Multi-modal items tracking heritage

• US 20040074964A1
• Filed: 10/22/2002
• Published: 04/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ingrid Falkenrich-Wesche
• Original Assignee: Ingrid Falkenrich-Wesche
• Inventors: Falkenrich-Wesche, Ingrid
• Application Number:
  US10/277,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20040074964A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

Multi-modal items tracking heritage based on radio frequency tags allows the seamless tracking of all goods processing in the supply chain. By reference of all source information at every level of the chain, detailed monitoring is enabled at a minimum additional effort in the execution. Multi-modal readers allow for the coexistence of the barcode identification with the advanced RFID technology. With the new heritage system, information is readily available from the web at any detail level preserved. This ability supports at the same time:

detailed product information for the consumer

loss prevention by tight monitoring every level including transport

cross reference of all related products in case of recalls

logistics for any industry

The method supports the implementation of regulation 2002/178 on food safety of the European Community.

Claims

1. The process-automated linkage of container IDs with their corresponding merchandise IDs as a new mechanism for a safe and automated transfer of information from source to finished product

2. The use of multi-modal (e.g. barcode and RFID) readers to support the automation via process codes to address various specific types of processes (e.g. unpacking, production, repacking) and batch properties (e.g. quantity, shelf-life, number), yielding the heritage algorithms

3. The generation of new virtual batches according to properties comparison when reading the source batches

4. The linkage of virtual batch properties and their batch detail update in the corresponding BDD layer (Batch Detail Data).

5. The heritage wizard in the BDD layer for cross-ref of all related batches