CN103020720A

CN103020720A - User as part of supply chain

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Publication number: CN103020720A
Application number: CN2012102420126A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 克里斯蒂安·贝拉迪; 罗布·伯纳德; 安格尔·卡尔沃; 拉里·科克拉内; 贾森·盖姆斯; 罗德里克·A·海德; 罗伊斯·A·莱文; 理查德·T·洛德; 罗伯特·W·洛德; 马克·A·马拉默德; 詹妮弗·波拉德; 约翰·D·小里纳尔多; 克拉伦斯·T·特格雷尼; 勒内·韦加; 洛厄尔·L·小伍德; 赵峰
Original assignee: Elwha LLC
Current assignee: Elwha LLC
Priority date: 2011-07-12
Filing date: 2012-07-12
Publication date: 2013-04-03
Also published as: CN103020718A; CN102982378A; CN102999836A; CN102982360A; CN102982377A; CN103106537A; CN103093299A; CN103020719A

Abstract

A method for determining an ecological impact score may include, but is not limited to: determining an ecological-impact score for acquiring a product, the ecological-impact score generated from at least information that quantifies ecological impact caused by at least a portion of a supply chain used to transport the product; and sending the ecological-impact score to a computing device.

Description

User as a supply chain part

The cross reference of related application

The application relate to following application (" related application ") and require the earliest rights and interests of available live application day of following application (" related application ") (as, requirement except temporary patent application the earliest available priority date or require the rights and interests of temporary patent application according to 35USC § 119 (e), require any and whole female application of related application, grandmother's application, the rights and interests of great grandmother's application etc.).Related application and any female application, grandmother's application, great grandmother apply for waiting application all the full content of conflicting theme is not incorporated herein.

Related application

Requirement for the additional decree of USPTO, the application consists of the part continuation application of 12/928, No. 638 U.S. Patent application, and the name of this U.S. Patent application is called LIFECYCLE IMPACT INDICATORS, with Christian Belady, Rob Bernard, Angel Calvo, Larry Cochrane, Jason Garms, Roderick A.Hyde, Royce A.Levien, Richard T.Lord, Robert W.Lord, Mark A.Malamud, Jennifer Pollard, John D.Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T.Tegreene, Rene Vega, Lowell L.Wood, Jr., and Feng Zhao is as the inventor, and the applying date is on Dec 14th, 2010, and it is at present common undetermined or enjoy the application of this application day rights and interests at present common application undetermined.

Requirement for the additional decree of USPTO, the application consists of the part continuation application that attorney docket is the U.S. Patent application of 0109-003-014-000000, the name of this U.S. Patent application is called EFFICIENCY-OF-USE TECHNIQUES, with Mark Aggar, Christian Belady, Rob Bernard, Angel Calvo, Larry Cochrane, Jason Garms, Roderick A.Hyde, Royce A.Levien, Richard T.Lord, Robert W.Lord, Mark A.Malamud, Jennifer Pollard, John D.Rinaldo, Jr., Clarence T.Tegreene, Rene Vega, Lowell L.Wood, Jr., and Feng Zhao encloses simultaneously Express Mail number and is the application of No.EM 483001149US as the inventor, and it is at present common undetermined or enjoy the application of this application day rights and interests at present common application undetermined.

United States Patent (USP) trademark office (USPTO) has promulgated notice, means that the computer program of USPTO requires the dated sequence number of patent applicant also to indicate to apply for it being continuation application or part continuation application.Stephen G.Kunin, Benefit of Prior-Filed Application(is the rights and interests of submit applications formerly), USPTO official Gazette, on 03 18th, 2003.The applicant's entity (hereinafter referred to as " applicant ") provides in front for the detailed of those applications that therefrom required right of priority to be quoted, such as by statute statement.The applicant understands, and it is clear and definite that rules call the turn at its detailed quotations, and does not require sequence number or any feature be used to the right of priority that requires U.S. Patent application, such as " continuation application " or " part continuation application ".Although aforementioned content is arranged, the applicant thinks, the computer program of USPTO has the established data input requirements, therefore the applicant points out the application as part continuation application of its female application of stating previously at this, but explicitly points out note and/or approval that this appointment can not be interpreted as whether the application is comprised any type of any fresh content except its content of mother's application by any way.

Summary of the invention

. a kind of computer implemented method comprises:

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes; And

Send this eco-environmental impact computing equipment of marking.

, such as above-mentioned [001] described computer implemented method, wherein be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, this information will quantize for the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain of this product of transportation, further comprises:

Determine the eco-environmental impact scoring in response to the device-readable identifier that receives this product.

, such as above-mentioned [001] described computer implemented method, wherein send this eco-environmental impact computing equipment of marking and further comprise:

Send the eco-environmental impact computer system relevant with the company that this product is provided of marking.

Send this eco-environmental impact computer system relevant with the manufacturer of this product of marking.

Send this eco-environmental impact equipment relevant with obtaining entity of marking.

Send this eco-environmental impact this product of marking.

, such as above-mentioned [001] described computer implemented method, further comprise:

The processing mode identifier of describing the product treatment mode is associated with this product.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to the Information generation to being quantized by the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of manufacturing.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact in wholesale dealer position from the manufacturing position.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the wholesale dealer position.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product being transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of Distribution Center.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the manufacturing position.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the distribution position.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact in wholesale dealer position from the distribution position.

The request that receives to be determining the eco-environmental impact scoring, this request mark by obtaining the selected transportation resources of entity.

, such as above-mentioned [015] described computer implemented method, wherein be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, this information will quantize for the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain of this product of transportation, further comprises:

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, this information in the position relevant with obtaining entity and the caused eco-environmental impact of advancing that is used for obtaining between the retail shop of this product quantize.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from the manufacturer position.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from Distribution Center.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes transport the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the air transport service.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes transport the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by preferential transportation service.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes transport the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the train transportation service.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is to quantizing by the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of Freight Transport Transportation Service.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from Distribution Center with the second product in container at least.

Be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information will be transported the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the means of transportation that the product of buying in the cycle at certain hour is transported together and be quantized in tote bag.

, such as above-mentioned [015] described computer implemented method, further comprise:

Determine the eco-environmental impact scoring tabulation of several modes identifier list, wherein each means of transportation identifier is associated the information of this Product transport to the method for obtaining provider location with description.

, such as above-mentioned [025] described computer implemented method, further comprise:

So that user account is in response to the selected means of transportation defrayment relevant with the means of transportation identifier, wherein this expense is at least in part based on by the selected caused eco-environmental impact of means of transportation.

Based on the means of transportation of from this tabulation, selecting user account is associated with award.

Based on the means of transportation of from this tabulation, selecting user account is associated with punishment.

Come forth so that describe the information of selected means of transportation.

Signal in response to receiving indicating user and obtained this product is associated this product with this user account.

, such as above-mentioned [030] described computer implemented method, it comprises based on the transportation resources of selecting from this tabulation user account is associated with punishment, further comprises:

Based on describe this product in this user has time period of control of entity products how the information of usefulness generate the service efficiency scoring.

Adjust the accumulative total eco-environmental impact scoring relevant with this user account based on the eco-environmental impact scoring relevant with this product.

, a kind of computer implemented method, comprising:

Process information to be obtaining be used to the eco-environmental impact scoring of obtaining product, and this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes; And

Show this eco-environmental impact scoring.

, such as above-mentioned [033] described computer implemented method, further comprise:

Receive this eco-environmental impact scoring from packing of this product.

Receive this eco-environmental impact scoring from this product.

Receive this eco-environmental impact scoring from computer system.

, such as above-mentioned [033] described computer implemented method, wherein process information is to obtain be used to the eco-environmental impact scoring of obtaining product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

Process information is to obtain be used to the eco-environmental impact scoring of obtaining this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is to quantizing in the position relevant with obtaining entity and the eco-environmental impact that causes of advancing that obtains between the retail shop of product.

Show the eco-environmental impact scoring tabulation of different transportation resources identifier list, wherein each transportation resources identifier is relevant from the information that Distribution Center is transported to the method for obtaining provider location with product with description.

, a kind of computer-readable recording medium that comprises executable instruction stored thereon, this computer-readable recording medium comprises:

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes; And

Be used for this eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the instruction of computing equipment.

, such as above-mentioned [039] described computer-readable recording medium, wherein be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

Determine the instruction of this eco-environmental impact scoring in response to the device-readable identifier that receives this product.

, such as above-mentioned [039] described computer-readable recording medium, wherein be used for the instruction that this eco-environmental impact scoring sends to computing equipment is further comprised:

Be used for this eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the instruction of the computer system relevant with the company that product is provided.

Be used for this eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the instruction of the computer system relevant with the manufacturer of product.

Be used for this eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the instruction of the equipment relevant with obtaining entity.

Be used for this eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the instruction of this product.

, such as above-mentioned [039] described computer-readable recording medium, further comprise:

Be used for to describe the instruction that the processing mode identifier of the processing mode of product is associated with this product.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to generating by making the information that the caused eco-environmental impact of this product quantizes.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is to being transported to product the caused eco-environmental impact in wholesale dealer position and quantizing from making the position.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the wholesale dealer position.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is to quantizing this Product transport to the caused eco-environmental impact of Distribution Center.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the manufacturer position.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from Distribution Center.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact in wholesale dealer position from Distribution Center.

The request that be used for to receive to be determining the instruction of eco-environmental impact scoring, this request mark by obtaining the selected transportation resources of entity.

, such as above-mentioned [053] described computer-readable recording medium, wherein be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is in the position relevant with obtaining entity and obtain the caused eco-environmental impact of advancing between the retail shop of this product and quantize.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from the manufacturer position.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from Distribution Center.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is to quantizing by the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of air transport Transportation Service.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes transport the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by preferential transportation service.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes transport the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the train transportation service.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is to quantizing by the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of Freight Transport Transportation Service.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from Distribution Center with the second product in container at least.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information will be transported the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the means of transportation that the product of buying in the cycle at certain hour is transported together and be quantized in tote bag.

, such as above-mentioned [053] described computer-readable recording medium, further comprise:

Be used for the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring tabulation of definite different transportation resources identifier list, wherein each transportation resources identifier is associated the information of this Product transport to the method for obtaining provider location with description.

, such as above-mentioned [063] described computer-readable recording medium, further comprise:

Be used for so that user account comes the instruction of defrayment in response to the selection of the means of transportation relevant with the transportation resources identifier, this expense is at least part of based on the selected caused eco-environmental impact of transportation resources.

Be used for to reward the instruction that is associated with user account based on the transportation resources of from this tabulation, selecting.

Be used for to punish the instruction that is associated with user account based on the transportation resources of from this tabulation, selecting.

An indication " mistake! Reference source does not find " instruction.

Be used for so that describe the instruction that the information of selected transportation resources comes forth.

Be used for the instruction that this product is associated with this user account in response to receiving that indicating user obtains the signal of this product.

, such as above-mentioned [069] described computer-readable recording medium, it comprise based on the transportation resources of from this tabulation, selecting with user account with punish the instruction that is associated, further comprise:

Based on being described in the time period that this user is possessed of control power to entity products the instruction that how generates the service efficiency scoring with the information of this product.

Mark to adjust the instruction of the accumulative total eco-environmental impact scoring relevant with this user account based on the eco-environmental impact relevant with this product.

, a kind of computer-readable recording medium that comprises instruction stored thereon, this computer-readable recording medium comprises:

For the treatment of the instruction of information to obtain marking be used to the eco-environmental impact that obtains product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes; And

Be used for showing the instruction of this eco-environmental impact scoring.

, such as above-mentioned [072] described computer-readable recording medium, further comprise:

Be used for receiving from packing of this product the instruction of eco-environmental impact scoring.

Be used for receiving from this product the instruction of eco-environmental impact scoring.

Be used for receiving from computer system the instruction of this eco-environmental impact scoring.

, such as above-mentioned [072] described computer-readable recording medium, wherein for the treatment of the instruction of information to obtain marking be used to the eco-environmental impact that obtains product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

For the treatment of the instruction of information to obtain marking be used to the eco-environmental impact that obtains this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, this information in the position relevant with obtaining entity and the caused eco-environmental impact of advancing that is used for obtaining between the retail shop of this product quantize.

Be used for showing the instruction of the eco-environmental impact scoring tabulation of different transportation resources identifier list, wherein each transportation resources identifier is relevant from the information that Distribution Center is transported to the method for obtaining provider location with this product with description.

, a system, comprising:

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes; And

Be used for this eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the circuit of computing equipment.

, such as above-mentioned [078] described system, wherein be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

Determine the circuit of eco-environmental impact scoring in response to the device-readable identifier of this product that receives.

, such as above-mentioned [078] described system, the circuit that wherein is used for the eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to computing equipment further comprises:

Be used for the eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the circuit of the computer system relevant with the company that this product is provided.

Be used for the eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the circuit of the computer system relevant with this goods producer.

Be used for the eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the circuit of the equipment relevant with obtaining entity.

Be used for the eco-environmental impact scoring is sent to the circuit of this product.

Be used for to describe the circuit that the processing mode identifier of product treatment mode is associated with this product.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to generating making the information that the caused eco-environmental impact of this product quantizes.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact in wholesale dealer position from the manufacturing position.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the wholesale dealer position according to so at least Information generation.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information is to quantizing this Product transport to the caused eco-environmental impact of Distribution Center according to so at least Information generation.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the manufacturer position according to so at least Information generation.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from Distribution Center according to so at least Information generation.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact in wholesale dealer position from Distribution Center according to so at least Information generation.

, such as above-mentioned [078] described system, further comprise:

Be used for receiving request to determine the circuit of eco-environmental impact scoring, this request mark is by obtaining the selected transportation resources of entity.

, such as above-mentioned [092] described system, wherein be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is in the position relevant with obtaining entity and obtain the caused eco-environmental impact of advancing between the retail location of this product and quantize.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from the manufacturer position.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from Distribution Center.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information is to quantizing by the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of air transport Transportation Service according to so at least Information generation.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information quantizes transport the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by preferential transportation service according to so at least Information generation.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information quantizes transport the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the train transportation service according to so at least Information generation.

, above-mentioned [092] described system, wherein be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is that this information is to quantizing by the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of Freight Transport Transportation Service according to so at least Information generation.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized this product is transported to from Distribution Center with the second product in container at least.

Be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information will be transported the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the means of transportation that the product of buying in the cycle at certain hour is transported together and be quantized in tote bag.

, such as above-mentioned [092] described system, further comprise:

Be used for determining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring tabulation of different transportation resources identifier list, wherein each transportation resources identifier is relevant to the information of the method for obtaining provider location with this Product transport with description.

, such as above-mentioned [102] described system, further comprise:

Come so that the circuit of user account defrayment in response to the selection of the transportation resources relevant with transportation resources sign, wherein this expense is at least part of based on by the caused eco-environmental impact of transportation resources of selecting.

, such as above-mentioned [102] described system, further comprise:

Based on the circuit of from this tabulation, selecting transportation resources that user account is associated with award.

, such as above-mentioned [102] described system, further comprise:

Based on the circuit of from this tabulation, selecting transportation resources that user account is associated with punishment.

, such as above-mentioned [102] described system, further comprise:

An indication " mistake! Reference source does not find " circuit.

, such as above-mentioned [102] described system, further comprise:

Be used for so that describe the circuit that the information of selected transportation resources comes forth.

, such as above-mentioned [078] described system, further comprise:

Obtain the reception circuit that this product is related with this user account of the signal of this product in response to the user.

, such as above-mentioned [108] described system, comprise based on the transportation resources of from this tabulation, selecting with this user account with punish the system that is associated, further comprise:

Based on this product in the time period of control that is described in this user and has entity products how the information of usefulness generate the circuit of service efficiency scoring.

