TEST MATERIALS MOVEMENT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring movement of tests distributed from a first facility to a second facility, comprising:
- utilizing a test material, wherein said test material has a machine readable test identifier associated therewith;
utilizing a shipping container for containing said test material in transit, wherein said shipping container has a machine readable shipping container identifier associated therewith;
sending said shipping container containing said test from a first facility to a second facility separate from said first facility and located geographically remote from said first facility;
having each machine readable test identifier scanned at said first facility;
having each machine readable shipping container identifier scanned at said first facility;
having each machine readable test identifier scanned at said second facility;
having each machine readable shipping container identifier scanned at said second facility;
electronically reporting data related to said scanning steps to a person authorized to receive said data.
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Abstract
A method and system for monitoring the movement of academic test materials and/or their shipping containers while providing a complete chain of custody of those test materials and shipping containers. Test materials include paper based and electronic based tests and related items such as answer keys, teacher notes, and study guides. The providers of the test materials include, but may not be limited to, test publishers, state and federal agencies, specialized test developers, and distributors of tests created by other parties. Users include, but are not limited to, school districts, individual schools, students, corporations, and other individuals, as well as the test publisher, state and federal agencies, and other test producers. The tracking is done through the scanning of bar codes or RFID devices printed on or otherwise affixed to test materials and the test material shipping containers. The method and system monitors the chain of custody of the test materials throughout the distribution and return paths.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring movement of tests distributed from a first facility to a second facility, comprising:
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utilizing a test material, wherein said test material has a machine readable test identifier associated therewith; utilizing a shipping container for containing said test material in transit, wherein said shipping container has a machine readable shipping container identifier associated therewith; sending said shipping container containing said test from a first facility to a second facility separate from said first facility and located geographically remote from said first facility; having each machine readable test identifier scanned at said first facility; having each machine readable shipping container identifier scanned at said first facility; having each machine readable test identifier scanned at said second facility; having each machine readable shipping container identifier scanned at said second facility; electronically reporting data related to said scanning steps to a person authorized to receive said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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