Method And System For Improving, Modifying, And Adding Information During A Transfer Or Transaction

• US 20080073432A1
• Filed: 01/06/2006
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rhett Bordner, Ronald Barenburg
• Original Assignee: Rhett Bordner, Ronald Barenburg
• Inventors: Barenburg, Ronald, Bordner, Rhett
• Application Number:
  US11/813,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20080073432A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for connecting a composite bar code system (connecting a 2-dimensional bar code linked with variable data, to preexisting static data linked with a recognized linear bar code and system) or recognized RFID tag and system with an additional informational need. The present invention further relates to methods and systems for manipulating this connection to tailor a transaction according to a user'"'"'s adaptive disclosure needs throughout a supply, transfer, or transportation chain.

Claims

1. A method for updating variable data to an encodation system employing previously encoded static data for a user specified item during an item transfer, comprising the steps of:

determining said previously encoded static data on said user specified item by electronically scanning an encoded static data into a data system prior to said item transfer;

said encoded static data being one of a serialized item specific designation and a non item specific designation with said data system;

determining a variable data need for said user specified item;

enumerating an item specific data content for said variable data need;

encoding said enumerated item specific data content and said encoded static data into a readable composite symbology encodation;

said composite symbology encodation having a first and a second encoded symbology portion, wherein said first encoded symbology portion includes said previously scanned encoded static data and said second encoded symbology portion is electronically joined to said first encoded symbology during said step of encoding enabling a combined reading of said portions to read said item specific data content following said item transfer;

updating said data system to recognize said readable composite symbology encodation for said user specified item; and

printing said second encoded composite symbology portion and applying said second encoded composite symbology portion on said user specified item proximate said first encoded symbology portion, whereby a downstream scan reads said composite symbology encodation of said user specified item and accesses said updated data system enabling a determination of said item specific data for said variable data need in combination with said encoded static data.

2. A system for updating variable data to an encodation system employing previously encoded static data for a user specified item during an item transfer, said system comprising:

a first module for determining said previously encoded static data on said user specified item by electronically scanning an encoded static data into a data system prior to said item transfer;

said encoded static data being one of a serialized item specific designation and a non item specific designation with said data system;

a second module for determining a variable data need for said user specified item;

a third module for enumerating an item specific data content for said variable data need;

a fourth module for encoding said enumerated item specific data content and said encoded static data into a readable composite symbology encodation;

said composite symbology encodation having a first and a second encoded symbology portion, wherein said first encoded symbology portion includes said previously scanned encoded static data and said second encoded symbology portion is electronically joined to said first encoded symbology during said step of encoding enabling a combined reading of said portions to read said item specific data content following said item transfer;

a fifth module updating said data system to recognize said readable composite symbology encodation for said user specified item; and

a sixth module for printing said second encoded composite symbology portion and applying said second encoded composite symbology portion on said user specified item proximate said first encoded symbology portion, whereby a downstream scan reads said composite symbology encodation of said user specified item and accesses said updated data system enabling a determination of said item specific data for said variable data need in combination with said encoded static data.

3. A method for updating variable data to an encodation system employing previously encoded static data for a user specified item during an item transfer, comprising the steps of:

determining said previously encoded static data on said user specified item by electronically scanning an encoded static data into a data system prior to said item transfer;

said encoded static data being one a serialized item specific designation within said data system;

determining a variable data need for said user specified item;

enumerating an item specific data content for said variable data need;

encoding said enumerated item specific data content and said encoded serialized item specific designation into an updated a machine readable item specific composite symbology encodation;

updating said data system to recognize said updated machine readable item specific composite symbology encodation for said user specified item;

printing said updated machine readable item specific encodation; and

applying said updated machine readable item specific encodation on said user specified item proximate said first encoded symbology portion over said previously encoded static data, whereby a downstream scan reads said updated composite symbology encodation of said user specified item and accesses said updated data system enabling a determination of said item specific data for said variable data need in combination with said encoded static data.