eBay Inc.
PRODUCT TAGS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CROWDSOURCING AND ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE IN RETAIL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Abstract:

Methods and systems for inventory management are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a first device, product information associated with an article, receiving, from the first device, location information of the first device; identifying a merchant based on the location information, generating an online listing for the article in an online marketplace of the identified merchant, the online listing including the product information; and making the online listing accessible to a plurality of consumers.