Mark to adjust the circuit of the accumulative total eco-environmental impact scoring relevant with this user account based on the eco-environmental impact relevant with this product.

, a kind of system, comprise

For the treatment of the circuit of information to obtain marking be used to the eco-environmental impact that obtains product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes; And

Be used for showing the circuit of this eco-environmental impact scoring.

, such as above-mentioned [111] described system, further comprise:

Be used for receiving from packing of this product the circuit of eco-environmental impact scoring.

, such as above-mentioned [111] described system, further comprise:

Be used for receiving from this product the circuit of eco-environmental impact scoring.

, such as above-mentioned [111] described system, further comprise:

Be used for receiving from computer system the circuit of this eco-environmental impact scoring.

, such as above-mentioned [111] described system, wherein for the treatment of the circuit of information to obtain marking be used to the eco-environmental impact that obtains product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

For the treatment of the circuit of information to obtain marking be used to the eco-environmental impact that obtains this product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is in the position relevant with obtaining entity and obtain the caused eco-environmental impact of advancing between the retail location of this product and quantize.

, such as above-mentioned [111] described system, further comprise:

For the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring tabulation that shows different transportation resources identifier list, wherein each means of transportation identifier is relevant from the information that Distribution Center is transported to the method for obtaining provider location with this product with description.

The general introduction of front only is a kind of exemplary and be not the restriction of attempting to carry out any mode.Except the exemplary aspect of top description, outside embodiment and the feature, with reference to following accompanying drawing and describe in detail subsequently, further aspect, embodiment and feature will become apparent.

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Fig. 1 has shown the high level block diagram of operating environment.

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Fig. 6 A has shown an alternate embodiment of the operating process of Fig. 5.

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In the following detailed description, with reference to forming the accompanying drawing of a part at this.In the accompanying drawings, the assembly that identical label sign is identical, unless the context indicating other implications.At instructions, the specific embodiment of describing in accompanying drawing and the claim does not also mean that and is limited to this.Under the prerequisite that does not break away from subject area of the present invention and spirit, also can utilize other embodiment, also can carry out other change.

Concerning the earth, the caused eco-environmental impact of the consumption of rare material and mankind's activity is becoming a serious problem.For example, some scholarly forecasts we in order to obtain food, timber, energy and the use of the ecosystem has been exceeded the ability that the earth can provide.If lacking of resource is not sufficient to become a problem, human behavior has also caused being discharged into the increase of the greenhouse gases quantity in the atmospheric envelope.Some greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, sulphuric dioxide, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs:chlorofluorocarbons) and nitrogen monoxide are because the manufacturing of product is used and decompose to produce to a certain extent.General public opinion thinks that greenhouse gases are to work the mischief to environment.For example, point out according to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC:Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) the 4th assessment report in 2007, during 20th century, greenhouse effect so that the temperature rises whole world surface 0.74 ± 0.18C(1.33 ± 0.32F).Climate model prediction temperature during 21 century will continue to rise 1.1 to 6.4C(2.0 to 11.5F).Probably this growth of temperature is a serious problem to biology.For example, the earth ecology index that identifies the designator of global bio-diversity shows that the species number reduced 30% from 1970 to 2003.

Demand for article causes huge harm to environment, yet majority are complacent.People may think that they are concerned about environment; Yet, seeming at present, some (if not most people's words) not friendly to the environments is although they know how in fact their behavior will affect environment.Too abstract people are difficult to recognize to such an extent as to one of reason that produces above-mentioned situation may be this impact.For example, a people may know that the driving meeting works the mischief to environment; Yet this people may and not know to cause great harm, because this people is not because driving pays for or this people does not recognize that the behavior that he drives has any related with the harm that the behavior causes environment.

Correspondingly, except other aspects, thereby provide robust method, system and computer program to form a kind of operability system, wherein the user can recognize the acquisition of product and consumption behavior are how to affect environment.Similarly, in an exemplary embodiment, the ecology influence that is caused by at least a portion " supply chain " can be quantized and generate according to quantized result the impact scoring of ecologic environment, for example, this supply chain is for being used for product is transported to from producer's (main body of goods is provided like this such as company) system of terminal user's mechanism, personnel, technology and resource etc.For example, can with lorry, aircraft, steamer, the eco-environmental impact data that buildings etc. is relevant quantize and can determine can owing to this product such as CO ₂The scoring of e content.Alternatively, the CO that is different from generation ₂The content of e (for example numeral 1 to 10) can be determined classification value (bad, bad, neutral, good, perhaps outstanding) and/or alphabetical grade (A, B, C, D or F) and be transferred to obtain the user, for example, buys the individual of this product.

In identical or other embodiments, the eco-environmental impact data from a plurality of sources can be quantized and can determine the scoring of this eco-environmental impact.Similarly, in alternative embodiment, other sources can be converted into CO ₂E and for example can determine 1 to 10 numeral, classification value (bad, bad, neutral, good, perhaps outstanding) and/or alphabetical grade (A, B, C, D or F) and be transferred to and obtain the user for example, buys the individual of this product.

In another other embodiments, a plurality of different sources can be quantized and be used for definite eco-environmental impact to mark, such as numeral 1 to 10, the classification value (bad, bad, neutral, good, perhaps outstanding) and/or alphabetical grade (A, B, C, D or F).In this embodiment, data need not convert first CO to ₂E.

With reference now to Fig. 1,, it has shown a high-level block diagram of an exemplary operation environment, and this exemplary operation environment can be used to describe embodiments of the present invention.The dashed curve arrow represents product 102 is transported to the infrastructure of other positions in the supply chain, for example, and aircraft, steamer, lorry, warehouse, personnel etc.The square frame element that dotted line represents represents that these elements are optional.

Each element among Fig. 1 is by can being that the network 100 of Internet connects.Each element can be connected to network 100 with a kind of access method, for example, LAN (LAN:local area network), World Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMax (WiMAX:World Interoperability for Microwave Access), public switch telephone network (PSTN:Public Switched Telephone Network), GPRS (GPRS:General Packet Radio Service), cellular network, and/or the wireless or cable network of other types.

Highly abstractively, curve arrow among Fig. 1 represent to be used in the supply chain realizing with product from the place relevant with manufacturer (factory for example, warehouse etc.) such as manufacturer position 104, what be sent to place this product obtains for example office of provider location 108(, family etc.) infrastructure.Consider another kind of mode, each curve arrow representative (for example, is used one or more transportation service

United States Parcel Etc.) article are transported to the infrastructure of another position from a position.In a specific embodiment, 104 point to the dotted arrow obtain provider location 108 and can represent utilization from the manufacturer position

Transport the infrastructure of transporting of product.Similarly, curve arrow can represent a plurality of transfer points and multiple transportation resources, for example, lorry, steamer, aircraft, etc.In a specific embodiment, can represent by manufacturer from manufacturer position 104 to the arrow that obtains provider location 108 and to pick up goods in the warehouse, deliver to

The warehouse, transport, from the warehouse by air transport article are transported to warehouse such as the geographic position of metropolitan area, Seattle, and by lorry with article from the warehouse delivery of Seattle to user's family.

Specific product can be relevant from different supply chains.For example, different transportation service can be transported product and different company can propose different transportation demands to the shipping company that their use with different infrastructure, and even can specify this product how manufactured.Alternatively, company only can control the part of product supply chain.For example, a company can have or control the one or more of retail location.In this embodiment, the said firm can with manufacturer's negotiated contract of product with buy this product and this goods producer can be based on contract in the fund of regulation product is transported.Alternatively, this manufacturer or company can select a kind of transportation resources to transport this product.

In an exemplary embodiment, the eco-environmental impact that is caused by the infrastructure of a part that is used for finishing " branch (leg) " or a branch can be quantized and can be used to determine the eco-environmental impact scoring.Similarly, eco-environmental impact scoring can reflect the harm that the part of this supply chain at least causes environment.In identical or other embodiment, the eco-environmental impact scoring can reflect the harm that the whole supply chain of product causes.For example, can be with based on manufacturing, transportation is used and the eco-environmental impact for the treatment of product quantizes and is used for determining its eco-environmental impact scoring.

In one exemplary embodiment, the eco-environmental impact that is caused by infrastructure can be quantized and can be used to owing to the number percent of the eco-environmental impact of this product 102 determine the eco-environmental impact scoring.For example, if this product 102 has taken in the lorry 10% space, be can be used to determine so in this embodiment the eco-environmental impact scoring of product 102 by 10% of the caused eco-environmental impact of lorry.Similarly, can be from by transportation resources or be used for the eco-environmental impact that the method for actual transmission product 102 causes, by the required eco-environmental impact of the one or more intermediate stores of maintenance, and/or the caused eco-environmental impact of route that Transfer method is taked before provider location is obtained in product arrival is determined the eco-environmental impact scoring.Also can will determine to consider as the part of supply chain by obtaining the transportation that entity done.Similarly, in one embodiment, can utilize by the caused eco-environmental impact of the transportation resources of user selection and generate the eco-environmental impact scoring.

In an illustrative embodiments, the eco-environmental impact that is caused by supply chain can be quantized and marked by eco-environmental impact that system 114 uses to generate.In brief, system 114 can comprise one or more computer processors that have, storer, and operating system software, the computer system of network adapter etc., this computer system can be used to calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.Can by such as

Etc. company come management system 114 and generate eco-environmental impact scoring for the employed at least a portion supply chain of the said firm.Alternatively, system 114 also can be safeguarded by an independent entity.Similarly, can be calculated by hope and can reflect that supply chain comes maintenance system 114 to the individual or entity of any amount of the scoring of the harm of environment.In a particular embodiment, can come maintenance system 114 by government.In this illustrative embodiments, the service efficiency scoring can be calculated by data and government that government can require transportation service to provide and can describe the caused eco-environmental impact of transportation resources.In another illustrative embodiments, can for example be devoted to reduce human behavior to the tissue of environmental impact by chlorenchyma (Green Organization), come control system 114.In this embodiment, registration is voluntary in system 114.In another illustrative embodiments, system 114 can by carrier such as

Manage.In this case, this carrier can provide the eco-environmental impact scoring to distinguish with other carriers own as increasing score value.

Except previously described, Fig. 1 has also additionally shown provider network server 118.For example, provider network server 118 can by the company that product is provided online (such as

Etc.) manage.In this embodiment, provider network server 118 can use the eco-environmental impact scoring of being determined by system 114.For example, the eco-environmental impact scoring is retrieved at the interface that provides of provider network server 118 utilisation systems 114.Alternatively, the agency of system 114 can pass through phone, fax, and Email etc. mode propagates into the eco-environmental impact scoring agency of provider network server 118, goes in its description that join product of this eco-environmental impact can being marked.In system 114 as one independently in the configuration of entity, system 114 can be used by a plurality of suppliers, thereby each supplier wherein uses identical or different transmission infrastructure to sell identical or different product practically product 102 is transported to another position from a position.

Media home-delivery center 120 also shows in Fig. 1.Media home-delivery center can be safeguarded by homologue or the independent community of maintenance system 114.As a rule, media home-delivery center can be used for receiving, storage, and/or transmit the information of being collected by system 114.For example, media home-delivery center can be configured to and comprises the webserver, e-mail server, Short Message Service (SMS:short message service) server, TV station etc.In a particular embodiment, media home-delivery center 120 can receive, storage, and/or transmit such as the service efficiency scoring information of eco-environmental impact scoring etc.

With reference now to Fig. 2,, it has shown the high level block diagram of system 114.In brief, Fig. 2 has shown a plurality of circuit, that is, the combination of hardware and/or hardware and software/firmware is used for conceptually showing and of the present inventionly openly is not limited to shown configuration.Product database circuit 202 can comprise the set of one or more information and can utilize these information to generate that the Products Eco environmental impact quantized value that is stored in the eco-environmental impact quantization table 208 (for example, such as the value of 5 impact points or such as " good ", " medium ", or the arbitrary value of " bad "), at least one stage that these quantized values are used for the product life cycle (for example, the production phase of product, operational phase, and/or the processing stage).

A kind of data type that is used for generating the eco-environmental impact quantized value is the rare earth material data.For example, the rare earth material data can comprise the rare earth material of its use when the list of materials that is exhausted rare earth material and/or product are manufactured.In at least one exemplary embodiment, sign product 102(and other products) in rare earth material and/or the data of the rare earth material that in 102 the process of manufacturing a product, consumes can be used to generate one or more eco-environmental impact quantized values.For example, can obtain the quantity that rare earth material and/or the exotic material of product 102 are produced in the classification of component in the product 102 and can deriving.

Exotic material can comprise that rare earth material and/or those only are rare materials.For example, IUPAC has set up a dvielement and has been called " rare earth metal " in the periodic table of chemical element.To a great extent, these elements are quantitatively not rare, but it is very difficult to extract these elements from compound.That important component and demand increase day by day at hyundai electronics industry rare earth elements.For example, ceria-the most cheap rare earth element, it has increased by 930 percentage point during from 2007 to 2010, and per kilogram has surpassed 35 dollars.Rare earth element is lanthanum (it can be used to generate glass of high refractive index, camera lens, battery electrode), cerium, praseodymium, neodymium (it can be used to the produced nucleus battery), samarium, europium, gadolinium (it can be used to generate calculator memory), terbium, ytterbium, lutetium, actinium, thorium, protactinium, uranium, neptunium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium, californium, einsteinium, fermium, mendelevium, nobelium and lawrencium.

The data that can be used to generate the another kind of type of eco-environmental impact quantized value are the information of describing the deleterious material of the secondary product of producing product 102 and/or being included in the deleterious material in the product 102.Harmful Waste can comprise those cause essence or potential threat to public health and/or environment rubbish.To follow the tracks of and be used for generating the objectionable impurities tabulation of eco-environmental impact quantized value different at country variant, include but not limited to the material that those can explode when being exposed to flare maybe when bump, those have high flammable material and/or those are poisonous, corrosive, infect, carcinogenic, etc. material.

The data that can be used to generate the another kind of type of eco-environmental impact quantized value are that those are described as the ground pollution thing of the secondary product of producing product 102 and/or are included in the information of the deleterious material in the product 102.The estimator of produced pollution thing when as a rule, ground pollution thing data can comprise the estimator of the pollutant (rather than Harmful Waste) of discharging such as manufacturing a product at 102 o'clock and/or carry out product treatment according to different processing modes.In one exemplary embodiment, the ground pollution thing of following the tracks of includes but not limited to: heavy metal, and chlorinated hydrocarbons, lead, zinc, benzene, etc.These typical pollutants enter into environment by the landfill district.

The data that can be used to generate the another kind of type of eco-environmental impact quantized value are that those information of describing the greenhouse gases relevant with product 102 are (that is: with carbon dioxide equivalent or CO ₂The normalized greenhouse gases that e is represented).Can emission greenhouse gas and in an exemplary embodiment in almost each stage of product life cycle, owing to the production of product, use and/or the quantity of the common greenhouse gases processed can be collected and is used for generating one or more eco-environmental impact quantized values.For example, can determine to manufacture a product 102 electric weight.The energy can be to determine from the generating plant, and the generating plant can be to obtain in order producing be used to the CO that obtains starting material and the required energy that manufactures a product discharges ₂E.

CO by the generating plant generation ₂The quantity of e can be according to estimating from the information of energy grid.For example, the energy company of managing gridding can provide the expression energy source (for example, hydropower, rock gas, coal, etc.) information, and can calculate the CO of each energy source discharging ₂The number percent of e and the energy that generates from each energy source.

