Method and system for tracing the identity of an agricultural product
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for tracing the identity of an agricultural product, the method comprising:
- holding an agricultural product in a container associated with a tag, the tag being readable via electromagnetic radiation;
reading the tag at a reading time at one of an origination location, a destination location, and any location between the origination location and the destination location to determine a container identifier associated with the container;
generating ancillary data associated with one of the locations and the reading time, the ancillary data including at least one of a status indicator for the product and a custodian identifier for the corresponding reading time;
transmitting the container identifier and the ancillary data for storage in a data management system;
establishing a product-flow description for the agricultural product for transport of the product from the origination location to the destination location based on the container identifier and the corresponding ancillary data for sequential reading times;
wherein the establishing comprises establishing a historical travel path of the container and the agricultural product or a derivative thereof, the travel path including at least one of an origination location, an intermediate location, and a destination location for the agricultural product or a derivative thereof; and
wherein the product-flow description comprises an agricultural product traced through its transformation into a derivative product and its corresponding attributes, the product flow description including a first derivative product identifier through an nth derivative product identifier, where n is any whole number equal to or greater than two, product attributes for each corresponding derivative product, and a product identifier.
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Abstract
A method and system for tracing the identity of an agricultural product comprises holding an agricultural product in a container having a tag. A container identifier of the tag is determined by reading the tag. Ancillary data is generated and is associated with a container location and the reading time. The ancillary data may include a status indicator (e.g., transaction descriptor) for the product, a custodian identifier or both. The container identifier and the ancillary data is transmitted for storage in a data storage system. A product-flow description (e.g., chain of custody) is established for the agricultural product for transport of the product from the origination location to the destination location.
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1. A computer-implemented method for tracing the identity of an agricultural product, the method comprising:
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holding an agricultural product in a container associated with a tag, the tag being readable via electromagnetic radiation; reading the tag at a reading time at one of an origination location, a destination location, and any location between the origination location and the destination location to determine a container identifier associated with the container; generating ancillary data associated with one of the locations and the reading time, the ancillary data including at least one of a status indicator for the product and a custodian identifier for the corresponding reading time; transmitting the container identifier and the ancillary data for storage in a data management system; establishing a product-flow description for the agricultural product for transport of the product from the origination location to the destination location based on the container identifier and the corresponding ancillary data for sequential reading times; wherein the establishing comprises establishing a historical travel path of the container and the agricultural product or a derivative thereof, the travel path including at least one of an origination location, an intermediate location, and a destination location for the agricultural product or a derivative thereof; and wherein the product-flow description comprises an agricultural product traced through its transformation into a derivative product and its corresponding attributes, the product flow description including a first derivative product identifier through an nth derivative product identifier, where n is any whole number equal to or greater than two, product attributes for each corresponding derivative product, and a product identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for tracing the identity of an agricultural product, the system comprising:
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a container for holding an agricultural product, the container associated with a tag, the tag being readable via electromagnetic radiation; a reader for reading the tag at a reading time at one of an origination location, a destination location, and any location between the origination location and the destination location to determine a container identifier associated with the container; a data input device for generating ancillary data associated with one of the locations and the reading time, the ancillary data including at least one of a status indicator for the product and a custodian identifier for the corresponding reading time; a first data processing system for transmitting the container identifier and the ancillary data for storage; a data management system for storing the transmitted container identifier and ancillary data, and for establishing a product-flow description for the agricultural product for transport of the product from the origination location to the destination location; wherein the combination of the reader and the data input device comprises a first acquisition system, the first acquisition system associated with the first data processing system, and wherein an Nth data acquisition system is associated with a Nth data processing system, where N is a whole number equal to or greater than two; and wherein the first acquisition system through the Nth data acquisition system are each associated with different geographic sites associated with a geographic travel path of the container, and wherein the first data processing system and the Nth data processing system send obtained ancillary data and container identifiers to the stored information associated with the data management system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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