Tracking of products
First Claim
1. A method of detecting designated products from a number of sources, the method including the steps of:
- applying a unique code to each one of a plurality of products at a first location;
designating certain of the products;
compiling a list of codes of said designated products;
transmitting said list of codes of said designated products to a central loss control station at a second location;
recording said designated codes at the central loss control station;
reading the codes of a multiplicity of products at a third location;
transmitting said codes of said products at said third location to said central loss control station;
comparing said codes received from said third location with said codes recorded at the central loss control station; and
triggering an alarm at the central loss control station if any of the codes of the products at said third location match the codes of the designated products.
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Abstract
A method of detecting designated products from a number of sources includes the step of applying (12) a unique code to each one of a plurality of products at a first location (14). The method also includes determining which of the plurality of products become designated. The method further includes the steps of recording the codes of the designated products, reading (26) the codes of products distributed at a second location (16) and comparing (28) the read codes with the recorded codes to determine if any of the distributed products are designated products. The invention also includes a system for detecting designated products.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of detecting designated products from a number of sources, the method including the steps of:
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applying a unique code to each one of a plurality of products at a first location;
designating certain of the products;
compiling a list of codes of said designated products;
transmitting said list of codes of said designated products to a central loss control station at a second location;
recording said designated codes at the central loss control station;
reading the codes of a multiplicity of products at a third location;
transmitting said codes of said products at said third location to said central loss control station;
comparing said codes received from said third location with said codes recorded at the central loss control station; and
triggering an alarm at the central loss control station if any of the codes of the products at said third location match the codes of the designated products. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of detecting designated goods from a number of sources, which includes:
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receiving at a central loss control station located at a second location a list of unique codes of designated products, the codes having been applied to the products at a first location;
recording said designated codes at the central loss control station;
receiving at the central loss control station codes of a multiplicity of products read at a third location;
comparing, at said central loss control station, said codes received from said third location with said recorded codes; and
triggering an alarm at the central loss control station if any of the codes of the products at said third location match the codes of any of the designated products.
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6. A method of detecting designated products from a number of sources, the method including the steps of
applying a unique code to each one of a plurality of products at a first location and compiling a first list of codes; -
reading the code of at least one of said plurality of products at a second location and compiling a second list of codes;
comparing said second list of codes to said first list of codes, said products having codes on said first list and not on said second list comprising said designated products;
transmitting said codes of said designated products to a central loss control station;
reading the codes of all products distributed at a third location and transmitting said codes to said central loss control station;
comparing said codes of all products at said third location to said codes of the designated products; and
triggering an alarm at said central loss control station if any of the codes of the products at said third location match the codes of the designated products. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for detecting designated products from a number of sources, the system including:
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an encoding means for applying a unique code to each one of a plurality of products at a first location;
a reading means for reading the code of at least one of said plurality of products at a second location;
a comparator for comparing the code of said at least one of said plurality of products at said second location to the codes of said plurality of products at said first location, said products having codes not found in both said first location and said second location comprising said designated products;
transmitting means for transmitting said codes of said designated products to a central loss control station;
a second reading means for reading the codes of all products at a third location;
transmitting means for transmitting said codes of all products at said third location to said central loss control station;
a second comparator for comparing the codes of the products at said third location to the codes of said designated products; and
alarm means for providing an alarm when said codes of said products at said third location match the codes of the designated products. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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