The tabulation of gas can comprise following gas and the scalar value that shows in the quantity of each gas and the parenthesis can be multiplied each other and converts gas (with metric ton) to CO ₂E: carbon dioxide (1), methane (21), nitrous oxide (310), perfluocarbon (2300), HFC compound (12,000) and sulfur hexafluoride (23,900).This shows that 1,000,000 tons methane and nitrous oxide are equal to respectively the discharging of the carbon dioxide of 2,100 hundred ten thousand tons and 300,000,000 1 thousand ten thousand tons.In an exemplary embodiment, estimate the CO relevant with product by the Information Availability that the Environmental Protection Committee (EPA:Enironment Protection Agency) provides ₂The quantity of e.This information can be that report and the title of " catalogue of U.S.'s greenhouse gas emission and decline; 1990-2005 " is " solid refuse management and greenhouse gases: discharging and the life cycle that descends are estimated " (the 3rd edition at title, in September, 2006) obtain in the report of EPA, above-mentioned two are reported in herein and are all introduced in full.

In one exemplary embodiment, some or all data above-mentioned can be used to generate one or more eco-environmental impact quantized values of one or more products.For example, eco-environmental impact quantized value can at least part of quantity based on the exotic material relevant with product, the quantity of the Harmful Waste relevant with product, the quantity of the ground pollution thing relevant with product, and/or the CO relevant with product ₂The quantity of e.For example, the general CO that discharges 60 kilograms in the process of making mobile phone ₂E.In an exemplary embodiment, CO ₂The quantity of e can with the quantity of exotic material in the mobile phone, and make that the quantity of Harmful Waste and ground pollution thing together quantizes in the mobile phone process.Then this quantized value can combine (for example, addition, multiply each other etc.) to generate the eco-environmental impact quantized value.

Each eco-environmental impact quantized value can be categorized in the group of different phase of product life cycle and go.For example, with fabrication phase, operational phase and the processing stage relevant eco-environmental impact quantized value can be stored in the eco-environmental impact quantization value table 212.In one exemplary embodiment, an independent product can be relevant with the eco-environmental impact quantized value, and the potential hazard that this quantized value causes environment when being based on the potential hazard that when making this product environment is caused, the potential hazard that when using this product environment is caused and/or processing this product by different modes forms.In another exemplary embodiment, can generate an independent eco-environmental impact quantized value, it has shown the eco-environmental impact by the caused accumulation of product, for example, the eco-environmental impact quantized value can be the summation of all aforesaid eco-environmental impact quantized values of the different phase of product life cycle.

In a particular embodiment, but the quantity of exotic material or the quantity of making the exotic material that this product consumes are determined in the eco-environmental impact quantized value product-based of production.The quantity of exotic material in the product 102 when in this embodiment, quantizing process can utilize the price of exotic material and/or generate the eco-environmental impact quantized value.For example, 1,000 kilograms can then be complementary with eco-environmental impact quantized value 9 with material 1 praseodymium (a kind of relatively more expensive rare earth) that is complementary 1,000 kilograms of marking such as the rare earth material of the lesser value of ceria.The eco-environmental impact quantized value combines to generate production eco-environmental impact quantized value with other eco-environmental impact quantized values alternatively.

Except exotic material, produce quantity and the type of the Harmful Waste that the eco-environmental impact quantized value also can produce when producing product and determine.For example, the Harmful Waste of high quantity high-risk degree type then are complementary with high eco-environmental impact quantized value.This eco-environmental impact quantized value can preferably combine to generate production eco-environmental impact quantized value with other eco-environmental impact quantized values.

In another embodiment, the eco-environmental impact quantized value of production run can be based on producing the CO that produces in the product ₂The quantity of e is determined.For example, usually can discharge CO in this stage ₂E is to generate transmission starting material/finished material to the energy at goods producer place and to be used for material is integrated into the required energy of product.In this embodiment, can estimate for making up the CO that product generates ₂The quantity of e and it can being matched based on CO ₂The eco-environmental impact quantized value of e.For example, a small amount of CO ₂E can match low based on CO ₂The eco-environmental impact quantized value of e, simultaneously a large amount of CO ₂E quantity can match high based on CO ₂The eco-environmental impact quantized value of e.Based on CO ₂The eco-environmental impact quantized value of e can with other based on CO ₂The eco-environmental impact quantized value of e combines to obtain the eco-environmental impact quantized value of production phase.

With obtain exotic material and the 102 relevant CO that manufacture a product ₂The discharging of e can comprise obtain exotic material, manufacture a product, energy that management company and disposal of refuse consume.As a rule, the most of energy that is used for above-mentioned activity is to obtain from being used for operating the mineral fuel that mining equiment and blast furnace blowing etc. burn, and is generated as the electric current that machine provides energy during the fabrication phase.

Operational phase eco-environmental impact quantized value can reflect because transportation, storage and in fact use a kind of product and potential hazard that environment is caused.Major part at this stage eco-environmental impact is attributable to the CO relevant with the energy of product use ₂The discharging of e, and/or product (for example, motor vehicle) moves the CO that discharges ₂E.The food service product can need freezing, and it needs and CO ₂The relevant electric current of e discharging.Most cold storage establishments are operated in the wide in range temperature range.In an exemplary embodiment, can estimate together the average-size of medial temperature, storage facility and be used for the mean value of frozen product institute energy requirement, this product can be six tinned beers.The Information Availability relevant with small product size estimated by the caused CO of storage products in the refrigeration ₂The discharging of e and this CO ₂The e discharging can be used to generate operational phase eco-environmental impact quantized value.

With above-mentioned and transportation and/or the relevant eco-environmental impact quantized value of storage similar be that the eco-environmental impact quantized value relevant with operated products can most of CO by discharging for the required energy of generation product ₂E and/or the CO that when product moves, discharges ₂E calculates.For example, any consumer products is because the energy of its consumption may come self-generating CO ₂The energy source of e is probably to environment work the mischief (even indirectly harm).

When a product is exhausted, during damage etc., this product can be processed.In one exemplary embodiment, one or more exotic materials that the eco-environmental impact quantized value can cause based on the processing to product the processing stage lose the CO that when treatment product, discharges ₂The quantity of e (perhaps from product or from the equipment of processing this product), the quantity of the Harmful Waste that this product discharges during processing, the quantity of the ground pollution thing that this product produces during processing, etc.In one exemplary embodiment, each the processing stage the eco-environmental impact quantized value can be relevant with the processing mode identifier.The processing mode identifier can with how to describe that to carry out the information of product treatment according to processing mode relevant.For example, the text of recycling mode identifier and the address that recvery facility is provided or to arrive the map of recvery facility relevant.In another particular embodiment, a burning disposal mode identifier can comprise audio frequency, and it describes the container handling that uses which kind of type, for example, dustbin, garbage tank etc., this product can be placed on wherein to burn.

Because a kind of product can multiple different mode be processed, so each product can be relevant with a plurality of processing eco-environmental impact quantized values.Example but not the processing mode tabulation of exhaustive can comprise and reselling reclaims (and/or donations, manage etc.), and compost burns landfill etc.Similarly, in one exemplary embodiment, a product can be relevant to one or more eco-environmental impact quantized values of the effective processing mode of product with each.For example, resell to comprising such as the effective mode of the product of Mp 3 player class, reclaim and land-fill method.

In one exemplary embodiment, product can be relevant with the disposal options of reselling.In this exemplary embodiment, the eco-environmental impact quantized value relevant with this product of reselling can be according to the CO that is used for this product is estimated when a user is sent to another user ₂The quantity of e is determined.In certain embodiments, this CO ₂E can ignore.

In one exemplary embodiment, the eco-environmental impact quantized value that product can be relevant with the recycling pattern is relevant.In one exemplary embodiment, the ecologic environment quantized value that be used for to reclaim can based on, for example, the CO of the energy correlation that produces with analytical product ₂The quantity of e, quantity of the exotic material that in removal process, loses etc.Product relates to analytical product and the part of its decomposition of use in other products owing to reclaiming, and therefore the product by the product manufacturing of reclaiming has lower production phase eco-environmental impact quantized value than the like products by the original material manufacturing.

Compost is another kind of processing mode, can generate the eco-environmental impact quantized value of composting production.Compost is a process processing organic material by aerobic is olation.For example, compost can cause from aerobic decomposition discharging CH ₄And N after fertilizer application arrives ground ₂O can be discharged by soil, but these dischargings are substantially zero.An extra benefit of composting process is obtained exactly carbon and can be come fertile soil with carbon.That another kind is used for reducing the technology that is discharged into the carbon content in the environment by the processing of burying realization.EPA estimates that compost/burying fertilizer per ton reduces by 0.5 tonne of CO ₂The e discharging.In one exemplary embodiment, this Information Availability generates the CO based on compost of the product of compost ₂The eco-environmental impact quantized value of e.In certain embodiments, this eco-environmental impact quantized value can reduce the harm to celestial body.

Another kind of processing mode is to burn.Burning relates to the burning at organic matter in garbage, thus garbage conversion is become ash content, heat and flue gas, these flue gases can comprise a large amount of specific particle materials, heavy metal, bioxin, furans, sulphuric dioxide and hydrochloric acid and/or carbon dioxide.Domestic waste (MSW:Municipal solid waste) comprises the carbon component of the massfraction that is roughly the same with carbon dioxide itself (27%), so 1 ton of domestic waste of burnup generates general 1 ton carbon dioxide.In one exemplary embodiment, the CO that is discharged by burning ₂The quantity of e, the CO that is used to combustion plant to provide energy to produce ₂Quantity of the quantity of e and the Harmful Waste of generation etc. can be integrated into together and be used for generating according to the combustion system of processing the eco-environmental impact quantized value of product treatment.With burning similarly be, by liquid storage can be reflected rubbish evaporation and eco-environmental impact quantized value by the caused harm to environment of evaporating liquid product in evapotranspire bed or mechanical vapor unit.

The processing mode of product comprises product is transported to the landfill district.In the consumer waste filling and embedding operation, refuse collector is transported to dump plaftorm or Working front desk with garbage substance, load of their discharge car at this.After load is removed, packer or dozer can be used to spread out and these rubbish of compacting on construction surface and the rubbish of compacting can be covered with soil every day.

Landfill has caused a lot of problems to environment: such as pollution and the rotten caused pollution of gas that discharges of organism by underground water and soil.The CO in landfill district ₂E discharging major part is because discharge of methane, the discharging of the carbon dioxide that transportation is relevant and because the caused carbon storage of landfill organic waste and house refuse.Metal is carbon containing and do not produce CO not ₂The e discharging, however they can cause ground pollution.For example, salt, nitrate, lead, copper, nickel, cadmium etc. are the different materials that causes ground pollution.Plastics are not degraded so emission greenhouse gas not.This Information Availability generates landfill eco-environmental impact quantized value.

Process in the seabed is another kind of disposal route.This technology relates to precipitate rubbish in bottom sediment, for example, and radioactive waste.The example technique of precipitation rubbish relates to the bottom that rubbish is mixed in the concrete vanning or enters into the sea with auger spindle.The eco-environmental impact quantized value can consider that thereby rubbish is deposited in large marine caused potential eco-environmental impact to be generated.

Except the eco-environmental impact quantized value, product database 202 is storage products use configuration file in the product allocation list 210 of describing the product service efficiency also.The eco-environmental impact circuit can calculate with these configuration files the scoring of service efficiency, and its reflection user has used or used the efficient of one or more products.In identical or another embodiment, can generate and store the service efficiency scoring of accumulation.Briefly, the scoring of the service efficiency of accumulation is the summation of the service efficiency scoring of different product.Service efficiency scoring can be digital value, for example, and from 0 to 10, from-100 to 100 etc. value.In a particular embodiment, the higher then more inefficient use of reflection of service efficiency scoring.Similarly, the service efficiency scoring is that 0 very effective use score value of reflection is then to reflect product and inefficient use thereof in 10 o'clock the specific embodiment that a score value from 0 to 10 changes.In another exemplary embodiment, the service efficiency scoring also can abstractly be the abstract designator such as " good " or " bad ".In a simple example, product can be that a kind of bulb and efficient configuration file can be described this bulb at a period of time (for example, one day) meeting use how much energy, if this bulb is effectively used.Then eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can utilize this to be described in the information of this bulb use how much energy in a period of time and use configuration file to come together to generate the service efficiency scoring.

As shown in the figure, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be relevant with one or more information tables, the Information Availability in the above-mentioned table in exemplary embodiment disclosed in this invention with configuration eco-environmental impact circuit 206.Briefly, image table 245 can comprise the product image relevant with the device-readable designator.In one exemplary embodiment, product may not comprise that device-readable designator and eco-environmental impact circuit can determine designator from image.

In identical or another embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for generating the caused harm for environment that maybe will cause of indication at least a portion supply chain great eco-environmental impact scoring.In one exemplary embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used from the information of supply chain data circuit 204 and carry out aforesaid operations.System 114 by the employed configuration surroundings of a plurality of companies under, the information that supply chain database circuit 204 can comprise the tabulation of company and be used for realizing the carrier of supply chain.

Can collect and describe by the information of the caused eco-environmental impact of infrastructure that is used for realizing each branch in the supply chain and utilize these information to calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.In a particular embodiment, can be that branch information and this information of making between position and the retail location can comprise ecological environment cost (for example, the CO of generation ₂The quantity of e) to realize infrastructure.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be by weight, size and/or other relevant information and/or its packing and the original eco-environmental impact scoring of determining this branch of eco-environmental impact one-tenth of product 102.In this scoring only among the embodiment for the part of supply chain, the eco-environmental impact that combine to obtain whole supply chain of can preferably this scoring and the eco-environmental impact of other parts that reflect supply chain being marked is marked.

In a particular embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined to be had by the caused eco-environmental impact of infrastructure and how much is attributable to a specific product and can generates eco-environmental impact scoring with this information.For example, obtain such as the size of the information of the size of product 102 and weight and the conveying containers (for example, carton) that is used for transporting this product and weight information and be stored in the supply chain database circuit 204.Such as the needs how much energy product 102 being stored in warehouse (for example, product 102 need to be stored under the fixing temperature in this embodiment) and/or this product 102 take much spaces in the warehouse information can be stored in the supply chain database circuit 204.

In one exemplary embodiment, can calculate and some eco-environmental impacts scorings of permanent storage products in order to can retrieve these scorings and not need again to calculate these eco-environmental impacts scorings at certain follow-up time point.Be not stored in muchly among the embodiment of supply chain database circuit 204 in the eco-environmental impact scoring, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be in response to asking to calculate a scoring.

In one exemplary embodiment, the addressable transport infrastructure of company table 210 is retrieved the eco-environmental impact scoring.Then the said firm can append to the scoring that obtains on the product 102, for example, eco-environmental impact scoring can be write on the label that ties up to product 102 and/or product parcel, be embedded in RFID label, internal memory and/or be attached to product 102 and/or bar code that product superscribes in.The said firm also can be increased to the eco-environmental impact scoring in the information of product listed on the webpage 102.

Such as what will describe in detail in the following paragraph, service efficiency scoring and/or eco-environmental impact scoring can be used under multiple condition.For example, In a particular embodiment, reward/punish circuit 256 and reward or punish the user based on his or her scoring.After the user finishes this product of use or when the user is using this product, can calculate the service efficiency scoring and this scoring is delivered to award/punishment circuit 256.Reward/punishment circuit 256 can be processed the service efficiency scoring and/or eco-environmental impact is marked and determine whether to reward or punish this user based on above-mentioned scoring.If this user is rewarded or punishes, relevant information then is stored in award/punishment information table 258.For example, the incentive message that is stored in award/punishment information table 258 can comprise an icon that represents prize, and this prize icon is to be generated by the tissue of being devoted to so that the friendly mode of environmental protection is taken action.In another embodiment, reward/punishment information table 258 comprises an expression reward voucher, Gift Voucher, indication is free or reduce the information that offers user's 300 services, etc. figure.Similarly, reward/punishment information table 258 also comprises based on processing and/or the punishment relevant with user account 252 of product purchase behavior.For example, punishment can be to collect the charges to the user, has the prize of negative association, etc.In another embodiment, service efficiency scoring invalid the making that can be used for product-based charged to the user.For example, charging circuit 240 can be collected the charges to user account based on one or more scorings of service efficiency.

