Abstract: A system and method are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a repository configured to store information comprising classification components. The information is received from a plurality of locations where the information is captured from one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags at each of the plurality of locations. Each of the one or more RFID tags is associated with at least one item. The repository is also configured to store market data comprising at least one geographic restriction associated with the at least one item.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a repository configured to store information comprising classification components. The information is received from a plurality of locations where the information is captured from one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags at each of the plurality of locations. Each of the one or more RFID tags is associated with at least one item. The repository is also configured to store market data comprising at least one geographic restriction associated with the at least one item.

Abstract: Automatic information capture and management is enhanced with RFID tags that provide complex information about an object in combination with intelligent systems that apply ontological classification of the object based on the captured information. An intelligent system includes a local RFID system, a central information clearinghouse which may further include one or more data mart having a subset of the clearinghouse information, a search and match engine with fuzzy matching capability, a rule engine, and one or more ontology to facilitate the use of the information captured about the object.

Abstract: A method for selecting a trading partner in an electronic marketplace includes receiving a request to perform an electronic commercial transaction and retrieving a first profile associated with the request. The method also includes determining whether one or more first elements of the first profile match one or more second elements of each of a plurality of second profiles. The method further includes selecting at least one of the second profiles in response to an exact match.