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Item processing system and method which track label usage

  • US 6,592,038 B2
  • Filed: 04/09/2001
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An item processing method comprising the steps of:

  • activating a barcode reader to obtain first identification information from an item;

    activating a radio frequency label interrogator to obtain second identification information from the item;

    if the item has a barcode label, obtaining the first identification information by the barcode reader, logging the item with the first identification information as having the barcode label, obtaining manufacturer information associated with the item with the first identification information to identity a manufacturer who used the barcode label, and generating a report listing the manufacturer who used the barcode label for contacting the manufacturer to persuade the manufacturer to use a radio frequency label instead of the barcode label.

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