Continue the description of Fig. 2, associated circuit 254 can be executable instruction, specific product can be associated with user account when this instruction is carried out by processor.Briefly, each specific products that system 114 follows the tracks of is assigned with a unique identifier, for example, device-readable identifier or device-readable identifier add a sequence number, and can be user account of each user assignment that uses potentially this tracking product, this user account is stored in the user account database circuit 250.When the user obtains control to product, for example, when he or she buys, to lease, or when receiving product 102, associated circuit 254 can be set up related between the identifier of identifying user account's information (for example user account 252) and product 102.Illustrate user account 252, its can be associated with the user 300 that the paragraph of back will be described in detail (although only shown a user account, system 114 can be a plurality of users and safeguards the account).

User account database circuit 250 can be safeguarded by control or with the entity of system 114.For example, suppose system 114 be by such as Etc. company set up.In this embodiment, user account database circuit 250 can comprise the user account that can carry out with company the user of online transaction.Alternatively, user account can be delivered with the user social networks binding of blog, upload pictures, each other transmission information etc.In one exemplary embodiment, system 114 can comprise or be relevant with the social networking service of for example being safeguarded by webserver circuit 236.Network server circuit 236 can be used for generating one or more download to computing equipment (for example, desktop personal computer, smart mobile phone, etc.) webpage, but this computing equipment comprises that the operation logic circuit is to allow the user mutual each other.For example, webserver circuit 236 can send webpage to allowing the user to deliver blog, the computing equipment of upload pictures etc.

Each user account (such as user account 252) comprises the tabulation of product alternatively, and this tabulation can comprise the product relevant with user account 252 and tabulate: namely, and the product of lease, the product that the product of using or user have.Each product in the tabulation is relevant with the information of its state of description, for example, has, lease or process, the disposal route of selected treatment product, this product and user account related how long, the serial number of product (it can be used to specific product is associated with the specific user), etc.

Translate into now Fig. 3, its common demonstration can be retail location, and the wholesale dealer position obtains the exemplary environments of provider location etc.As shown in the figure, product 102 is wrapped up in the packing of product 306, and this packing of product 306 can be box, plastic ties, plastic casing etc.As shown in the figure, the packing of product 306 and/or product 102 can comprise eco-environmental impact scoring (304 and/or 310).For example, company's eco-environmental impact scoring of the caused eco-environmental impact of a part that reflection can be used for transporting the supply chain of this product 102 prints and utilizes paster or other labels to be attached on the packing of product 306 and/or the product 102.In this embodiment, thus the user who determines whether to buy product 102 can check this label or paster understands with this Product transport to retail location 112 the caused eco-environmental impact in wholesale dealer position 110 etc.In identical or other embodiment, the eco-environmental impact scoring can be stored in the RFID label, in the bar code, in the storer (for example ROM), and/or is etched in the packing of product 306 and/or the product 102.

In identical or other embodiment, the user can come to obtain one or more eco-environmental impact quantized values (306 and/or 314) with equipment 302 from the packing of product 306 and/or product 102.For example, two-dimension code or the RFID label that comprises the eco-environmental impact scoring can be attached in product 102 and/or the packing of product 306.Alternatively, this two-dimension code or RFID label can comprise a device-readable identifier, obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring thereby this identifier can offer system 114.

In identical or other embodiment, user 300 can obtain one or more description treatment product with equipment 302 and pack 306 and/or the processing mode identifier (308 and/or 316) of the method for product 102.For example, provider network server 118 printable processing mode identifiers (308 and/or 316) and utilize paster or other labels are bonded on the packing of product 306 and/or the product 102.In this embodiment, thus the user 300 who determines whether to buy this product can check label or paster to have gained some understanding to the eco-environmental impact that product 102 causes.In identical or different embodiment, processing mode identifier (308 and/or 316) can be stored in the RFID label, and two-dimension code, storer are (for example, ROM) and/or be etched in the packing of product 306 or the product 102.In these embodiments each, user 300 can utilize equipment 302 to come extraction process mode identifier (308 and/or 316).

Product 102 also can comprise lattice network 318, and it can be network adapter or the software instruction that is used for controlling network adapter.In this embodiment, thereby product 102 can communicate with system 114 and receives one or more processing mode identifiers, eco-environmental impact quantized value, and/or eco-environmental impact scoring.

With reference to figure 4, it has shown the circuit integrated with equipment 302.Equipment 302 can be calculating/communication facilities, it comprises, for example, kneetop computer, dull and stereotyped computing system, desktop PC, or such as cell phone, smart mobile phone, mobile internet device (MID:Mobile Internet Device), the handheld device of super portable personal (UMPC:Ultra Mobile Personal Computer) is such as personal digital assistant (PDA:personal digital assitant) and similar fusion device.For example, equipment can comprise storer (for example, random access storage device, ROM, etc.), can comprise the instruction that can be carried out by processor in this storer.In addition, equipment 302 can comprise the radio such as GPS, a plurality of integrated circuit of network interface adapter etc. and the relevant firmware that operates such equipment.Equipment 302 can comprise user interface circuit 412, and it can include but not limited to, by such as touch user interface, keyboard, the direction pad, the input module that the combination of the software and hardware of microphone etc. realizes and such as the screen of LCDs, the output precision of loudspeaker etc.

Equipment 302 comprises client's supply chain data circuit 402 alternatively, client's eco-environmental impact scoring 418, and/or product configuration file database circuit 414.Correspondingly, in the application's embodiment, be described as the function relevant with eco-environmental impact circuit 206, client's supply chain database circuit 204, and/or product configuration file database circuit 202 can be integrated in the equipment 302.Similarly, in some embodiment of the application, service efficiency scoring and/or eco-environmental impact scoring can be calculated with the data that are stored in equipment 302 and/or system 114 by the equipment of product 102 outsides.Correspondingly, although be described to be carried out by system 114 about the operation of Fig. 5-Figure 11, these operate in the alternative embodiment and also can carry out by equipment 302.

Equipment 302 utilizes reader for two-dimension code 406, and device location is determined circuit 408, RFID reader circuitry 410, and network adapter circuit 422 or camera circuit 404 are obtained information from product 102 and/or the packing of product 306.In other exemplary embodiments, information can be inputted to obtain about sound or other user of the discussion of product 102 from system 114 or supply chain database 420, the product configuration file database 414, the user that obtain by the image of using the product 102 that obtains from camera circuit 414.

Fig. 5 and following accompanying drawing comprise a plurality of embodiment of operating process, with discussion and the explanation that provides about the exemplary environments of Fig. 1 above-mentioned-4.It should be understood, however, that operating process can carry out in the mode of texturing of many other environment and context and/or Fig. 1-4.Similarly, although different operating processes represent according to illustrated order, should be appreciated that also different operating processes can carry out according to the order of different execution sequences rather than those demonstrations, perhaps also can carry out concurrently.

Further, describe below in the accompanying drawing of different flow processs, different operating can be described by the mode of the nested square frame of square frame (box-within-a-box).Such description can represent that the operation in the inner square frame can comprise the optional exemplary embodiment of the operation steps shown in one or more outside square frames.It should be understood, however, that the operation of inner square frame can be regarded as the independent operation that separates mutually with any related outside square frame and it can carry out in random order with respect to operation shown in every other, perhaps can carry out concurrently.

With reference now to Fig. 5,, it has shown the operating process that comprises operation 500,502 and 504 of the aspect that realizes the application.As shown, operation 500 is operating process and operates 502 and shown for obtaining product and determine eco-environmental impact scoring, marks by quantizing to generate above-mentioned eco-environmental impact by the information of eco-environmental impact that at least a portion is used for the supply chain of this product of transportation.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 2, in one exemplary embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can determine to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring of product 102.In one embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be realized by the instruction of being carried out by processor In a particular embodiment and can be determined that (for example generating or retrieval from transport infrastructure table 210) obtains the eco-environmental impact scoring of product 102.

In this embodiment, the eco-environmental impact scoring can reflect for the caused eco-environmental impact of infrastructure of realizing the supply chain that at least a portion is used for transmitting, for example, product 102 is moved to B point (wherein may have intermediate point between A and the B and may have other points after a B and before putting A) from the A point.In a particular embodiment, and briefly with reference to figure 1, the eco-environmental impact scoring can be a branch of supply chain, and this supply chain be by can being factory, the manufacturer position 104 in warehouse etc. and can be that the Distribution Center 106 in warehouse forms.Similarly, eco-environmental impact scoring can reflect and utilizes lorry product 102 to be moved a warehouse in Chinese Port city from a factory of China, utilize steamer with product 102 from the warehouse delivery of China to the Seattle, washingtonian warehouse, and with product 102 from the Seattle, washingtonian warehouse delivery is to the Seattle, in the Washington by

The caused eco-environmental impact of the Distribution Center that has.

In an exemplary configuration, eco-environmental impact scoring can be at least part of based on by be used for product 102 be transported to the Transfer method of another position from a position, along above-mentioned road for being used for the CO that the warehouse of storage products 102 provides energy etc. to produce ₂The quantity of e.For example, suppose that shipping company uses train that product 102 is transported to Distribution Center 106 from manufacturer position 104.In this embodiment, transport infrastructure table 210 (for example can comprise clauses and subclauses shipping company

), it has described the CO that generates according to road ₂The quantity of e is (for example, by product is transported to the CO that the lorry type in the warehouse in Chinese Port city generates from the factory of China ₂The quantity of e also comprises the eco-environmental impact data of other parts of road simultaneously) and the information volume and weight of wrapped product 102 (and with) of describing product 102 sizes (for example volume) and weight.In this embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can utilize above-mentioned information to calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch.This scoring can be kept, can use when identical branch transports with other products 102 of box lunch.

In a particular embodiment, by determining whole CO based on volume and weight information ₂Which part of e is attributable to product 102 and calculates the eco-environmental impact scoring; And output numeral and/or search numeral, alphabetical grade, and/or with whole CO ₂The wording that the determining section of e is relevant.In another particular embodiment, N different ecological environmental impact variable (wherein N represents the natural number greater than 1) standardization and combination can be marked to generate eco-environmental impact.For example, CO ₂E variable and be reflected in the road variable that generates how much rubbish and can and combine by standardization to calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.

Again get back to Fig. 5, operation 504 expressions send to computing equipment with the eco-environmental impact scoring.For example, refer again to simultaneously Fig. 2, for example the lattice network 116 of network interface unit and the relevant firmware/software packet that can send one or more expression eco-environmental impact score information is to computing equipment: for example, tablet computer systems, mobile phone, provider network server 118 and equipment 302 etc.In one exemplary embodiment, can pass through Email, text message, document, html file, XML file etc. mode sends to the eco-environmental impact scoring in the computer system.

In a particular embodiment, assumed calculation equipment be with maintenance provider (for example,

) the relevant computer of company of the webserver 118.When the user orders a product, this product usually is transported to from Distribution Center 106 and obtains provider location 108.In this embodiment, system 114 can receive to describe the information that product 102 is transported to the infrastructure of Distribution Center 106 from manufacturer position 104 in advance.For example, the said firm can provide the information that can use what shipping company and can use what transportation resources in this branch that is illustrated in to system 114.System 114 also can calculate via this branch and transport the eco-environmental impact scoring of this product 102 and this scoring is stored in the transport infrastructure table 210.The eco-environmental impact scoring can be retrieved and send to the computer system relevant with the said firm.The eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch can be inserted in the product description information of product 102.Similarly, when the user browsed the webpage of product 102, he or she can browse the eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch.

With reference now to Fig. 6 A,, it shown with Fig. 5 in those operations can unite the operation bidirectional of execution.Particularly, Fig. 6 A has shown operation bidirectional 602-612.Forward now operation 602 to, it has shown in response to the product facility readable identifier that receives determines the eco-environmental impact scoring.For example, refer again to simultaneously Fig. 2, in one exemplary embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for determining in response to the reception of the signal of the device-readable identifier that comprises product 102 the eco-environmental impact scoring of product 102.

In a particular embodiment, send to system 114 by equipment 302 scanning products 102 and with eco-environmental impact scoring request by network.In a particular embodiment, the device-readable identifier of product 102 can be encapsulated in the message that is received by lattice network 116.This message can comprise the field of marking equipment readable identifier and identify the field that this message is eco-environmental impact scoring request.In a particular embodiment, this request can comprise that also this request of indication is the information to the current location of which part supply chain, the identity of company that product 102 is provided and/or product 102.For example, this message can be that request reflection is used for product is sent to for example user's family of destination locations 108(from manufacturer position 104) the eco-environmental impact scoring of whole supply chain.

Continue the description among Fig. 6 A, operation 604 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring has been sent to the computer system relevant with the manufacturer of product.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 1, can send in the eco-environmental impact scoring among the embodiment of the computer system relevant with the manufacturer of product 102 (for example, the computer system relevant with the tissue of controlling manufacturer position 104).This computer system can Email, electronic chart, and the mode of document etc. receives this eco-environmental impact scoring.In case obtained this eco-environmental impact scoring, the agency can be attached to this scoring on the packing of product 306 and/or the product 102.In a particular embodiment, suppose manufacturing company to system 114 provide the expression shipping company be used for product 102 be transported to such as

The information of relevant wholesale dealer position 110.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can determine the eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch and this scoring is sent to manufacturer from the information of describing the employed infrastructure of shipping company, and it can be marked this eco-environmental impact and put into the RFID label or be placed on the paster that is bonded at the packing of product 306.

Continue the description of Fig. 6 A, operation 606 expressions send to this eco-environmental impact scoring in the computer system relevant with the company that product is provided.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 1, can send among the embodiment of the computer system relevant with the company that product 102 is provided in the eco-environmental impact scoring, for example, scoring be sent in the computer system relevant with the tissue of controlling retail location 112 and/or wholesale dealer position 110.This computer system can Email, electronic chart, and the mode of document etc. receives this eco-environmental impact scoring and the agency can be attached to this eco-environmental impact scoring on the packing of product 306 and/or the product 102.In a particular embodiment, suppose that the information that expression identification is used for product 102 is transported to the shipping company of wholesale dealer position 110 or retail location 112 is stored in the system 114.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can determine the eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch and this scoring is sent to manufacturer from the information of describing the employed infrastructure of shipping company, and this manufacturer can mark this eco-environmental impact and put into two-dimension code or be placed on the paster that is bonded at the packing of product 306.

Continue the description of Fig. 6, operation 608 expressions send to the equipment relevant with obtaining entity with the eco-environmental impact scoring.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 3, can be sent among the embodiment of equipment 302 in the eco-environmental impact scoring.For example, the eco-environmental impact scoring can be passed through Email, text message, and html web page, XML document etc. mode sends.Equipment 302 can receive this eco-environmental impact scoring and so that user interface circuit 412 provides the image of expression eco-environmental impact scoring.

In a particular embodiment, suppose that the user determines whether to buy product 102 at retail location 112 places.In this embodiment, supposing that user 300 is interesting browses description and this product 102 is delivered to 112 pairs of environment of retail location causes the information of much harm and use equipment 302 to take a picture as product 102.Lattice network 422 can send the packet of information of one or more these images of indication in system 114.Except this image, user 300 can send the identity of indication retail location 112 and the information of position.

