Method and system for tracing the identity of an agricultural product using data handoff
First Claim
1. A method for tracing the identity of an agricultural product, the method implemented by a computer or another data processor and comprising:
- acquiring data on an agricultural product associated with a harvesting time to form initial data;
transmitting the initial data to an intermediate data processing system associated with a handler of the agricultural product;
appending additional data to the initial data received at the intermediate data processing system to form composite data, the additional data comprising two or more of the following;
product characteristics data, product treatment data, product storage environmental data, harvesting equipment identifier, harvested load identifier, harvested load time, transport identifier, transport load date, transport load time, transport load date, transportation time, transportation duration, storage facility identifier, storage load time, storage load date, and a processor identifier, a processor delivery date, and a processor delivery time;
transmitting the composite data to at least one of a receiver and a reporting data processing system for processing the composite data and transferring the processed data to a data management system; and
providing chain-of-custody data on a chain of custody corresponding to the agricultural product to a recipient of the product associated with a destination location, the established chain of custody comprising a list of successive custodians of the product that had custody of the product at corresponding reading times for a product transported from an origination location to the destination location.
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Abstract
Initial data is acquired on an agricultural product associated with a harvesting time. The acquired initial data is transmitted (e.g., handed off) via an electromagnetic signal or wireless communication to an intermediate data processing system associated with a handler of the agricultural product. Additional data is appended to the acquired initial data received at the intermediate data processing system to form composite data. The composite data is transmitted via an electromagnetic signal or wireless communication to at least one of a receiver and a data processing system for processing or storing the composite data. The composite data is transferred to or made available to a data management system, which may be accessible to one or more users who seek access to at least one of the initial data, the additional data, and the composite data on the agricultural product or a derivative thereof.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for tracing the identity of an agricultural product, the method implemented by a computer or another data processor and comprising:
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acquiring data on an agricultural product associated with a harvesting time to form initial data; transmitting the initial data to an intermediate data processing system associated with a handler of the agricultural product; appending additional data to the initial data received at the intermediate data processing system to form composite data, the additional data comprising two or more of the following;
product characteristics data, product treatment data, product storage environmental data, harvesting equipment identifier, harvested load identifier, harvested load time, transport identifier, transport load date, transport load time, transport load date, transportation time, transportation duration, storage facility identifier, storage load time, storage load date, and a processor identifier, a processor delivery date, and a processor delivery time;transmitting the composite data to at least one of a receiver and a reporting data processing system for processing the composite data and transferring the processed data to a data management system; and providing chain-of-custody data on a chain of custody corresponding to the agricultural product to a recipient of the product associated with a destination location, the established chain of custody comprising a list of successive custodians of the product that had custody of the product at corresponding reading times for a product transported from an origination location to the destination location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data processing system for tracing the identity of an agricultural product, the system comprising:
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an initial acquisition system for acquiring data on an agricultural product associated with a harvesting time to form initial data; an initial transmitter for transmitting the initial data to an intermediate data processing system associated with a handler of the agricultural product; a data manager, of the intermediate data processing system, adapted to append additional data to the initial data received at the intermediate data processing system to form composite data, the additional data comprising two or more of the following;
product characteristics data, product treatment data, product storage environmental data, harvesting equipment identifier, harvested load identifier, harvested load time, transport identifier, transport load date, transport load time, transport load date, transportation time, transportation duration, storage facility identifier, storage load time, storage load date, and a processor identifier, a processor delivery date, and a processor delivery time; andan intermediate transmitter for transmitting the composite data to at least one of a receiver and a reporting data processing system for processing the composite data and transferring the processed data to a data management system for providing a chain of custody defined by a sequential list of custodians including at least one of an origination custodian, an intermediate custodian, and a destination custodian. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for tracking product information from harvesting to a processor, the method implemented by a computer or another data processor and comprising the steps of:
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obtaining harvesting data associated with the harvesting of agricultural product, the harvesting data comprising at least two or more of product characteristics, a harvester identifier, and a load identifier; storing the harvesting data as locally stored information in initial data storage; obtaining primary transportation data associated with the transportation of the product to primary storage for the agricultural product, the primary transportation data comprising at least two or more of a first transport identifier, a load date, and a load time; adding the primary transportation data to the locally stored information for storage in an intermediate data storage downstream from the initial data storage; obtaining primary storage data associated with the storage of the agricultural product in the primary storage; adding the primary storage data to the locally stored information for storage in another intermediate data storage downstream from the initial data storage, where the locally stored information in the initial data storage and the intermediate data storage is physically and geographically separate from any data storage of a central data repository; and requesting at least a portion of the stored information from the data management system on the product, the stored information comprising at least two or more of the harvesting data, the primary transportation data supplemental transportation data, the primary storage data, and delivery data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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