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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPORTING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION USING A COMBINATION OF UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE AND LOT CODE

  • US 20130008945A1
  • Filed: 07/12/2012
  • Published: 01/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a hand-held device including;

    a display; and

    one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with or affixed to a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation, the product identification indicia comprising a combination of a universal product code and a lot code for the food product;

    the hand-held device including at least one processor to;

    a) determine a machine-readable identification code from the product identification indicia;

    b) send the identification code to at least one remote server;

    c) receive, from the at least one remote server, agricultural certification information that is associated with the product, the certification information being associated with the product using the machine-readable identification code; and

    d) display the certification information on the display in human readable firm.

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