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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Michael Young, Toronto, CA;
Frank Thompson, Toronto, CA;
Michael Young, Toronto, CA;
Frank Thompson, Toronto, CA;
Afilias Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A discovery server is provided for tracking an object in a supply chain in accordance with a plurality of predefined events. The object is identifiable by an object identifier. The discovery server comprises the following elements. A communication interface is configured to communicate with each of a plurality of partners in the supply chain using a predefined protocol. A data store is configured to store events for the object, the events being received from the plurality of partners. Each event stored in the data store an object identifier, a life cycle step, a partner identifier and an timing identifier. Also, a processor is configured to search the data store in response to an inquiry regarding the object.