Abstract: Access rights to content items, such as personal photos etc, is determined in response to content metadata and requester metadata. A plurality of content items is stored in a content item store. An access right processor determines content metadata for the plurality of content items. When a request for a content item is determined, the access right processor determines requester metadata for the request. The requester metadata comprises data of a characteristic of a requester of the request. The access right processor then determines access rights in response to the content metadata and the requester metadata. If a positive access right is determined, the requested content item may be sent to the requester. The access right may further be determined in response to past usage data or context data for the content items. The invention may allow an improved and automated access right management.

Abstract: Generally described, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for facilitating communication within a supply chain. In one embodiment of the present invention, a supplier places RFID tags on containers holding product or items for shipment to a customer. When a customer depletes the product or items in the container, the RFID tag associated with the container is read by an RFID interrogator. Software associated with the RFID interrogator places an order with the supplier for replenishment of the product or items held in the container. In a further embodiment, an RFID tag is provided for communicating a need for technical assistance from a supplier. In this embodiment, an RFID tag associated with an outside company having technical expertise is made available to technicians at the customer's facility. If a need arises for technical assistance, the technician positions the tag so that it can be read by an RFID interrogator.