Barcoded indicators for quality management
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1. A method for providing quality management for products, the method comprising:
- employing a multiplicity of barcoded quality indicators each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one threshold by at least one product quality affecting parameter, each of said indicators comprising;
a first barcode including a first plurality of barcode bars and at least one first colorable area,at least a second barcode including a second plurality of barcode bars and at least a second colorable area,a coloring agent located at a first location on said indicator;
a coloring agent pathway operative to allow said coloring agent to move from said first location to said first and second colorable areas for coloring thereof; and
at least one interposed line extending between said first barcode and said at least a second barcode, said at least one interposed line being capable of preventing a barcode reader from reading parts of said first barcode and of said at least a second barcode as part of a single barcode; and
reading said barcoded quality indicators to provide output indications;
receiving said output indications; and
interpreting said output indication to provide human sensible, product quality status outputs.
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Abstract
A barcoded indicator operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one threshold by at least one product quality affecting parameter, the barcoded indicator including a first barcode including a first plurality of barcode bars and at least a first colorable area, at least a second barcode including a second plurality of barcode bars and at least a second colorable area, and at least one interposed line extending between the first barcode and the second barcode, the interposed line being capable of preventing a barcode reader from reading parts of the first barcode and of the second barcode as part of a single barcode.
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1. A method for providing quality management for products, the method comprising:
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employing a multiplicity of barcoded quality indicators each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one threshold by at least one product quality affecting parameter, each of said indicators comprising; a first barcode including a first plurality of barcode bars and at least one first colorable area, at least a second barcode including a second plurality of barcode bars and at least a second colorable area, a coloring agent located at a first location on said indicator; a coloring agent pathway operative to allow said coloring agent to move from said first location to said first and second colorable areas for coloring thereof; and at least one interposed line extending between said first barcode and said at least a second barcode, said at least one interposed line being capable of preventing a barcode reader from reading parts of said first barcode and of said at least a second barcode as part of a single barcode; and reading said barcoded quality indicators to provide output indications; receiving said output indications; and
interpreting said output indication to provide human sensible, product quality status outputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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