System and method of managing registration, sale, distribution and use of regulated agricultural products and the licensing/certification of dealers and applicators of agricultural products

• US 20050097013A1
• Filed: 12/03/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kelly Registration Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Kelly Registration Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Edmondson, Peter S., Kelly, J. Keith
• Application Number:
  US11/002,294
• Publication Number:
  US 20050097013A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133553 Reflecting elements associated to illuminating devices G02F1/133605
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/134336 Matrix
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method and system for managing agricultural product information, and for facilitating the controlled sale, distribution, and use of agricultural products provides a single data entry process for submitting agricultural product registration applications and renewals for a plurality of jurisdictions (states). A single username and password can be used to access a plurality of state databases. State data can be easily cross-referenced and indexed against federal product registration data. Also provided is a system and process of field inspection and enforcement of registration requirements for agricultural products, wherein universal product codes (UPCs) may be scanned into a portable data terminal and be used to check the approval status of a product found in a retailer'"'"'s store.

Claims

1. A method of verifying a registration status for an agricultural product, comprising:

scanning into a portable data terminal a universal product code (UPC) from a package containing the agricultural product;

accessing a portable database stored in the portable data terminal to determine whether the portable database includes a portable database record matching the scanned UPC; and

when the portable database includes a portable database record matching the scanned UPC, checking said portable database record to determine whether the agricultural product is registered.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the portable database does not include a portable database record matching the scanned UPC, creating a new record including the scanned UPC.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

communicating the new record including the scanned UPC from the portable data device to a master computer storing a master database of agricultural products.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising updating the master database in the master computer to add a master database record including the scanned UPC.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising downloading an updated portable database from the master computer storing the master database of agricultural products, the updated portable database including a new portable database record including the scanned UPC.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising downloading the portable database from a master computer storing a master database of agricultural products.

7. An apparatus for verifying a registration status for an agricultural product, comprising:

a bar code scanner for scanning a (UPC) from a package containing the agricultural product; and

a portable data terminal for receiving the UPC from the bar code scanner, the portable data terminal comprising,

a memory storing therein a portable database of agricultural products, and

a processor configured to execute instructions for accessing the portable database to determine whether the portable database includes a portable database record including the scanned UPC, and when the database includes a portable database record matching the scanned UPC, checking said portable database record to determine whether the agricultural product is registered.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the portable data terminal further comprises a communication port for communicating with a master computer.

9. A method of licensing a dealer of agricultural products via the Internet, comprising:

establishing an Internet computer connection between a user computer for the dealer and a host computer system hosting an Internet Web site managing the licensing of agricultural dealers;

submitting an on-line payment of a dealer licensee fee from the user computer to the host computer system via the Internet;

conducting an on-line dealer licensing course wherein dealer licensing information is communicated between the host computer system and a user of the user computer via the Internet;

conducting an on-line dealer licensing test for the user, wherein test information is communicated between the host computer system and the user computer via the Internet; and

when the user passes the dealer licensing test, generating a dealer license and transmitting the dealer license to the user.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising communicating user data for the user from the user computer to the host computer system via the Internet.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising adding a new dealer data record, including the user data, to a dealer database of the host computer system.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein dealer data records stored in the dealer database may be accessed via the Internet.

13. A method of licensing an applicator of agricultural products via the Internet, comprising:

establishing an Internet computer connection between a user computer for the applicator and a host computer system hosting an Internet Web site managing the licensing of agricultural dealers;

submitting an on-line payment of an applicator licensee fee from the user computer to the host computer system via the Internet;

conducting an on-line applicator licensing course wherein applicator licensing information is communicated between the host computer system and a user of the user computer via the Internet;

conducting an on-line applicator licensing test for the user, wherein test information is communicated between the host computer system and the user computer via the Internet; and

when the user passes the applicator licensing test, generating an applicator license and transmitting the applicator license to the user.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising communicating user data for the user from the user computer to the host computer system via the Internet.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising adding a new applicator data record, including the user data, to an applicator database of the host computer system.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein applicator data records stored in the applicator database may be accessed via the Internet.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising the host computer system automatically scoring test results of the applicator licensing test.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising updating an applicator data record in an applicator database of the host computer system to include a number of credit hours corresponding to the on-line applicator licensing course.

19. -33. (canceled).