Product Integrity Tracking Shipping Label, System And Associated Method
First Claim
1. Product integrity tracking shipping label, comprising:
- a label body for attaching to a product to be shipped or to packaging containing the product;
one or more movement monitoring devices configured with the label body, for detecting a movement metric of the product; and
a microprocessor configured with the label body and in communication with the one or more movement monitoring devices, for time-tagging the movement metric when the movement metric exceeds a pre-selected threshold.
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Abstract
A product integrity tracking shipping label includes a label body for attaching to a product to be shipped or to packaging containing the product. One or more movement monitoring configured with the label body detects a movement metric of the product. A microprocessor configured with the label body and in communication with the one or more movement monitoring devices time-tags the movement metric when the movement metric exceeds a pre-selected threshold. A product integrity tracking system includes a movement monitoring device with one or more sensors for attachment to a product or packaging containing the product. The movement monitoring device senses at least one movement event during handling of the product. A processor compares the movement event with a pre-selected event threshold, and time-tags and stores above-threshold movement events in a memory. Information in the memory is readable via an interrogation device during shipment or at product delivery.
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25 Claims
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1. Product integrity tracking shipping label, comprising:
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a label body for attaching to a product to be shipped or to packaging containing the product;
one or more movement monitoring devices configured with the label body, for detecting a movement metric of the product; and
a microprocessor configured with the label body and in communication with the one or more movement monitoring devices, for time-tagging the movement metric when the movement metric exceeds a pre-selected threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. The label of claim 7, further comprising a protective wrapper configured with the label body, wherein the battery electrically couples with the one or more movement monitoring devices when the wrapper is opened, to power the one or more movement monitoring devices.
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10. Product integrity tracking system comprising:
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a movement monitoring device, having;
one or more sensors for attachment to a product or packaging containing the product, for sensing at least one movement event during handling of the product; and
a processor for comparing the movement event with a pre-selected event threshold, the processor time-tagging and storing above-threshold movement events in a memory;
wherein information in the memory is readable via an interrogation device during shipment or at product delivery. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for monitoring product integrity during shipping, comprising:
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a label;
an adhesive disposed with a back side of the label, for securing the label to a product or package to be shipped;
a movement monitoring device disposed with the label, for monitoring movement of the product or package;
a processor in communication with the movement monitoring device, for time-tagging movement events above a pre-selected threshold level;
a communications port for communicating data indicative of time-tagged movement events to a receiver, during shipment or after delivery; and
a battery for powering the movement monitoring device, the processor and the communications port. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for tracking product integrity during shipment;
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attaching a shipping label having at least one movement sensor to the product or a package containing the product;
monitoring movement events of the product during shipment, via the movement sensor;
time-tagging movement events sensed by the at least one movement sensor during shipment that are above a pre-determined threshold level; and
identifying a location associated with the above threshold movement events. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for monitoring integrity of shipped goods, comprising:
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a shipping label for attachment to the goods prior to shipping;
at least one movement-monitoring sensor integrated with the label;
a GPS receiver chip integrated with the label;
a wireless transmitter disposed with the label, for transmitting signals indicative of one or both of movement events detected by the sensor and location;
a receiver linked with a transportation channel of the label, for receiving the signals from the transmitter; and
a processor for processing the signals from the transmitter to determine (a) occurrence of a movement event exceeding a pre-selected threshold;
(b) a location of the above-threshold movement event, and (c) whether the label is in the correct transportation channel.
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