Forward now Fig. 2 to, but lattice network 116 receipt messages and this message can be sent to eco-environmental impact circuit 206.The eco-environmental impact circuit can determine that this message is the request Concurrency that eco-environmental impact is marked to be sent inquire supply chain database circuit 104, and this eco-environmental impact scoring is the eco-environmental impact scoring that product 102 is sent at least a portion supply chain of retail location 112.Supply chain database circuit 204 can search for to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch in transport infrastructure table 210.In the situation that this scoring is not saved, such as the information of employed Transfer method, the CO of each transportation resources ₂E information, the size/weight Information Availability of product 102 are calculated the eco-environmental impact scoring.Lattice network 116 can send it back the scoring of this eco-environmental impact the IP address place relevant with equipment 302.

In a particular embodiment, the company of control retail location 112 can upload in advance and describe them and be used for obtaining the information of shipping company of product 102 and this shipping company and may upload to quantize by the information of transporting the eco-environmental impact that product 102 brings to the employed infrastructure of this retail.This infrastructure information can be used to calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.

Get back to now Fig. 6, operation 610 has shown eco-environmental impact scoring has been sent to product.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 3, in an example, can be interested in the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that is used for transporting this product 102 such as user 300 user.For example, the and products retail post-11.2 place that user 300 can be in Fig. 1 and user are interested in buying product 112.In this embodiment, and with reference to figure 2, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 (for example can generate a piece of news, the html file), this message comprise the eco-environmental impact scoring relevant with product 102 and by lattice network 116 with this message send to product 102(for example, mobile phone, tablet computer systems etc.) the relevant network address.But product 102 receipt messages and so that user interface circuit 320(for example based on the lcd screen of user interface) image that comprises the eco-environmental impact scoring is provided.

In one exemplary embodiment, the eco-environmental impact circuit 206 of Fig. 2 can come generating messages in response to the request that receives from product 102.For example, user 300 can press the button that is attached to product 102, and product 102 can send to system 114 with product ID by lattice network 318 with its device-readable identifier.One or more message can receive and eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be sold to determine by searching this specific product the identity of and products retail post-11.2 wherein by lattice network 116.Then eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can utilize the identity information of this and products retail position and the device-readable identifier of product 102 to form the query requests that can be submitted to supply chain database circuit 204.Then can obtain eco-environmental impact scoring and the mode of this this scoring by message sent it back product 102, wherein this message can be presented on the user interface 320.

Refer again to Fig. 6, the processing mode identifier that operation 612 expressions will be described the product treatment mode is associated with this product.For example, simultaneously with reference to the context among the figure 2, in one embodiment, can comprise product database circuit 202 in the system 114.Product database circuit 202 can comprise one or more manipulation designator of product 102, and these identifiers are stored in the processing mode identifier list 222.In a particular embodiment, processing mode can be to describe the instruction of the method for the treatment of product 102 according to the land-fill method of processing.In identical or other embodiment, processing mode can be relevant with the processing mode quantized value, and this quantized value has been described according to relevant processing mode product 102 is processed caused eco-environmental impact.

With reference now to Fig. 6 B,, it represented can with Fig. 5 in the operation bidirectional carried out of those operation gangs.Especially, Fig. 6 B has shown operation 614-630.Operation 614 is expressed as obtains this product and determines eco-environmental impact scoring, and this eco-environmental impact scoring is generated by the information that quantizes to make the caused eco-environmental impact of this product.For example, in one exemplary embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for generating the eco-environmental impact scoring that comprises the 102 caused eco-environmental impacts that manufacture a product.In a particular embodiment, these harm can be based on CO ₂E, the objectionable impurities that is generated by manufacturer, the ground pollution thing that is generated by manufacturer, the quantized value that quantizes at the manufacture a product exotic material that consumes in 102 and/or the exotic material in the product 102 etc.Can determine the quantized value in each eco-environmental impact source and be attached in the eco-environmental impact scoring to go.

In a particular embodiment, suppose that product 102 is kneetop computers.In this embodiment, the manufacturer of this kneetop computer has generated the energy expenditure information of the factory of this kneetop computer of assembling.In this embodiment, be used for generating the quantity of energy of single kneetop computer and the source of this energy and can be determined (for example, the energy Consumption Analysis can be carried out) in factory.From above-mentioned information, the CO that discharges in order to make kneetop computer ₂The quantity of e can be estimated to generate the eco-environmental impact scoring.

Again get back to Fig. 6 B, operation 616 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain this product, it is by such Information generation that this eco-environmental impact is marked, and this information quantizes this product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact in wholesale dealer position from the manufacturing position.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 2 and in conjunction with Fig. 1, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for this product from the position 104(of manufacturer for example generating reflection, the factory in China) for example be transported to wholesale dealer position 110(, in the Seattle, washingtonian

The shop) eco-environmental impact of caused harm scoring.Perhaps consider another kind of mode, the quantity by the caused eco-environmental impact of supply chain infrastructure that is represented by the arrow between manufacturer position 104 and the wholesale dealer position 110 can be quantized and be used for determining the eco-environmental impact scoring.For example, can determine the CO that generates ₂The quantity of e, the quantity of the rubbish of generation, etc., and use size, the information of weight etc. product 102 can be calculated the quantity owing to product 102.Then eco-environmental impact scoring can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and relevant with this product 102 and this scoring sent to computing equipment such as equipment 302.

Can collect the information of describing infrastructure by one or more agencies, this infrastructure is made to transport this product 102 by one or more shipping companies.In a particular embodiment, this information can represent that shipping company transports product 102 to the port city of China by lorry; Use steamer that product 102 is transported to the Seattle, washingtonian harbour from the port city of China; Use lorry that product 102 (for example, is transported to the wholesale dealer position

Company).In addition, can be determined together with being used for the energy spectrometer information in warehouse of storage products 102 on the way such as the type of employed lorry and steamer.These information can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and from these information can determine one or more eco-environmental impact scorings.This one or more eco-environmental impacts scoring can send to other computer systems by lattice network 116, for example by

The computer system of control, by the computer system of user's 300 controls, etc.

With reference to the operation 618 among the figure 6B, determine to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is the so at least Information generation of basis, and this information quantizes product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the wholesale dealer position.For example, simultaneously also with reference to figure 2 and Fig. 1, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for generating reflection with product 102 from wholesale dealer position 110(warehouse for example) be transported to the eco-environmental impact scoring of the caused at least harm of infrastructure of retail location 112.Perhaps consider another kind of mode, the quantity by the caused eco-environmental impact of supply chain infrastructure that is represented by the arrow between wholesale dealer position 110 and the retail location 112 can be quantized and be used for determining the eco-environmental impact scoring.Can determine the CO that generates ₂The quantity of e, the quantity of the rubbish of generation, etc., and use size, the information of weight etc. product 102 can be calculated the quantity owing to product 102.Then eco-environmental impact scoring can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and relevant with product 102 and this scoring sent to computing equipment such as provider network server 118.

Can collect the information of describing infrastructure by one or more agencies, this infrastructure is made to transport this product 102 by one or more shipping companies.Information In a particular embodiment can represent that shipping company is transported to retail location 112 with product 102 from wholesale dealer position 110 by lorry.In addition, can be determined together with being used for the energy spectrometer information in warehouse of storage products 102 on the way such as the type of employed lorry and steamer.These information can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and from these information can determine one or more eco-environmental impact scorings.This one or more eco-environmental impacts scoring can send to other computer systems by lattice network 116, for example by

Continue the description among Fig. 6 B, operation 620 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, and it is that this information will be transported product and be quantized to the caused eco-environmental impact of Distribution Center according to such Information generation that this eco-environmental impact is marked.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 2 and in conjunction with Fig. 1, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for product 102 from the position 104(of manufacturer for example generating reflection, by the Texas instrument

The warehouse that is positioned at Texas of control) for example be transported to the 106(of Distribution Center, by The warehouse of control) eco-environmental impact of caused harm scoring.Perhaps in other words, by the quantity of the caused eco-environmental impact of supply chain infrastructure that is used for transportation, for example counter can be used to determine the eco-environmental impact scoring.Can determine the CO that generates ₂The quantity of e, the quantity of the rubbish of generation, etc., and use size, the information of weight etc. product 102 can be calculated the quantity owing to product 102.Then eco-environmental impact scoring can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and relevant with product 102 and this scoring sent to computing equipment such as product 102.

In a particular embodiment, suppose that product 102 is LCD TV and sends in advance the description transportation resources by the agency who makes the shipping company that entity uses, for example, the lorry type of use, the distance of transportation, the information of consumption of fuel etc. is in system 114.Eco-environmental impact scoring and this scoring that above-mentioned Information Availability generates this branch are stored in the transport infrastructure table 210.Then this scoring can propagate into entity that product 102 is provided and transport this product by this shipping company.Suppose in this embodiment, Distribution Center 106 can by such as

Online retailer use.In this embodiment, user 300 this server can quilt in this embodiment at provider network server 118(

Control) on browse the webpage of product 102, the webpage of product 102 can comprise the eco-environmental impact scoring of product 102, its this product of reflection transportation is to Distribution Center's 106 caused harm.

Continue the description among Fig. 6 B, operation 622 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, it is that this information quantizes product is transported the caused eco-environmental impact of retail location from the manufacturer position according to such Information generation that this eco-environmental impact is marked.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 2 and in conjunction with Fig. 1, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for generating the eco-environmental impact scoring, its reflection with product 102 from the position 104(of manufacturer for example, with the manufacturing at Indiana, for example, the storage facility that the company of the product 102 of washing machine is relevant) (for example be transported to retail location, at SanFrancisco, California's The market) caused harm.Can determine the CO that generates ₂The quantity of e, the quantity of the rubbish of generation, etc., and use size, the information of weight etc. product 102 can be calculated the quantity owing to product 102.Then eco-environmental impact scoring can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and relevant with product 102 and this scoring sent to computing equipment such as product 102.

In a particular embodiment, simultaneously with reference to figure 2, information represent such as Company with shipping company with such as domestic electronic appliances, home appliances, food, the product of clothes etc. is transported to retail location.Describe for the information that product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of infrastructure of retail location from the manufacturer position and can be received and store into transport infrastructure table 210.The scoring of the eco-environmental impact of this branch of supply chain can be used such as by train, the CO that lorry, warehouse etc. produce ₂E, the quantity of rubbish etc. is determined and can be calculated owing to the quantity of each product that transports by the method, for example by using size, the information of each product of weight etc.Then the eco-environmental impact scoring can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and with product 102 and be associated.

Continue the description among Fig. 6 B, operation 624 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, it is that this information is to quantizing product from the caused eco-environmental impact that Distribution Center is transported to retail location according to such Information generation that this eco-environmental impact is marked.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 2 and in conjunction with Fig. 1, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for generating the eco-environmental impact scoring, and this scoring has reflected by with product 102(for example, washing machine) from Distribution Center (for example with SanFrancisco, California's

General merchandise) to retail location 112(for example, in the SanFranciso urban district General merchandise) caused harm.The CO that generates ₂The quantity that e quantity, rubbish produce, etc., can determine and can calculate owing to the part of this product, for example, by the size of product 102, weight etc. information.Then be stored in eco-environmental impact scoring in the transport infrastructure table 210 and be associated with product 102 and then send it to computing equipment such as product 102.

Continue the description of Fig. 6 B, operation 626 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is at least according to such Information generation, and this information is to quantizing from Distribution Center product to the caused harm of the transportation of wholesale dealer position.For example, with reference to figure 2 and in conjunction with Fig. 1, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be used for generating the eco-environmental impact scoring, and it with product 102(has for example reflected, leather sofa) be transported to the caused harm in wholesale dealer position from Distribution Center.The CO that generates ₂The quantity of e, the quantity of the rubbish of generation, etc. can determine and can be by the size of product owing to the quantity of product, weight etc. information is calculated.Then eco-environmental impact scoring can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and be associated with product 102 and send in the computing equipment such as product 102.

Continue the description of Fig. 6 B, operation 628 has shown the request of reception to determine the eco-environmental impact scoring, and this request mark is by obtaining the selected transportation resources of entity.In one exemplary embodiment, can determine the eco-environmental impact scoring by eco-environmental impact circuit 206, this eco-environmental impact circuit 206 has been considered when obtaining article 102 by the caused harm of the selection of obtaining entity.For example, with reference to figure 2 and in conjunction with Fig. 1, but lattice network 116 receipt messages, for example, and one or more information packet, it comprises the request of the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining product 102.In this embodiment, this message can identify extraly by obtaining the selected transportation resources of entity.For example, this message can be indicated and be obtained entity and purchased to retail location and sell product 102, and this obtains entity and has required product 102 to transport by the air transport method of high priority, etc.

According to the message that receives, lattice network 116 can send to this message eco-environmental impact circuit 206, this circuit can be resolved this message and be determined by obtaining the selected transportation resources of entity, and the address of the Distribution Center of product 102 is transported in the address of retail or be used for.In this embodiment, user 300 plans to buy product 102 in retail location 112, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can determine product 102 and receive from user 300, equipment 302 or obtain agency's the information of the retail location 112 of such information from user 300 from request, this information has been described user 300 in retail location 112 and obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of advancing between the provider location 108 that obtains of product 102.Can determine the CO that generates ₂Quantity of the quantity of e, the rubbish of generation etc. and can be by the size of product owing to the quantity of product, weight etc. information is calculated.Then eco-environmental impact scoring can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and be associated with product 102 and send in the computing equipment such as product 102.

Alternatively, suppose that user 300 plans to buy product 102 by the internet, the user can browse the information about product 102 on the webpage that vendor server 118 generates.In this embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can receive request generating the eco-environmental impact scoring, its reflected product 102 is transported to for example obtain provider location 108(, user's family) caused eco-environmental impact.For in response to receiving this request, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can send a query requests and inquire about the eco-environmental impact scoring that has reflected at least the infrastructure that is used for transporting this product 102 to supply chain database circuit 204.Can receive this scoring by eco-environmental impact circuit 206, wherein circuit 206 can generate the message of the identical scoring of expression and this message is sent to the computing machine of filing a request, for example, and equipment 302 or provider network server 118.

The eco-environmental impact scoring of considering this branch of supply chain may be formed and stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 in advance.The eco-environmental impact scoring can quantize the branch that product 102 is transported to the supply chain of obtaining entity.For example, be used for product 102 is transported to and obtain provider location (for example, office block, family, etc.) carrier may information be uploaded to system 114, last branch that the employed infrastructure of carrier is transported product 102 has been described by this system, namely to obtaining entity.This information can comprise the automobile of which kind of type of sign use, and how many energy of automobile consumption is, the information of standard circuit that automobile moves etc.This Information Availability is determined one or more eco-environmental impact scorings.

Continue the description of Fig. 6 B, operation 630 has shown in response to the signal that receives indicating user and obtained this product product has been associated with user account.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 2, associated circuit 254 with user 300 user account (for example can be used for, user account 252) associates and storage information in account database circuit 250 with product 102, associated circuit 254 can be used for having obtained the product 102 of for example buying in response to received this user 300 of indication by lattice network 116, and user account 250 and product 102 are associated.For example, lattice network 116 can receive the information packet of one or more expression XML wrappers, and it comprises that a plurality of fields identify the indication that product 102, user's 300 user account (user account 252) and user have bought product 102.

In one exemplary embodiment, each user of consumer products all has a user account in account database circuit 250.Yet, in another embodiment, a plurality of users may share a user account and/or user account can be associated such as the such entity of home unit or company.For example, a user account can be used for " Smith family (Smith family) ".In this embodiment, any member in Smith family, for example, when Mr. Smith or Mrs Smith bought product, signal was sent out and is received by associated circuit 254, and storage indication Smith family member has bought the information of product.

