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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2021
Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Ravi Pareek, Maharashtra, IN;
Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method, server processing system, system and computer readable medium for managing inventory. In one aspect, the method includes, in a server processing system, steps of: receiving, from a plurality of merchant devices including a first and second merchant device associated with a first and second merchant respectively, inventory data and a plurality of merchant locations which are stored in a data store; receiving, from the first merchant device, data indicative of a requested good that is not stocked by the first merchant; determining that the requested good is stocked by a second merchant using the inventory data of one or more merchants that are located within a proximity of the location of the first merchant; and transferring, to the second merchant device, a request to facilitate provision of the requested good to a customer of the first merchant.