ADVANCED MATERIAL TRACKING SYSTEM
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1. A method comprising:
- assigning first, second, and third tags respectively to first, second and third components present at a first physical location;
storing the first, second, and third tags to a first database corresponding to the first physical location;
assembling the first, second, and third components into a collection;
generating a fourth tag corresponding to the collection; and
storing the fourth tag in a second database corresponding to a second physical location in response to the collection being assembled.
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Abstract
A method for tracking and reporting material movements and responding to material movements. Tracked-components are assigned a component identifier which can be associated with a location. The identifier is associated with a first location, and in response to a movement trigger, the location associated with the identifier is updated to a second location. A component can be comprised of multiple sub-components, each of which itself is a tracked component. When the location of the component is updated, the location of each sub-component is similarly updated. Each update of the location of a component can trigger reports or other actions within the system.
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1. A method comprising:
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assigning first, second, and third tags respectively to first, second and third components present at a first physical location; storing the first, second, and third tags to a first database corresponding to the first physical location; assembling the first, second, and third components into a collection; generating a fourth tag corresponding to the collection; and storing the fourth tag in a second database corresponding to a second physical location in response to the collection being assembled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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assigning first, second, and third tags respectively to first, second and third components present at a first physical location; storing the first, second, and third tags to a first database corresponding to the first physical location; assembling the first, second, and third components into a collection; generating a fourth tag corresponding to the collection in the first database in response to the assembling step; moving the collection from the first physical location to a second physical location; activating a movement trigger in response to the collection being moved; and storing the fourth tag in a second database corresponding to the second physical location in response to the movement trigger being activated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. An apparatus comprising first and second databases respectively corresponding with first and second physical locations, the first database comprising first, second, and third tags respectively corresponding to first, second, and third components, the second database comprising a fourth tag corresponding to a collection of the first, second, and third components, the fourth tag generated in response to the first, second, and third components being assembled.
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