In a particular embodiment, account database circuit 250 can be stored the user account that obtains the user of product from one or more companies.For example, suppose account database circuit 250 storage such as

Such user account.In this embodiment, suppose that user 300 has visited

Retail location and determined in this embodiment to buy product LCD tv product 102.When the user pays the bill for TV, the staff of sales field can inquire the his or her name on account of user, his or her Real Name, address etc. and with these input informations in computer system, computer system can send the message of the device-readable designator that comprises user profile and LCD TV.Lattice network 116 receives this message and determines that based on the content of message header this message is the message of related products.Determine in response to this, networking circuit 116 can send to this message associated circuit 254.Then the information of associated circuit 254 from message is determined that user account 252 is associated with the user and user account 250 and LCD TV is associated.

In another embodiment, suppose user's 300 on-line purchases and browse the webpage that is generated by the supplier's network server 118 that comprises product 102 information, product is book in this embodiment.In this embodiment, suppose the voucher that user 300 determines to buy this book and user account 252 is provided.When user 300 bought this book, supplier's network server 118 can generate the message of the identifier of the device-readable identifier that comprises this user account and book.Lattice network 116 can receive this message and determine that according to the content of message header this message is the product related information.Determine in response to this, lattice network 116 can send to this message associated circuit 254.The information of associated circuit 254 from message can be determined that user account 250 is associated with the user and user account 250 and book is related.

With reference now to Fig. 7 A,, the operation 702-712 that its expression is extra.Forward operation 702 to, it has shown for obtaining this product determines the eco-environmental impact scoring, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is by so at least Information generation, and this information is to quantizing in the position relevant with obtaining entity and the caused eco-environmental impact of transmission that obtains between the retail shop of product.For example, again forward Fig. 1 to and in conjunction with Fig. 2, in one embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring, and this scoring has reflected that the user arrives retail location 112 to obtain product 102 caused eco-environmental impacts harm.For example, when he or she arrives retail location 113 or wholesale dealer position 110, the CO that is produced by user 300 ₂The content of e can be determined.Then the scoring of this eco-environmental impact can be stored in the transport infrastructure table 210 and be associated with product 102 and send to such as the such computing equipment of equipment 302.

In one exemplary embodiment, user 300 can obtain product 102 from retail location 112 or wholesale dealer position 110.In this embodiment, last branch information that can obtain by the employee of retail location 112 or wholesale dealer position 110 is calculated.This information can be described transportation resources: for example, and type of the mileage of advancing, the time of advancing, speed, automobile etc.System 114 can receive this information and access the transportation resources that supply chain database 210 is adopted with inquiring user 300, for example, motorbus, car, bicycle, etc.., and such as the mileage of driving, average velocity, the eco-environmental impact scoring of calculating this branch with information of used time etc.

In another configuration, suppose that equipment 302 is mobile devices and comprise that device location determines circuit 408, for example, gps receiver.In this embodiment, gps receiver can activate and can follow the tracks of the path that user 300 is used for arriving and products retail post-11.2 or wholesale dealer position 110.When user 300 buys product 102, but his or she user's interface circuit 412, and for example, touch display is inputted the information that indicating user has obtained this product 102 and has been used for arriving the transportation resources of producer retailer.System 114 can receive this information and access supply chain database 210 obtains velocity information with the method that inquiring user 300 is adopted with this, the average mile that per gallon gasoline is advanced, etc., and utilize this information and range information to come together to calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch in this path.

Operation 704 with reference to figure 7A, it has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized product is transported to from the manufacturer position.For example, and again get back to Fig. 1 and in conjunction with Fig. 2, in one embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring, this scoring with product 102 from the position 104(of manufacturer has for example reflected, the storage facility relevant with the company of the product of Texas Production Example such as kneetop computer) be transported to and obtain the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location (for example, at Columbus, the consumer's at Ohio place dwelling).

For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 2, describe the information that is used for being transported to the Transfer method that obtains entity that adopts manufacturer position 104 and can be imported in the supply chain database 210.For example, the transportation option can comprise that those are by United States Parcel

Provide such as Priority

Express Etc. option, and/or by such as

The transportation option that provides of company, for example, preferential aerial service, routine is served in the air, ground transport service, freight shipments service etc., and carrier has uploaded the information of the infrastructure of using about system 114 in advance.This Information Availability comes at least a portion supply chain generates the eco-environmental impact scoring, and this supply chain is for example obtained provider location 108(, user house for product 102 is transported to).In this embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can receive request to determine the eco-environmental impact scoring and to transmit query requests to supply chain database circuit 204.Supply chain database circuit 204 can be searched for the eco-environmental impact scoring in transport infrastructure table 210, wherein should scoring pass through product 102, the packing of product 306 such as the information of size/weight and utilize this infrastructure that product is transported to Columbus from storage place, the caused eco-environmental impact of Ohio has calculated.

For example, suppose that user 300 wishes to buy product 102 by the webpage of browse displays product 102, this webpage is to be generated by vendor server 118.In this embodiment, user 300 can provide transportation destination and this destination to send to eco-environmental impact circuit 206 with request, has considered at least product 102 is transported to the eco-environmental impact scoring of obtaining provider location 108 caused eco-environmental impacts to calculate.For example, preferential air transport service can comprise with utilizing lorry product 102 is transported to the relevant potential hazard in airport, product 102 is transported to the harm that the aircraft that comprises the city that obtains provider location produces, and product is transported to the harm that the lorry that obtains provider location 108 produces.Then this eco-environmental impact scoring can send it back provider network server 118, and it can show this scoring at webpage.

In another embodiment, suppose that provider network server 118 has obtained in advance reflecting that product 102 is transported to the ecology influence of obtaining provider location 108 caused ecology influences marks.For example, suppose that the company of transporting has uploaded information of supply chain in advance, it is to comprise the route that the lorry of the area service of obtaining provider location 108 is taked and determined in advance the eco-environmental impact scoring that this information has been described, this scoring has been described and transported different product 102 caused eco-environmental impacts in this zone, and the computer system relevant with the provider network server communicates.Similarly, the eco-environmental impact scoring that obtains in advance can show with product 102 on webpage relatedly.

Again get back to Fig. 7 A, operation 706 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, the scoring of this ecologic environment environmental impact is by so at least Information generation, and this information is obtained the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantized product is transported to from Distribution Center.For example, again get back to Fig. 1 and in conjunction with Fig. 2, in one embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring, this scoring with product 102 from Distribution Center (has for example reflected, store factory) be transported to and for example obtain provider location 108(, in New York City, the office among the New York) caused harm.For example, and with reference to figure 2, the information of describing the employed infrastructure of entity that product 102 is provided is imported in the supply chain database 210.For example, suppose such as

Company sell product 102 and be scheduled to transportation service product 102 is transported to New York City, obtaining the information that provider location and supposition carrier have uploaded the infrastructure that adopts about system 114 in advance among the New York.In this embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can receive a request to determine the eco-environmental impact scoring and to send query requests to supply chain database circuit 204.Suppose that supply chain data circuit 204 can search for eco-environmental impact scoring in transport infrastructure table 210, this scoring is by such as product 102, the size/weight information of the packing of product 306 and utilize this infrastructure that product is transported to New York City from storage place, the caused eco-environmental impact of office at New York place calculates.

In a particular embodiment, suppose that user 300 wants to buy product 102 by the webpage of browse displays product 102, this webpage is to be provided by provider network server 118.In this embodiment, user 300 can provide transportation destination and this destination to send to eco-environmental impact circuit 206 with the request of eco-environmental impact scoring, and wherein the eco-environmental impact scoring is considered at least product is transported to and obtained provider location 108 caused eco-environmental impacts.This request can identify the company of this request of submission to, the identity of product 102, the address that obtains provider location 108, address of Distribution Center 106 etc.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can extract this information and supply chain database circuit 204 is arrived in the submit Query request, and this query requests can be searched for the eco-environmental impact scoring of this query requests coupling and with this scoring and be sent it back eco-environmental impact circuit 206.Ecology influence circuit 206 can generate the message that comprises the eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to the network identifier relevant with asking computing system, for example, supplier's network server 118, equipment 302, be positioned at the computer system of retail location 112, etc.

Continue the description of Fig. 7 A, operation 708 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is by so at least Information generation, and this information quantizes transport the caused eco-environmental impact of product by Air transportation service.For example, again get back to Fig. 1 and in conjunction with Fig. 2, in one embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring, this scoring has reflected product 102 is transported to for example obtains provider location 108(, is positioned at Chicago, the user family of Illinois) caused harm.For example, simultaneously with reference to figure 2, the information of the infrastructure that the entity that describing provides product adopts can be imported in the supply chain database 210.For example, suppose such as

Company sell product 102 and with predetermined such as

Transportation service product 102 be transported to from regional Distribution Center (for example, Lexington, Kentucky) be positioned at Chicago, Illinois obtains provider location.For example, one can be the air transport service in the transportation service that is provided by carrier.In this embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can receive request to determine the eco-environmental impact scoring and to send query requests to supply chain database circuit 204.Suppose that supply chain database circuit 204 can search for eco-environmental impact scoring in transport infrastructure table 210, this scoring is passed through such as product 102, the size/weight information of the packing of product 306 and be used for product is transported at Chicago from regional distribution plant, the caused eco-environmental impact of the user family at Illinois place calculates.

For example, suppose that user 300 wishes by calling out a telephone number and buying product 102 with the agency's conversation that places an order.In this embodiment, user 300 can provide the transportation destination and indicate him or she to wish to obtain as quickly as possible this product 102.The agency that places an order can be entered in the computer system, and this computer system can send a message to lattice network 116.This message can be sent to eco-environmental impact circuit 206 with eco-environmental impact scoring, and this scoring has been considered to be transported to major general's product 102 and obtained provider location 108 caused environmental impacts.This request can identify the company of submitting request to, the identity of product 102, and the address that obtains provider location 108, the address of Distribution Center 106, the indication air transport is chosen to be the information of transportation resources, etc.But 206 information extractions of eco-environmental impact circuit also send query requests to supply chain database circuit 204, this inquiry can be searched for the eco-environmental impact scoring in transport infrastructure table 210, this scoring is by product 102, the packing of product 306 such as the information of size/weight and utilize infrastructure to transport the caused eco-environmental impact of product by the air transport service to calculate.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate the message that comprises eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to network identifier with the Agent Computer System Dependent that places an order.Then this agency that places an order can be with the scoring of this eco-environmental impact by transtelephonic to user 300, this scoring is printed on the invoice of product 102, etc.

Continue the description of Fig. 7 A, operation 710 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information will be transported the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by preferential transportation service and be quantized.For example, and again get back to Fig. 1 and in conjunction with Fig. 2, in one embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring, this scoring has reflected (for example selects preferential transportation service, next day air delivery) product 102 is transported to for example obtain provider location 108(, office) caused harm.Suppose that in one embodiment this request with product 102 from the position 104(of manufacturer for example is, the warehouse) be transported to and obtain provider location 108.

Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 receives request to determine the eco-environmental impact scoring and to submit query requests to supply chain database 210.In this embodiment, this request can be indicated the identity of product 102, obtains the address of provider location 108, the address of manufacturer position 104, and the indication next day air delivery has been chosen to be the information of transportation resources, etc.Supply chain database circuit 204 can be searched the eco-environmental impact scoring in transport infrastructure table 210, this scoring is according to product 102, the packing of product 306 such as the information of size/weight and utilize infrastructure to transport by preferential transportation service that the caused eco-environmental impact of product calculates.In the embodiment that these clauses and subclauses exist, supply chain database circuit 204 can send it back this scoring eco-environmental impact circuit 206; Otherwise, the eco-environmental impact circuit can calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate the message that comprises eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to network identifier with the requesting computer System Dependent, for example, provider network server 118, equipment 302, be positioned at the computer system of retail location 112, etc.

Continue the description of Fig. 7 A, operation 712 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information will be transported the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the train transportation service and be quantized.For example, and again get back to Fig. 1 and in conjunction with Fig. 2, in one embodiment, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring, and this scoring has reflected transports caused harm with product 102 by relating to one or more trains.For example, carrier can use one or more trains and describe the train type, the information of position of the supply line that adopts etc. can upload in the system 114 and with product 102(for example, mobile device) relevant information uses to determine the eco-environmental impact scoring of product 102 together.

In response to the request that receives the eco-environmental impact scoring, the eco-environmental impact circuit can be submitted query requests to supply chain database 210.In this embodiment, query requests can be indicated the type of product, obtains the address of provider location 108, and product 102 is from the address of the position of where transporting out, the chosen information of indication transportation resources.Supply chain database circuit 204 can be inquired about the eco-environmental impact scoring in transport infrastructure table 210, this scoring is according to such as product 102, the information of the size/weight of the packing of product 306 and transported by the transportation resources that comprises train by the infrastructure of transporting product that the caused eco-environmental impact of this product calculates.In the embodiment that the scoring clauses and subclauses exist, supply chain database circuit 204 can send it back this scoring eco-environmental impact circuit 206; Otherwise, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.The eco-environmental impact circuit can generate the message that comprises eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to network identifier with the requesting computer System Dependent, for example, provider network server 118, equipment 302, be positioned at the computer system of retail location 112, etc.

Forward now Fig. 7 B to, it has shown operation 714-720.With reference to operation 714, it has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, and this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, and this information will quantize by the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of Freight Transport Transportation Service.For example, again get back to Fig. 1 and in conjunction with Fig. 2, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring, and this scoring has reflected that the transportation resources by the use that comprises lorry is transported to product 102 and obtained provider location 108 caused harm.For example, a carrier can use the type of one or more lorries and description lorry, the information of route that lorry adopts etc. can be uploaded in the system 114 and with product 102(for example, using together for information about mobile device), thus the eco-environmental impact of determining product 102 is marked.

In response to the request that receives the eco-environmental impact scoring, the eco-environmental impact circuit can send query requests in supply chain database 210.In this embodiment, query requests can be indicated the identity of product 102, obtains the address of provider location 108, and product 102 is from the address of the position that where betransported out, the information that the indication transportation resources is chosen.Supply chain database circuit 204 can be searched the eco-environmental impact scoring in transport infrastructure table 210, this scoring is according to such as product 102, the information of the size/weight of the packing of product 306 and transported by the transportation resources that comprises lorry by the infrastructure of transporting product that the caused eco-environmental impact of this product calculates.In the embodiment that the scoring clauses and subclauses exist, supply chain database circuit 204 can send it back scoring eco-environmental impact circuit 206; Otherwise, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate the message that comprises eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to network identifier with the requesting computer System Dependent, for example, provider network server 118, equipment 302, be positioned at the computer system of retail location 112, etc.

Continue the description of Fig. 7 B, operation 716 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is according to so at least Information generation, and this information is transported to second product of product in container and obtains the caused eco-environmental impact of provider location and quantize from Distribution Center.For example, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined that eco-environmental impact scoring, this scoring have reflected second product of product in container be transported to from Distribution Center and obtains the caused harm of provider location.For example, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring, and this scoring has reflected in a plurality of identical conveying containers, namely in a plurality of identical cartons, transports the caused harm of a plurality of products.This mode has the effect that reduces by the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of transportation, but because the product bulk transport, that is,

Player with

CD transports together.Similarly, can reduce to transport the quantity of the box of this product, can reduce the shared space of box, and can reduce potentially Product transport to the quantity of obtaining the needed transfer of entity.

