System And Method Of Providing Product Quality And Safety
First Claim
1. A method of operating a food or drug handling facility, the method including:
- providing an inspector with a first device operable to communicate with a remote computer;
inputting into the first device a facility identifier for a facility to be inspected;
providing the first device with first information communicable to the inspector in at least one of visual and audio form, said first information including items to be inspected by the inspector;
said inspector conducting an inspection at least in part pursuant to the first information;
inputting second information representing results of the inspection into the first device and transmitting at least some of the second information to the remote computer to record a history of at least part of the inspection and identifying the input second information by date and facility identifier;
analyzing the input second information and building a knowledge database usable to evaluate the inspection results; and
sending at least one of information and inspection instructions to the first device for communication to the inspector if additional inspection work is desirable.
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Abstract
In a particular embodiment, a portable, hand-held device to manage product quality and safety includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to collect data related to a particular location and to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) including a plurality of user-selectable elements accessible by a user. The plurality of user-selectable elements includes a first user-selectable element to initiate playback of a training video, a second user-selectable element to receive user input associated with the particular location, and a third user-selectable element to display data indicating actions to be taken by the user in response to the collected data. The device further includes a display interface responsive to the processor and adapted to display the GUI.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of operating a food or drug handling facility, the method including:
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providing an inspector with a first device operable to communicate with a remote computer; inputting into the first device a facility identifier for a facility to be inspected; providing the first device with first information communicable to the inspector in at least one of visual and audio form, said first information including items to be inspected by the inspector; said inspector conducting an inspection at least in part pursuant to the first information; inputting second information representing results of the inspection into the first device and transmitting at least some of the second information to the remote computer to record a history of at least part of the inspection and identifying the input second information by date and facility identifier; analyzing the input second information and building a knowledge database usable to evaluate the inspection results; and sending at least one of information and inspection instructions to the first device for communication to the inspector if additional inspection work is desirable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of inspecting a food or drug handling facility, said method including:
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providing an inspector with a first electronic device operable to communicate with a remote computer; providing the first device with first information communicable to the inspector in at least one of video and audio formats, said first information including items to be reviewed by the inspector; said inspector conducting an inspection pursuant to instructions comprising at least a portion of the first information; inputting second information into the first electronic device representing results of the inspection and transmitting at least some of the second information to the remote computer to record a history of at least part of the inspection and identifying the input second information by date and facility identifier; inputting third information into at least one of the first electronic device and the computer, said third information including at least one of product processing specifications relating to a facility to be inspected, specifications relating to products handled in the facility, government regulations or laws applicable to the facility and products and processes for handling said products; and analyzing the input second information by at least one of the first electronic device and the computer and building a knowledge database usable to evaluate the inspection results. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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