Business applications obviously include a single retailer
using exclusive rights to dominate their market and even to branch out into
others. Another would be for the exclusive user to provide this resource as a
service, to lease the right to use it to others, or simply to sell
non-exclusive rights to as many interested retailers as possible. The
technology could also be used to leverage other programs. For example, a search
engine such as Google or Bing could allow users to search for deliverable goods
and note when a link went to the site of a business where they provided this
capacity (assuming they owned this technology). For example, the same search
engine might note when the searched for “pizza” could be delivered based on the
business's proximity, stated delivery guarantee and other factors.
Alternatively, automated delivery could even be integrated
into a SIRI, Android or Cortana assistance which could note when selected goods
could be delivered immediately, and, depending on how well the accessed
retailer’s inventories were integrated into the system, whether the delivery
could be arranged at a time and place of the user’s choosing with minimal
effort on their part. Given that digital assistants are likely to have the
user’s location, verifiable identity, and relevant billing information up and
including credit-card numbers, a sufficiently ambitious program might integrate
the entire above technology into their seamless services. The digital assistant
might take what it knows about the user’s schedule to find a practical time and
place to hand off a purchase.
Many of the options listed are specifically of interest to
governments, and by extension to those who provide goods and services to
governments. Whether as simple as maintaining a vehicle fleet or keeping a
watchful eye on asymmetric threats, a host of options present themselves. These
markets are immense, and offer the opportunity for asymmetric disruption of
existing suppliers, a matter of as much interest for those breaking into them
as it is for those just holding their ground.
And at last, the disclaimer at the end...
Nothing in the above description is meant to limit the
present invention to any specific materials, geometry, or orientation of
elements. Many part/orientation substitutions are contemplated within the scope
of the present invention and will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The
embodiments described herein were presented by way of example only and should
not be used to limit the scope of the invention.
Although the
invention has been described in terms of particular embodiments in an
application, one of ordinary skill in the art, in light of the teachings
herein, can generate additional embodiments and modifications without departing
from the spirit of, or exceeding the scope of, the claimed invention. Accordingly,
it is understood that the drawings and the descriptions herein are proffered
only to facilitate comprehension of the invention and should not be construed
to limit the scope thereof.
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