METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING, BY MODULES IN A SHIPPING FACILITY, MECHANISMS FOR CERTIFYING PROVENANCE OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
First Claim
1. A system for providing mechanisms for certifying provenance of a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel comprising:
- a packing module associating a bottle tag number stored by a first radio-frequency identification tag attached to a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage with a tag identification number of a second radio-frequency identification tag attached to a case storing the bottle containing the alcoholic beverage;
a shipping module validating the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number of the second radio-frequency identification tag and activating the second radio-frequency identification tag; and
a storage element storing the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number of the second radio-frequency identification tag.
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Abstract
A system for providing mechanisms for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage includes a packing module, a shipping module, and a storage element. The packing module associates a bottle tag number stored by a first radio-frequency identification tag attached to a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage with a tag identification number of a second radio-frequency identification tag attached to a case storing the bottle containing the alcoholic beverage. The shipping module validates the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number and activates the second radio-frequency identification tag and activates the second radio-frequency identification tag. The storage element stores the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number of the second radio-frequency identification tag.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for providing mechanisms for certifying provenance of a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel comprising:
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a packing module associating a bottle tag number stored by a first radio-frequency identification tag attached to a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage with a tag identification number of a second radio-frequency identification tag attached to a case storing the bottle containing the alcoholic beverage; a shipping module validating the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number of the second radio-frequency identification tag and activating the second radio-frequency identification tag; and a storage element storing the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number of the second radio-frequency identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for providing mechanisms for certifying provenance of a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) associating, by a packing module, a bottle tag number stored by a first radio-frequency identification tag attached to a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage with a tag identification number of a second radio-frequency identification tag attached to a case storing the bottle containing the alcoholic beverage; (b) verifying, by a shipping module, the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number of the second radio-frequency identification tag; (c) activating, by the shipping module, the second radio-frequency identification tag; and (d) storing, by a storage element, the association between the bottle tag number and the tag identification number of the second radio-frequency identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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