Traceability system
First Claim
1. A traceability system for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at least one of said plurality of sites, said traceability system comprising:
- means for receiving change information indicating a change in distribution situation and form of a predetermined individual article from information processing apparatuses installed at each of said plurality of sites;
means for associating said received change information with one another; and
means for specifying a distribution route of said individual article based on associated change information.
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Abstract
In a traceability system, information of a change in distribution situation and form of an individual article, and information of identification of the individual article is collected from each of distribution sites, and collected information is strung in accordance with a predetermined rule. A flow of distribution is known and managed based on the strung information. This makes it possible to know a location from which the individual article is distributed and a route through which the individual article is distributed, thus allowing safety management of the individual article.
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20 Claims
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1. A traceability system for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at least one of said plurality of sites, said traceability system comprising:
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means for receiving change information indicating a change in distribution situation and form of a predetermined individual article from information processing apparatuses installed at each of said plurality of sites;
means for associating said received change information with one another; and
means for specifying a distribution route of said individual article based on associated change information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. A method of managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at one or more of said plurality of sites,
wherein change information indicating a change in distribution situation and form of a predetermined individual article is received from information processing apparatuses installed at said plurality of sites, said received change information is associated with one another and stored, and a distribution route of said individual article is specified based on associated change information.
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15. A traceability method of managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at one or more of said plurality of sites using a center apparatus connected via a network to information processing apparatuses installed at said plurality of sites and achieving information processing with different schemes,
wherein said center apparatus receives first individual article information about distribution of said individual article, first identification information for identifying the concerned information processing apparatus, and second identification information for identifying the information processing apparatus of the site to which said individual article is distributed after the site of the concerned information processing apparatus from said information processing apparatus, converts said individual article information into second individual article information matching a scheme used in the information processing apparatus identified with said second identification information based on said received first identification information and second identification information, and associates converted said second individual article information with said first individual article information and stores the same.
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18. A center apparatus performing management of an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at one or more of said plurality of sites, said center apparatus connected via a network to information processing apparatuses installed at said plurality of sites and achieving information processing with different schemes, said center apparatus comprising:
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a storage device storing information for management of said individual article;
a receiver receiving first individual article information about distribution of said individual article, first identification information for identifying the concerned information processing apparatus, and second identification information for identifying the information processing apparatus of the site to which said individual article is distributed after the site of the concerned information processing apparatus from said information processing apparatus; and
a processor converting said individual article information into second individual article information matching a scheme used in the information processing apparatus identified with said second identification information based on said received first identification information and second identification information, and associating converted said second individual article information with said first individual article information and stores the same in said storage device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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