SYSTEM, PACKAGING, AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING PRODUCTS
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1. A product indicator device, comprising:
- a changeable indicator;
an embedded system, comprising;
a radio;
a memory storing validation data;
a power source selectably connectable to the changeable indicator; and
an embedded processor coupled to the radio and operating the steps comprising;
receiving a key code using the radio;
determining a product state using the key code and the validation data; and
applying power to the changeable indicator to change the indicator to indicate the product state.
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Abstract
A method and system for communicating a product status is provided. The product has a product indicator device that has a changeable indicator, an embedded processor, and radio. A point of sale device wirelessly reads validation data from the embedded processor, with the validation data being used to confirm that the product may validly change states. If the product is allowed to have its state changed, the point of sale device sends a key code to the embedded processor, where the key code is processed with locally stored data. The embedded processor determines if the changeable indicator may be changed to show that the product has changed states.
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30 Claims
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1. A product indicator device, comprising:
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a changeable indicator; an embedded system, comprising; a radio; a memory storing validation data; a power source selectably connectable to the changeable indicator; and an embedded processor coupled to the radio and operating the steps comprising; receiving a key code using the radio; determining a product state using the key code and the validation data; and applying power to the changeable indicator to change the indicator to indicate the product state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for validating and confirming a product state change, comprising:
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retrieving data from an embedded processor associated with a product; processing the data to confirm that the product may validly have its state changed; and sending a data key to the embedded processor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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