In response to receiving eco-environmental impact scoring request, but the 206 submit Query requests of eco-environmental impact circuit to supply chain database 210 to obtain to transport the infrastructure information of this product 102.For example, query requests can determine that product is transported to address where, and for example, Distribution Center obtains the address of provider location, and the transportation resources of adopting.Supply chain database circuit 204 can be searched the eco-environmental impact scoring in transport infrastructure table 210, this scoring is according to such as product 102, the information of the size/weight of the packing of product 306 and being calculated by the caused eco-environmental impact of the infrastructure of transporting product.In the situation that the scoring clauses and subclauses exist, supply chain database circuit can send it back this scoring eco-environmental impact circuit 206; Otherwise, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate the message that comprises eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to network identifier with the requesting computer System Dependent, for example, provider network server 118, equipment 302, be positioned at the computer system of retail location 112, etc.

Continue the description of Fig. 7 B, operation 718 has shown the eco-environmental impact scoring of determining to obtain product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is at least according to such Information generation, and this information will realize transporting the caused eco-environmental impact of this product by the Transportation Model that the product of buying in the certain hour is transported together and quantize in a tote bag.Similar to operation 716 is that multiple product can be united and together transportation; Yet, provide in this embodiment the entity of product 102 can provide with in the certain hour (for example, one week) product-collecting of ordering transports by tote bag (for example, easy reusable open container) together and with all these products together.Similarly, in this embodiment, the behavior of transporting this product 102 can postpone, but so order batch processing and reusable sack can be used to transport the product of in a predetermined period of time, asking.Reached the effect of the harm that reduces the caused eco-environmental impact of this product of transportation by the mode of transporting together a plurality of products in the sack that can reuse at.

In a particular embodiment, suppose that the company that controls provider network server 118 can provide the transportation service of tote bag.In this embodiment, the user product that is provided by the said firm can be provided and determine to buy one.In this embodiment, user 300 can select the transportation resources of tote bag and the request of eco-environmental impact scoring can send in the system 114.For example, this request can be indicated the address of having selected the tote bag means of transportation and having obtained entity.Lattice network 116 can receive this request and send it to eco-environmental impact circuit 206.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can from transport infrastructure table 208, retrieve indication be used for realizing the tote bag means of transportation the caused eco-environmental impact of infrastructure information and obtain the information (based on article in tote bag) of indication tote bag weight and size and calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate the message that comprises eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to network identifier with the requesting computer System Dependent, for example, provider network server 118, equipment 302, be positioned at the computer system of retail location 112, etc.

Again get back to Fig. 7 B, operation 720 has shown the tabulation of the eco-environmental impact scoring of definite different transportation resources identifier list, and wherein each transportation resources identifier is relevant to the information of the method for obtaining provider location with Product transport with description.For example, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate the scoring of one or more eco-environmental impacts: each scoring is corresponding to can be with Product transport to a kind of available transportation resources of obtaining provider location 108.For example, suppose product 102, next day air delivery method, second day air transport method and surface process all are available.

In response to receiving request, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can extract the transportation resources identifier and send query requests to supply chain database circuit 204, this database circuit identifier the company of product 102, the address that obtains provider location 108, type of product etc. be provided.Suppose that supply chain database circuit 204 can search the scoring of a plurality of eco-environmental impacts in transport infrastructure table 210, this scoring is according to such as product 102, the information of the size/weight of the packing of product 306 and transported by different transportation resources that the caused eco-environmental impact of infrastructure that this product adopts calculates.In the situation that the scoring clauses and subclauses exist, supply chain database circuit 204 can send it back this scoring eco-environmental impact circuit 206; Otherwise, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate the message that comprises eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to network identifier with the requesting computer System Dependent, for example, provider network server 118, equipment 302, be positioned at the computer system of retail location 112, etc.

Come now Fig. 8, it has shown other operation 802-808.As shown, operation 802 has shown in response to selecting the Transportation Model relevant with the transportation resources identifier, so that the user account defrayment, wherein this expense is at least part of based on by the caused eco-environmental impact of transportation resources of selecting.For example, and refer again to Fig. 2, in this embodiment, system 114 can comprise book keeping operation circuit 240, for example, may operate at the modules of executable instructions on the central processor unit.In this embodiment, when product 102 being transported to when obtaining provider location 108, what book keeping operation circuit 240 can be used for selecting based on user 300 is that what transportation resources is collected the charges to the user.For example, the book keeping operation circuit can comprise information table, and it is complementary the eco-environmental impact scoring with expense, and this table can be by the company of for example selling product 102, government, and " chlorenchyma " etc. is set.For example, if this scoring is the value such as 0-10, each integer can be associated from different expenses in one embodiment.Therefore, more ecological close friend's transportation resources, the extra cost of collecting to the user account that is associated with user 300 is lower.In another embodiment, this expense may only be applied in after surpassing a threshold value in the eco-environmental impact scoring.In another exemplary embodiment, scoring can be conceptualized as such as " bad ", and " good " or other are such as A, B, C, D, or the alphabetic value of F.

Continue the description of Fig. 8, operation 804 has shown based on from the transportation resources of selecting of tabulating user account being associated with award.For example, in an exemplary embodiment, the transportation resources of selecting from tabulation based on him or she can give the user 300 1 awards.For example, and with reference to figure 2, award/punishment circuit 256 can be used for from comprising the identifier of user account 250, and the identifier of product 102 is described receipt message in the information of selecting the transportation resources of transporting this product 102.Reward/punish circuit 256 and can resolve this message; Search product 102; And whether definite product 102 is relevant with punishment with the combination of selected transportation resources.In this embodiment, reward/punish the information that circuit determines to authorize 300 1 awards of user and this award is indicated in storage in award/punishment user message table 258.In one exemplary embodiment, award can be reward voucher; Be integrated in the trophy icon in the Email signature piece; So that product 102 these products of indication have sent user 300 information (for example, product 102 convertible colors have indicated this product to send the user in environment amenable mode) to by effective mode; So that the third party authorizes user 300 information of more high-rise service, for example, more cheap CATV fee per month, etc.; Money; Film ticket etc.In case these information are stored in the user message table 258, then user 300 can visit by the webpage that shows his or she account these information.Under the certain situation, the user can print ticket or other printable awards.In other situations, the association of award will so that system 114 communicates by letter to improve with the third party and user-dependent service, for example, reduce CATV fee.

In a particular embodiment, suppose that user 300 just browses product 102 at webpage, in this specific embodiment, this product is electric cooker.In this embodiment, user 300 determines to buy electric cookers and has browsed electric cooker is transported the transportation resources of obtaining provider location in this specific embodiment of user's family-namely.In this embodiment, suppose that transportation resources is preferential air transport, transportation in two days, ground and tote bag service.Each transportation resources is associated with the eco-environmental impact scoring of describing the harm that this transportation resources causes environment.For example, suppose that preferential air transport is the available transportation resources the most serious to environmental impact, the tote bag service is most economical close friend's transportation resources.In response to selection, can to reward/punishment circuit 256 sends a signal, it can be determined electric cooker got up with the tote bag Services Composition and then be associated with award.Rewarding/punish circuit 256 can determine to authorize 300 1 awards and will indicate the information of this award to be stored in award/punishment user message table 258.

Forward now operation 806 to, it has shown that the transportation resources according to selection from tabulation associates user account and a punishment.For example, in one exemplary embodiment, can punish user 300 according to the transportation resources that he or she selects from tabulation.For example, and with reference to figure 2, award/punishment circuit 256 can be used for from comprising the identifier of user account 250, and the identifier of product 102 is described receipt message in the information of selecting the transportation resources of transporting this product 102.Reward/punish circuit 256 and can resolve this message; Search product 102; And whether definite product 102 is relevant with punishment with the combination of selected transportation resources.In this embodiment, reward/punish the information that circuit is determined punishment user 300 and store this punishment of indication in award/punishment user message table 258.In one exemplary embodiment, punishment can be the negative Status icons that is integrated in the Email signature piece; So that product 102 is indicated the information (for example, product 102 convertible colors have been indicated this product so that the disagreeableness mode of environment is sent to the user) by the disagreeableness mode of environment being sent to user 300 of these products; So that the third party reduces the information of user 300 service class, for example, more expensive mobile phone bill, etc.; Etc..

In a particular embodiment, suppose that the user browses product 102 at webpage.For example, this product 102 can be mobile phone.In this embodiment, user 300 determines to buy this mobile phone and browses and transport this this mobile phone to user's family, that is, and and the transportation option that obtains provider location in this specific embodiment.In this embodiment, suppose that this option is preferential air transport, transportation in two days, ground and tote bag service.Each transportation option can cause the eco-environmental impact scoring of much harm to be associated to environment with this transportation resources of description.For example, suppose that preferential air transport is the transportation resources of available harm maximum, the tote bag service then is the transportation resources the most friendly to environment.In this embodiment, user's 300 optional preferentially first air transport services.In response to this selection, can to reward/punishment circuit 256 sends a signal, it can determine that mobile phone unites and will be associated with punishment with preferential air transport is served.By rewarding/punishing the information of this punishment of storage indication in the user message table 258, award/punishment circuit 256 can determine to punish user 300.

Continue the description of Fig. 8, operation 808 has shown so that describes the information of the transportation resources of selecting and come forth.For example, in this embodiment, can announce selected transportation resources, based on relative eco-environmental impact scoring, it may make user 300 wither or command esteem.For example, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate and comprise the service efficiency scoring, the message of user account and product identifiers and this message is sent in the webserver circuit 236, it is by being presented at scoring on the webpage, and so that the service efficiency scoring come forth.

In another particular embodiment, and with reference to figure 1, the media distribution center 120 of being safeguarded by third party (government, product distributor 120 etc.) can be transmitted to small part based on the information of service efficiency scoring.In this embodiment, system 114 is by sending a signal to media distribution center 120, for example, one or more information packet, can so that selected transportation resources come forth.This signal can be received by the computer system of media distribution center 120 and then media distribution center 120 can announce selected transportation resources.Media distribution center 120 can be a tissue, and it be so that the user can generate the diary of Internet-based, for example, and blog.In this embodiment, this blog can for example receive selected transportation resources by network 100 from system 114.Then should selected transportation resources can be stored in by in the addressable webpage of this blog or the document.In another particular embodiment, media distribution center 120 can comprise a SMS (Short Message Service) server, and it can be broadcast to the user in the mode of text message with selected transportation resources.In another particular embodiment, media distribution center 120 can comprise an e-mail server, and it can be used for generating the Email that comprises selected transportation resources and this Email is sent to the user.Still in another particular embodiment, media distribution center can be propagated this selected transportation resources by radio signal, and for example, wireless station by bulletin, and/or passes through TV.

Translate into now Fig. 9, it has shown operation 902 and 904, and it can unite execution with those operations of describing among Fig. 5.Forward now operation 902 to, it has shown based on describing product and how generates service efficiency with the information of this product mark within the regular period that the user is possessed of control power to this entity products.Again get back to Fig. 2, service efficiency scoring can according to describe user 300 have by eco-environmental impact circuit 206 and once had in one period of the control of product 102 how the information with this product generate (for example, calculating).For example, when user's treatment product 102 and with this product and user account 252 is separated or at predetermined interval, associated circuit 254 can be so that eco-environmental impact circuit 206 generates the service efficiency scoring that (for example, calculating) product 102 uses.

For example, the lattice network 116 of system 114 can receive the information how product was used of describing in the user once controlled the regular period of this product; For example, describe product 102 or product 102 a part the information of state, whether destroyed information of product 102 is described, product 102 is described depleted how much, the information of how much namely using up etc.This information is sent to eco-environmental impact circuit 206, and it can calculate the service efficiency scoring with this information, for example, the digital value such as 1 to 100, wherein lower numeral is more effectively used; Such as " good ", " bad ", the scoring of " medium " or such as A, B, C, D, or the scoring of F, and the service efficiency configuration file of product 102 can be stored in the product configuration file database 210.For example, the configuration file of product 102 can be stored in the product configuration file database, the desirable service efficiency of its definable product 102.Thereby can comparing with the use configuration file, the information how description product 102 is used to calculate this scoring.Then the renewable current state with the product among the embodiment that reflects product 102 depleted (or part depletions) in use of the use configuration file of product 102.

In a particular embodiment, suppose that user 300 buys product 102, it can be electric saw.In this embodiment, user 300 can control one period considerable time of product, for example, 1 year, 5 years, 10 years etc.In this embodiment, each these electric saws that use of user 300, at one day, a week, one month etc. last, its service efficiency scoring all can be calculated.

Continue the description of Fig. 9, operation 904 has shown based on the eco-environmental impact relevant with product marks to adjust the accumulative total eco-environmental impact scoring relevant with user account.For example, and refer again to Fig. 2, but the service efficiency scoring of eco-environmental impact circuit 206 counting yields 102 uses (this scoring can be the full-time scoring of the interior scoring of the portion of time of user's 300 control products 102 or user's 300 control products 102) and the accumulative total service efficiency of utilizing this scoring to update stored in user 300 user account are marked.For example, the scoring of accumulative total service efficiency can be a scoring, and it obtains the efficient that user 300 uses a plurality of products, and for example he or she has, and leases all or part of product of lease etc.In a particular embodiment, can from TV, refrigerator, automobile, mobile phone, clothes calculates the scoring of accumulative total service efficiency in the relevant service efficiency scoring of shoes etc.In this exemplary embodiment, but each service efficiency scoring weighting is to unite it and other scorings.In this manner, use the service efficiency scoring of automobile to join together with the service efficiency scoring of TV.

Forward now Figure 10 to, it has shown the operability process of the aspect of the content of the present invention that realizes comprising operation 1000,1002 and 1004.With reference to operation 1000, it begins the operability process and operates 1002 to have shown that process information is to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is based on so at least Information generation, and the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be transported this product quantizes.For example, and with reference to figure 4, but equipment 302 deal with data in one embodiment, for example to the data executable operations to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring such as the product of product 102.For example, equipment 302, it can be mobile device, kneetop computer, panel computer system, desktop PC, etc., can receive the eco-environmental impact scoring and process it, for example, scoring is carried out such as the operation of extracting this scoring from packet, perhaps alternatively to eco-environmental impact, equipment 302 can be determined the eco-environmental impact scoring by deal with data, for example from using the Information generation eco-environmental impact scoring that at least a portion supply chain is transported this product 102 such as describing.

Like the theme class of describing with earlier paragraphs be, eco-environmental impact mark based on so at least Information generation, and this information will quantize for the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that transports this product 102.For example, and with reference to figure 1, can adopt various ways that product is transported to the caused eco-environmental impact of infrastructure that obtains entity and be used for transporting product 102 from the position of its manufacturing and can obtain and be stored in the supply chain database circuit 204 and/or client's supply chain database circuit 402 of Fig. 2.Then can utilize this information to generate the eco-environmental impact scoring of the whole supply chain of covering, for example, from collecting starting material and manufactured materials until this product 102 is processed, perhaps this scoring can only cover the part of supply chain, for example based on the eco-environmental impact of product 102 from the warehouse delivery relevant with manufacturer to Distribution Center.

Suppose In a particular embodiment, it is relevant with the part of supply chain that is used for sunglasses are transported to from manufacturer position 104 the and products retail post-11.2 that product 102 is the scorings of secondary sunglasses and eco-environmental impact.Like this, when obtaining entity input product retail location 112, he or she checks the price tag of sunglasses and has found to have covered the eco-environmental impact scoring of supply chain noted earlier.In this embodiment, describe how sunglasses be transported to the and products retail post-11.2 from the manufacturer position information and may send to system 114, this system 114 also controls manufacturer position 104 by entity control and this entity, and perhaps this entity also can be an independent entity.

