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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
May. 28, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for buyback provisioning. A risk level for each of a plurality of items at risk of losing market value is computed and the plurality of items at risk of losing market value are differentiated based on the corresponding risk levels. An identity of candidate substitute items is learned by communicating with a distribution system and one or more of the candidate substitute items to exchange for one of the plurality of items are identified based on one or more contextual factors. An exchange of the item and at least one of the candidate substitute items is facilitated, the facilitating comprising highlighting the item on a graphical user interface to indicate that the item is losing value or is at risk of losing value.