SYSTEM, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DATA SIGNAL FOR THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A system for the collection and updating of information comprising an electronic reader arranged to receive information from one or more unique identifying devices, at least one computing system arranged to receive the information from the reader, wherein the computing system receives the information from the reader and processes the information in real time to determine whether an action should be taken;
- and wherein, the one or more unique identification devices are adapted to process the information internally when the computing system is not linked to the reader and update the computing system with the processed information when the one or more unique identification devices re-establish a link with the computing system.
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Abstract
The embodiments described herein relate to a system, method, computer program and data signal for the collection of information. The system comprises at least one computing system arranged to receive information from one or more unique identifying devices, wherein the computing system receives the information from the one or more unique identifying devices and processes the information in real time to determine whether an action should be taken.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for the collection and updating of information comprising an electronic reader arranged to receive information from one or more unique identifying devices, at least one computing system arranged to receive the information from the reader, wherein the computing system receives the information from the reader and processes the information in real time to determine whether an action should be taken;
- and wherein, the one or more unique identification devices are adapted to process the information internally when the computing system is not linked to the reader and update the computing system with the processed information when the one or more unique identification devices re-establish a link with the computing system.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for issuing an updateable unique identifying device associated with a user or object, comprising the steps of activating a unique identifying device to meet predetermined security requirements;
- assigning permissions to the unique identifying device;
associating the unique identifying device with a person or object, wherein actions by the person or object are loggable by a system interacting with the device;
wherein, a reader is used to interface between the unique identifying device and the system; and
wherein the actions by the person or object are loggable on the unique identification device when the link between the reader and system is down. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 26, 27, 28)
- assigning permissions to the unique identifying device;
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15. A system for determining whether an action should be taken comprising at least one computing system arranged to receive information from one or more unique identifying devices, the information pertaining to at least one action initiated by a user or object, wherein the computing system includes a database and a processor arranged to receive the information, process the information to determine whether the action falls within a predetermined set of allowable actions;
- and wherein, when the computing system is down, the one or more unique identifying devices is adapted to receive and process the information to determine whether the action falls within a predetermined set of allowable actions.
- View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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