Systems and methods for tracking and verifying the authenticity of an item
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1. A method for tracking, authenticating, or tracking and authenticating an object through a chain of custody, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a database having client software and residing on at least one storage medium in at least one computer;
(b) collecting and storing in said database at least the following data;
(i) information relating to said object, (ii) information associating said object to an identifier code which is unique to said object, and (iii) information relating to user permissions or roles permitting a user to have access to some or all of the information in said database;
(c) providing a system for detecting said unique identifier code at multiple locations in said chain of custody;
(d) tracking said object in said database by detecting said unique identifier code at each time event in which said object is transferred from one party in the chain of custody to another, or from one location in the chain of custody to another, and collecting and storing the identity of each party who takes custody of said object at each time event; and
(e) providing access to information establishing the chain of custody of said object.
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Abstract
The inventive subject matter relates to novel systems and methods for tracking and/or verifying the authenticity of items, such as in commerce or society.
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1. A method for tracking, authenticating, or tracking and authenticating an object through a chain of custody, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a database having client software and residing on at least one storage medium in at least one computer;
(b) collecting and storing in said database at least the following data;
(i) information relating to said object, (ii) information associating said object to an identifier code which is unique to said object, and (iii) information relating to user permissions or roles permitting a user to have access to some or all of the information in said database;
(c) providing a system for detecting said unique identifier code at multiple locations in said chain of custody;
(d) tracking said object in said database by detecting said unique identifier code at each time event in which said object is transferred from one party in the chain of custody to another, or from one location in the chain of custody to another, and collecting and storing the identity of each party who takes custody of said object at each time event; and
(e) providing access to information establishing the chain of custody of said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for tracking, authenticating, or tracking and authenticating an object through a chain of custody, comprising the following elements, operably connected:
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(a) a computer having a storage medium;
(b) a database residing on said storage medium, in which at least the following data is stored;
information relating to said object, information associating said object to an identifier code which is unique to said object, and information relating to user permissions or roles permitting a user to have access to some or all of the information in said database;
(c) client software residing on said storage medium which provides an interface to said database, wherein;
(i) said client software identifies users and allows users to be classified into groups, and wherein permissions or roles are assigned to such groups, (ii) said client software tracks said object in said system by detecting said unique identifier code at each time event in which said object is transferred from one party in the chain of custody to another, or from one location in the chain of custody to another, and collects and stores the identity of each party who takes custody of said object at each time event, and (iii) said client software provides access to information establishing the chain of custody of said object. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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