Inventory management system and methods for secure identification document issuance
First Claim
1. A method for managing inventory of consumables used to create an identification document, the method comprising:
- defining ID document consumable states in an ID document issuance system, the consumable states serving to track states of card and non card consumables through inventory, shipment, and use;
tracking state of consumables between a vendor inventory tracking system and an issuer inventory management system, wherein the vendor inventory tracking system and issuer inventory management system communicate electronically to update states of consumables as the consumables are processed through ID document issuance; and
tracking lost or stolen consumables using the vendor inventory tracking system and the issuer inventory management system.
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Abstract
An inventory management system tracks consumables used in creation of secure documents through an identification document issuance process. The system assigns states to card and non-card consumables, and these states are used to track consumables from the vendor'"'"'s inventory to the issuer'"'"'s inventory. The system includes functions for managing inventory, shipping and receiving, use management, inventory auditing and secure material destruction. Electronic packing lists are transmitted between vendor and issuer systems to verify shipments. Embedded identification numbers, carried in machine readable codes on consumables, are used to track consumables through the document creation and issuing process.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for managing inventory of consumables used to create an identification document, the method comprising:
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defining ID document consumable states in an ID document issuance system, the consumable states serving to track states of card and non card consumables through inventory, shipment, and use;
tracking state of consumables between a vendor inventory tracking system and an issuer inventory management system, wherein the vendor inventory tracking system and issuer inventory management system communicate electronically to update states of consumables as the consumables are processed through ID document issuance; and
tracking lost or stolen consumables using the vendor inventory tracking system and the issuer inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing inventory of consumables used to create an identification document, the system comprising:
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an issuer inventory management system;
a vendor inventory tracking system for tracking state of consumables between a vendor inventory and the issuer inventory management system, wherein the vendor inventory tracking system and issuer inventory management system communicate electronically to update states of consumables as the consumables are processed through ID document issuance; and
the system operable to define ID document consumable states in an ID document issuance system, the consumable states serving to track states of card and non card consumables through inventory, shipment, and use;
the system operable to track lost or stolen consumables using the vendor inventory tracking system and the issuer inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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