Again get back to Figure 10, operation 1004 expressions show the eco-environmental impact scoring.For example, equipment 302 can for example, show the eco-environmental impact scoring on the lcd screen of user interface circuit 412.In a particular embodiment, suppose that equipment 302 is presenting the webpage that shows product 102.In this embodiment, the information relevant with product 102 among this embodiment can comprise that at least a portion is used for transporting the eco-environmental impact scoring of the supply chain of this product 102.Briefly with reference to figure 1, the webpage in a configuration can be by 118 controls of product vendor's webserver, and it may be a management retail location, wholesale dealer position, the company of regional Distribution Center etc.In this embodiment, product vendor's webserver 118 may obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring of product 102 from system 114.For example, the entity of control system 114 can be set up an interface so that provider network server 118 addressable systems 114 mark with the retrieval eco-environmental impact.Then the eco-environmental impact scoring of the product 102 of at least a portion supply chain can be embedded in the webpage that can send to equipment 302.

With reference now to Figure 11,, it has shown and can unite the operation bidirectional 1102-1110 of execution with those operations of showing among Figure 11.Forward operation 1102 to, it has shown that receiving eco-environmental impact from the packing of product marks.For example, and with reference to figure 3, in this embodiment, the packing of product 102 can send to equipment 302 with the information of indication eco-environmental impact scoring, and this equipment may be mobile device 302 in this specific embodiment.For example, eco-environmental impact scoring 304 can be stored in the storer, in the RFID label, or is printed on the label, etch in the packing of product 306, etc.Forward Fig. 4 to, equipment 302 can use camera module 404, reader for two-dimension code module 406, and RFID reader module 410 etc. extracts to transport the eco-environmental impact scoring of at least a portion supply chain of this product 10.The data of indication eco-environmental impact scoring can receive and process to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring by equipment 302.

Continue the description of Figure 11, operation 1104 has shown that receiving eco-environmental impact from product marks.For example, in one embodiment, product 102 can send to equipment 302 with the information of indication eco-environmental impact scoring, and this equipment can be mobile device 302 in this particular example.For example, eco-environmental impact scoring 310 can be stored in the storer, in the RFID label, is printed on the label, is etched in the product 102 etc.Forward Fig. 4 to, equipment 302 can use camera module 404, reader for two-dimension code module 406, and RFID reader module 410 etc. extracts to transport the eco-environmental impact scoring of at least a portion supply chain of this product 102.The data of indication eco-environmental impact scoring can receive and process to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring by equipment 302.

Continue the description of Figure 11, operation 1106 expressions receive the eco-environmental impact scoring from computer system.For example, in one embodiment, equipment 302 can receive the eco-environmental impact scoring from the computer system that comprises system 114.For example, equipment 302 can send eco-environmental impact scoring request to system 114 by lattice network 422.System 114 has received this message and this message has been sent to eco-environmental impact module 206, and this module can be calculated the eco-environmental impact scoring and this scoring is sent to equipment 302.Lattice network 422 can be wireless broadcast system or use such as the telecommunication circuit of USB or Ethernet cable come with such as the such network linking of network 100.In a particular embodiment, lattice network 422 is radio broadcasting systems, and this radio broadcasting system can be used for using one or more wireless protocols to communicate with network 100.For example, wireless adapter can be used for the network with Wi-Fi, the WiMax network, wireless personal network communicates, wherein wireless personal network for example can be can with IEEE802.15(IEEE:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Enginers) network of signal exchange of operating such, such as the mobile telephone network of CDMA (CDMA:Code Division Multiple Access) or global system for mobile communications (GSM:Global System for Mobile Communications) basic mobile network.In another particular embodiment, wireless network adapter can be the point to point link basic system.For example, this network adapter can with use bluetooth Standard, the short-range communication standard, European Computer Manufacture's Association (ECMA:European Computer Manufactures Association) standard member 340 or the member 1444e of standardization international organization for example, perhaps the information of Internet of Things standard communicates.

Main reference Figure 11, operation 1108 has shown that process information is to obtain obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of entity, the scoring of this eco-environmental impact is based on so at least Information generation, and this information will quantize in the position relevant with obtaining entity and the caused eco-environmental impact of advancing that obtains between the retail shop of product.For example, can calculate the reflection user and advance to retail location 112 to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring of product 102 caused eco-environmental impacts.

In one embodiment, user 300 can obtain product 102 from retail location 112 or wholesale dealer position 110.In this embodiment, calculate the information that last branch can obtain from the staff of retail location 112 or wholesale dealer position 110.This information can be described transportation resources, for example, and the mileage of advancing, traveling time, speed, car category etc.System 114 can receive this information and access supply chain database 210 and search user's 300 employed means of transportation, for example, motorbus, car, bicycle etc., and use such as the mileage of driving, average velocity, the information of used time etc. of advancing is calculated the eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch.

In another configuration, suppose that equipment 302 is mobile devices and comprise that device location determines circuit 408, for example gps receiver.In this embodiment, gps receiver can activate and follow the tracks of the path of removing the and products retail post-11.2 that user 300 adopts.When user 300 buys product 102, his or she user's interface circuit 412, for example, touch-screen is inputted the means of transportation that indicating user has obtained the information of this product 102 and has been used for arriving the and products retail post-11.2.System 114 can receive this information and access supply chain database 210 and search the means of transportation that user 300 adopts, for example, motorbus, car, bicycle etc., and utilize this range information to calculate the eco-environmental impact scoring of this branch in this path.

In another embodiment, product 102 can be asked by provider network server 118.In this embodiment, can calculate last branch based on obtaining the selected transportation resources of entity, and for example send the required distance of advancing of this product.In this embodiment, system 114 and eco-environmental impact circuit 206 addressable supply chain databases 210 are searched the transportation resources of product 102 or mode to obtain the eco-environmental impact scoring.

Briefly with reference to Figure 11, operation 1110 expressions show the tabulation that the eco-environmental impact of the tabulation of different transportation resources identifiers is marked, and wherein each transportation resources identifier is relevant from the information that Distribution Center is transported to the method for obtaining provider location with product with description.For example, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can receive request and generate the scoring of one or more eco-environmental impacts: corresponding different available of each scoring with Product transport to the transportation resources of obtaining provider location 108.For example, suppose the next day air delivery method, second day air transport method, and surface process all is available to 102.

In response to receiving request, eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can extract the transportation resources identifier and send query requests to supply chain database circuit 204, and this circuit identifier provides the company of product 102, obtains the address of provider location 108, type of product etc.Supply chain database circuit can be searched for infrastructure table 210 with definite possible transportation resources tabulation and by the caused eco-environmental impact of each transportation resources.This tabulation can be returned to eco-environmental impact circuit 206, it utilizes size/weight information to determine one or more eco-environmental impact scorings of product 102; Each eco-environmental impact scoring can be associated from different available transportation resources.Eco-environmental impact circuit 206 can generate the message that comprises eco-environmental impact scoring and this message is sent to network identifier with the requesting computer System Dependent, for example, provider network server 118, equipment 302, be positioned at the computer system of retail location 112, etc.

The situation that those skilled in the art will appreciate that this area has proceeded to such degree, has difference seldom between the hardware and software of system aspects is realized; The use of hardware or software is generally the design alternative of (but not always, because in some situation, it is very important that the selection of hardware and software may become) representative cost and efficiency trade-off.One skilled in the art should appreciate that, existence can be implemented the various ways of processing described here and/or system and/or other technology (for example hardware, software and/or firmware), and the preferred mode of institute will change along with employed processing and/or system and/or other technology.For example, be most important if the implementer has determined speed and accuracy, then the implementer can mainly select hardware and/or firmware mode; On the other hand, if dirigibility is topmost, then the implementer can mainly select software to realize; Otherwise, also having on the other hand, the implementer can select some combinations of hardware, software and/or firmware.Therefore, existence can be implemented several possible mode of processing described here and/or equipment and/or other technology, wherein neither one is better than another inherently, this is because employed any mode all is a kind of selection, described selective dependency in the situation of use-pattern and implementer's special concern (for example, speed, dirigibility or predictability), wherein any one all can change.The optics aspect that those skilled in the art will appreciate that realization need to be towards hardware, software and/or the firmware of optics.

By user's block diagram, process flow diagram, application drawing, flow chart and/or example, a plurality of embodiments that described equipment and/or process have been illustrated in the detailed description in front.Comprise at such block scheme, application drawing, flow chart and/or example in the situation of one or more functions and/or operation, one skilled in the art will understand that and individually and/or jointly to realize each function and/or operation in such block scheme, application drawing, flow chart or the example by various hardware, software, firmware or any combination in fact wherein.In one embodiment, can realize the some parts of theme described here by special IC (ASICs), field programmable gate array (FPGAs), digital signal processor (DSPs) or other integrated form.Yet, those skilled in the art will be appreciated that, some aspects of embodiment disclosed herein, (for example can be used as the one or more computer programs that move at one or more computing machines, as the one or more programs of moving in one or more computer systems), as the one or more programs of moving at one or more processors (for example, the one or more programs of moving at one or more microprocessors), as firmware or as in fact whole or in part equivalently realization in the standard integrated circuit of its any combination, and open according to this, design circuit and/or write code to software and/or firmware and will drop on fully in the technical scope of this area.In addition, one skilled in the art should appreciate that, theme mechanism described here can be distributed into various forms of program products, and the illustrated embodiment of theme described here is applicable equally, and irrelevant with the particular type of carrying medium for the signal of in fact realizing described distribution.Signal carries the example of medium including, but not limited to following: but the medium of record type, floppy disk for example, hard disk drive, CD (CD), DVD, numerical tape and computer memory etc.; And the medium of transport-type, for example numeral and/or analogue communication medium (for example optical fiber, waveguide, wire communication link, wireless communication link etc.).

In the universal sense, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that can by hardware, software, firmware or their combination in any of wide region separately and/or each scheme as herein described that realizes uniformly can be regarded as being consisted of by various types of " Circuits System ".Therefore, this paper employed " Circuits System " includes but not limited to: the Circuits System with at least one discrete circuit, Circuits System with at least one integrated circuit, Circuits System with at least one special IC, formation by the general-purpose operation device of computer program configuration (for example, multi-purpose computer by the configuration of the computer program of at least part of execution process as herein described and/or device, the microprocessor that is perhaps configured by the computer program of carrying out at least in part process as herein described and/or device) Circuits System, (for example form storage arrangement, the form of random access memory) Circuits System, and/or formation communicator (for example, modulator-demodular unit, communication switch or optoelectronic device) Circuits System.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that purport as herein described can the analog or digital form or they certain make up to realize.

Person of skill in the art will appreciate that, usually describing equipment and/or process in mode as herein described in the art, utilize thereafter engineering practice that the equipment of this description and/or process are attached to and comprise in the illustrative data handling system of this paper.That is, at least a portion in equipment as herein described and/or the process can be attached to via the experiment of fair amount in the system that comprises the data processing.Person of skill in the art will appreciate that, this system generally comprises one or more system units, video display apparatus, one or more storeies such as volatibility or nonvolatile memory, processor such as microprocessor and data signal processor, calculating support such as operating system or the entity that is associated, user interface, driver, sensor, actuator, application program, one or more interactive devices such as FPDP, comprise that feedback control loop and control realize the control system (equipment that for example, is used for its position of sensing and/or speed and/or acceleration or time rate of change of actuator; The control motor that is used for mobile and/or adjusting part and/or quantity).Typical data handling system can utilize any suitable available assembly (such as the assembly of generally finding in suitable calculating/communication system and/or data storage and reading system) and the engineering practice of combined standard to realize.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in this area commonly and come tracing device and/or process in the mode of setting forth herein, after this use the engineering customary means with these described devices and/or process integration in data handling system.That is to say, at least part of of device described herein and/or process can be integrated in the data handling system via the experiment of reasonable amount.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, typical data handling system generally includes system unit housing, video display devices, storeies such as volatibility and non-volatile memories, processors such as microprocessor and digital signal processor, such as one or more, the one or more interactive devices such as touch pad and touch-screen in computing entity, driver, graphical user interface and the application programs such as operating system and/or comprise feedback loop and the control motor (feedback that for example, is used for sensed position and/or speed; The control motor that is used for movement and/or adjusting parts and/or amount) control system.Typical data handling system can be utilized such as any suitable commercial obtainable parts that usually find in data operation/communication and/or network operations/communication system and realize.

Although show and described the particular aspects of this theme described here, one skilled in the art should appreciate that, based on the instruction here, can change and revise and do not break away from theme described here and wider aspect thereof, therefore, as the same in the practicalness of described theme here and the scope, claims will comprise change and the modification that all are such in its scope.In addition, should be understood that the present invention only is defined by the following claims.

Usually, here particularly in the claims (for example claims main body) employed term refer generally to " open " term (for example, term " comprise (including) " and should be construed to " including, but not limited to ", term " has " should be interpreted as " having at least ", term " comprise (includes) " and should be interpreted as " including, but not limited to ", etc.).Those skilled in the art should further be understood that, if wish to have the specific quantity of the claim of being directed narration, then will enunciate this intention in claims, and in the situation that not exist this narration also not have such intention.For example, in order to help to understand, below the appending claims use that can comprise guided bone term " at least one " and " one or more " narrate with the guiding claim.Yet, the use of this term should not be interpreted as inferring and will comprise this any specific claim that is directed the claim narration by indefinite article " " or " one " to the guiding of claim narration and be restricted to the invention that only comprises such narration, even when identical claim comprises guided bone term " one or more " or " at least one " and the indefinite article such as " " or " " (for example, " one " and/or " one " should be interpreted as meaning " at least one " or " one or more " usually); This is equally applicable to guide the claim narration with definite article.

In addition, even certain claim has been enumerated specific quantity clearly, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, this enumerating should be interpreted as (for example meaning cited at least quantity usually, be enumerated as merely " enumerating for two " and without other modifier, usually mean at least two and enumerate, or two or more are enumerated).In addition, under those situations of use and " at least one among A, B and the C etc. " similar conventional term, usually wish those skilled in the art the meaning of routine understand its implication (for example, " have at least one the system among A, B and the C " will including, but not limited to: only have A, only have B, only have C, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together and/or the system that waits together of A, B and C).

Under those situations of use and " at least one among A, B or the C etc. " similar conventional term, usually wish those skilled in the art the meaning of routine understand its implication (for example, " have at least one the system among A, B or the C " will including, but not limited to: only have A, only have B, only have C, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together and/or the system that waits together of A, B and C).What those skilled in the art will be further understood that is, in fact present any word and/or term of extracting of two or more options, no matter appear in instructions, claims or the accompanying drawing, all should be understood to consider to comprise one, each or two s' possibility.For example, term " A or B " will be understood to include the possibility of " A " or " B " or " A and B ".

Claims

1. computer implemented method comprises:

Send this eco-environmental impact computing equipment of marking.

2. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1, wherein be identified for obtaining the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, this information will quantize for the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain of this product of transportation, further comprises:

3. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1 wherein sends this eco-environmental impact computing equipment of marking and further comprises:

4. computer implemented method comprises:

Show this eco-environmental impact scoring.

5. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 4 further comprises:

Receive this eco-environmental impact scoring from packing of this product.

6. computer implemented method as claimed in claim 4 further comprises:

Receive this eco-environmental impact scoring from this product.

7. system comprises:

8. system as claimed in claim 7, wherein be used for being identified for obtaining the circuit of the eco-environmental impact scoring of product, this eco-environmental impact scoring is according to so at least Information generation, the caused eco-environmental impact of at least a portion supply chain that this information will be used for transporting this product quantizes, and further comprises:

9. a system comprises

Be used for showing the circuit of this eco-environmental impact scoring.

10. system as claimed in claim 9 further comprises: