ENHANCED LABEL CLAIM VALIDATION

• US 20090187583A1
• Filed: 04/03/2008
• Published: 07/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aginfolink Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Aginfolink Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: Dolan, Andrew J., Pape, William R.
• Application Number:
  US12/062,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20090187583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/30 Transportation; Communications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083

Abstract

The enhanced validation of a label claim, in which identification information uniquely identifying an item that has moved through a node in a supply chain is received, the item being marked with a label claim. Event data associated with the uniquely identified item is received from the node, and received event data that validates or invalidates the label claim is output, in real time or near real time to receiving the identification information.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, via a user interface, identification information uniquely identifying an item that has moved through a node in a supply chain, the item being marked with a label claim, the item being transformed from a first, living product to a second, non-living product at the node, and the label claim comprising an organic claim, a natural claim, a no hormone claim, a point-of-origin claim, an ingredients claim, a vegetarian contents claim, a cruelty free claim, a drug claim, a cosmetic claim, a cage-free claim, or a compliance claim;

establishing a data collection interface between the node and a transaction database, the data collection interface allowing the transaction database to receive event data associated with the uniquely identified item from the node;

receiving, from the node, the event data associated with the uniquely identified item, the event data further comprising an event identification number attribute, a type attribute, a nomenclature attribute, a quantity attribute, a unit-of measurement attribute, a parent event identification number attribute, or a child event identification number attribute, and the event data being associated with a vaccination event, a harvesting event, a birthing event, or a transportation event, a treatment event, a planting event, a location event, a containering event, or a cohorting event;

establishing a data conversion interface between the user interface and the transaction database, the data conversion interface allowing the output of the received event data from the transaction database using the user interface;

automatically validating the label claim of the item based on the received event data; and

outputting, via the user interface, received event data that validates the label claim, in real time or near real time to receiving the identification information, if the label claim is automatically validated, the received event data that validates the label claim further comprising event data associated with the first product and event data associated with the second product.

2. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving identification information uniquely identifying an item that has moved through a node in a supply chain, the item being marked with a label claim;

receiving, from the node, event data associated with the uniquely identified item; and

outputting received event data that validates or invalidates the label claim, in real time or near real time to receiving the identification information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the identification information further comprises:

generating a user interface; and

receiving the identification information from a user via the generated user interface.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the identification information is received using a radio frequency identification device (RFID) reader.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising establishing a data collection interface between the node and a transaction database, the data collection interface allowing the transaction database to receive the event data associated with the uniquely identified item from the node.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the event data relates supply chain processing of the uniquely identified item at the node.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the identification information is received before the event data is received from the node.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising establishing a data conversion interface between an output device and a transaction database, the data conversion interface allowing the output of the received event data from the transaction database using the output device.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising automatically validating the label claim of the item based on the received event data.

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, from a second node, event data associated with the uniquely identified item; and

reformatting the event data received from the node and the second node,

wherein outputting the received event data further comprises outputting the reformatted event data received from the node and the second node.

11. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving identification information uniquely identifying a component of the uniquely identified item based on outputting the received event data;

receiving, from a second node on the supply chain, component event data associated with the component; and

outputting received component event data that validates or invalidates the label claim, in real time or near real time to receiving the identification information uniquely identifying the component.

12. The method of claim 2,

wherein the item is transformed from a first product to a second product at the node, and

wherein the output received event data that validates the label claim further comprises event data associated with the first product and event data associated with the second product.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first product is a living product, and wherein the second product is a non-living product.

14. The method of claim 13,

wherein the first product is a living animal, fruit or vegetable, and

wherein the second product is a meat product or a harvested fruit or vegetable.

15. The method of claim 2, wherein the event data further comprises an event identification number attribute, a type attribute, a nomenclature attribute, a quantity attribute, a unit-of measurement attribute, a parent event identification number attribute, or a child event identification number attribute.

16. The method of claim 2, wherein the label claim is an organic claim, a natural claim, a no hormone claim, a point-of-origin claim, an ingredients claim, a vegetarian contents claim, a cruelty free claim, a drug claim, a cosmetic claim, a cage-free claim, or a compliance claim.

17. The method of claim 2, wherein the identification information is physically affixed to the item or packaging of the item.

18. The method of claim 2, wherein the label claim is physically affixed to the item or packaging of the item.

19. The method of claim 2, wherein the event data is associated with a vaccination event, a harvesting event, a birthing event, or a transportation event, a treatment event, a planting event, a location event, a containering event, or a cohorting event.

20. A device comprising:

an interface configured to;

receive identification information uniquely identifying an item that has moved through a node in a supply chain, the item being marked with a label claim,

receive, from the node, event data associated with the uniquely identified item, and

output received event data that validates or invalidates the label claim, in real time or near real time to receiving the identification information.

21. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a machine-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when read by a machine, operate to cause a data processing apparatus to:

receive identification information uniquely identifying an item that has moved through a node in a supply chain, the item being marked with a label claim;

receive, from the node, event data associated with the uniquely identified item; and

output received event data that validates or invalidates the label claim, in real time or near real time to receiving the identification information.