FRESHNESS TRACKING AND MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A freshness tracking and monitoring system, the system comprising:
- at least one remote central server hosting a central database and a plurality of user interface administrative tools, with native processing, data storage, global positioning beacon tracking, and communications capabilities, and communicatively connected with;
at least one container control device monitoring unit designated with a unique identifier and with native data processing, data storage, global positioning beacon, and communications capabilities, communicatively connected with;
at least one environment tracking device;
at least one container anti-tampering sensor; and
at least one container control device monitoring unit interface device.
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Abstract
A freshness tracking and monitoring system (“System”) and method used for ensuring the freshness of perishable goods, goods fit for human consumption, and final products made from perishable good or goods fit for human consumption (“Items”). The System monitors in a continuous manner all significant environment and transportation parameters associated with an Item, from harvest or production until acquisition for consumption or production, alerts when an Item'"'"'s monitored variable exceeds a predetermined parameter, takes corrective actions while in transportation, and provides advice about possible changes in the nature of the Item.
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1. A freshness tracking and monitoring system, the system comprising:
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at least one remote central server hosting a central database and a plurality of user interface administrative tools, with native processing, data storage, global positioning beacon tracking, and communications capabilities, and communicatively connected with; at least one container control device monitoring unit designated with a unique identifier and with native data processing, data storage, global positioning beacon, and communications capabilities, communicatively connected with; at least one environment tracking device; at least one container anti-tampering sensor; and at least one container control device monitoring unit interface device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A freshness tracking and monitoring method, the method comprising:
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accessing a central database resident in a remote central server; inquiring with the remote central server if an item is registered in its central database, if so, retrieving the item'"'"'s default profile, if not, registering the item with the remote central server and configuring its default profile; placing the item into a container control device monitoring unit equipped container; entering the item'"'"'s default profile into a container control device monitoring unit; activating an anti-tampering environment tracking sensor of the container control device monitoring unit equipped container; transporting or storing the container control device monitoring unit equipped container; monitoring and denoting environment deviations from the item'"'"'s default profile; adjusting and denoting the item'"'"'s lifespan changes in reference to reported deviations from the item'"'"'s default profile; monitoring and denoting violations of the anti-tampering environment tracking sensor, and; opening the container control device monitoring unit equipped container, retrieving the contained item, and resetting the container control device monitoring unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A freshness tracking, monitoring, and lifespan adjusting method, the method comprising:
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accessing a remote database resident in a remote central server; inquiring with a remote central server if an item is registered in its central database, if so, retrieving the item'"'"'s default profile, if not, registering the item and configuring its default profile; placing the item into a container control device monitoring unit equipped environment-controllable transportation container; entering the item'"'"'s default profile into the container control device monitoring unit; activating an anti-tampering environment tracking sensor on the container control device monitoring unit equipped environment-controllable transportation container; transporting or storing the a container control device monitoring unit equipped environment-controllable transportation container; monitoring environment deviations of the environment-controllable transportation container from the item'"'"'s default profile and reporting said deviations through a plurality of reporting means; adjusting at least one environment parameter of the environment-controllable transportation container in response to said environment parameter'"'"'s deviation from the item'"'"'s default profile; changing the item'"'"'s default profile lifespan to a different length in response to a reported deviation from the item'"'"'s default profile and reporting said change of lifespan length through a plurality of reporting means; monitoring the anti-tampering environment tracking sensor on the container control device monitoring unit equipped environment-controllable transportation container for access violations and reporting said violations through a plurality of reporting means; and
,opening the container control device monitoring unit equipped environment-controllable transportation container, retrieving the contained item, and resetting the container control device monitoring unit. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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