METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING UNIQUE ITEMS
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1. A collection case comprising:
- a case having at least a first section and a second section, said first section for receiving a collectable object substantially visible through the case, and said second section for receiving printed identifying information regarding said collectable object substantially visible through the case; and
a transponder tag disposed within the case allowing for remote retrieval by a transceiver of a signal from the transponder tag.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for double-sided scanning, tracking, registering, identification storing and further handling by trading or collecting unique items. Specifically, the invention relates to a method, apparatus, and system for locating and tracking unique objects utilizing a computer controlled radio frequency system and radio frequency tags that are associated with unique objects in a manner that facilitates both protection, up-loading to a unique and secure web-based service site allowing secure registration of identified, verified ownership and authentication of the unique objects.
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1. A collection case comprising:
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a case having at least a first section and a second section, said first section for receiving a collectable object substantially visible through the case, and said second section for receiving printed identifying information regarding said collectable object substantially visible through the case; and
a transponder tag disposed within the case allowing for remote retrieval by a transceiver of a signal from the transponder tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of preserving and protecting a collectible object, comprising:
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receiving a collectable object and a corresponding grading report for that object, encapsulating said collectable object, said corresponding grading report, and a transponder tag having a unique identification number in a substantially transparent case which allows for viewing of the collectable object and grading report and allows for remote retrieval by a transceiver of a signal from the transponder tag. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of grading, preserving, and registering a collectable object by a grader comprising:
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receiving a collectable object for grading;
grading the object in accordance with a grading system;
printing a label with information about the object including its grade;
receiving a transponder tag, said tag including tag data;
encasing the collectable object, label, and transponder tag in a case;
inputting object information about the object including its grade and tag data as a record in a database, wherein the object information may be input during any stage of the process. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of verifying a unique collectable object comprising:
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receiving a signal from a transponder tag secured to a collectable object, said signal comprising a unique identification number;
retrieving information from a database corresponding to that unique identification number;
comparing the retrieved information with the unique collectable object to verify that the retrieved information matches the unique collectable object.
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26. A method for identifying a discrepancy in an inventory of a collection of objects, each of the objects having a transponder tag affixed thereto, the method comprising:
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(a) transmitting a plurality of signals from a transceiver to a plurality of objects;
(b) receiving a plurality of response signals comprising one response signal from each transponder tag affixed to each object;
(c) generating a current inventory of objects from said plurality of response signals. (d) comparing the current inventory of objects to a previously stored inventory of objects; and
(e) generating a list of objects in either the first inventory or the second inventory but not the second inventory or the first inventory to identify any discrepancies in the inventory caused by missing objects or additional objects.
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27. A dual-image scanner system comprising:
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two opposing scanning modules arranged to provide a double-sided scan of an object with a single operation; and
a support for maintaining a gap between the two opposing scanning modules, wherein the gap is sized to fit three-dimensional objects. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An interactive online registry of data about collectable objects comprising:
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registry data comprising a plurality of data records for collectable items stored in a database, wherein each data record comprises transponder tag data obtained from each collectable object, said tag data associated with object data in each data record; and
registry server providing a plurality of user access levels for registry data in the database. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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