Methods and systems for accessing information related to an order of a commodity
First Claim
1. A product tracking method, comprising:
- assigning, on a server, at least one code to a product;
gathering, by at least one member of a supply chain, informational items associated with the product;
entering the informational items onto the server;
linking, via the server, the informational items to a web page;
affixing the at least one code to the product;
associating, on the server, the at least one code with the informational items;
providing, via the server, a web-based application configured to access the server and to provide at least one customer with access to the web page when the at least one code is entered or scanned into the web-based application;
linking, on the server, the at least one code corresponding to the product to the informational items on the web page;
determining, via the server, a geographical location of the at least one customer when the at least one customer accesses the web page and enters the code;
identifying, via the server, the geographical location of the product based at least in part on the determining the geographical location of the at least one customer; and
linking, on the server, the product and the identified geographical location of the product.
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Abstract
Methods of allowing a customer to access information related to an order of a commodity include gathering inspection information from a commodity lot, collecting grower, field, and packing information associated with the commodity lot, recording purchase orders associated with the commodity lot, assigning a trace code to each of the purchase orders, entering the inspection information; the grower, field, and packing information; the purchase orders; and the trace codes into a database maintained through online accounts. Many members of a supply chain are entitled to accounts that are linked, each account being given limited access to other accounts, thereby allowing the customer to access the inspection information, and the grower, field, and packing information, by entering one of the trace codes into the web-based application. According to one exemplary embodiment, each of the purchase orders associated with the commodity lot is linked within the web-based application.
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13 Claims
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1. A product tracking method, comprising:
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assigning, on a server, at least one code to a product; gathering, by at least one member of a supply chain, informational items associated with the product; entering the informational items onto the server; linking, via the server, the informational items to a web page; affixing the at least one code to the product; associating, on the server, the at least one code with the informational items; providing, via the server, a web-based application configured to access the server and to provide at least one customer with access to the web page when the at least one code is entered or scanned into the web-based application; linking, on the server, the at least one code corresponding to the product to the informational items on the web page; determining, via the server, a geographical location of the at least one customer when the at least one customer accesses the web page and enters the code; identifying, via the server, the geographical location of the product based at least in part on the determining the geographical location of the at least one customer; and linking, on the server, the product and the identified geographical location of the product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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