanner, and a network interface coupled to the supply chain management module, wherein the supply chain management module is configured to retrieve the identification code from the scanner, transmit the identification code to a supply chain management server via the network interface, receive product offer information related to the sample product from the supply chain management server via the network interface, and transmit a product offer status update related to the sample product to the supply chain management server via the network interface.