Apparatus and method for authenticating products
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium including executable instructions to analyze radio frequency (RF) tag information, comprising executable instruction to:
- access cross-enterprise RF tag information, wherein cross-enterprise RF tag information includes RF tag information characterizing product movement from a first enterprise to a second enterprise, wherein said first enterprise and said second enterprise are selected from a manufacturer, a warehouse, a distributor and a retailer;
identify a product transition based upon said cross-enterprise RF tag information;
define a new product path based upon said product transition, said new product path defining product pedigree information;
authenticate a user through a graphical user interface;
secure product information;
supply product pedigree information corresponding to said product information at said graphical user interface; and
verify the pedigree of a product based upon said product pedigree information.
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Abstract
A computer readable medium including executable instructions to analyze radio frequency (RF) tag information includes executable instruction to access cross-enterprise RF tag information, identify a product transition based upon the cross-enterprise RF tag information, and define a new product path based upon the product transition, where the new product path defines product pedigree information. Additional executable instructions authenticate a user, secure product information, supply product pedigree information corresponding to the product information, and verify the pedigree of the product based upon the product pedigree information.
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1. A computer readable medium including executable instructions to analyze radio frequency (RF) tag information, comprising executable instruction to:
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access cross-enterprise RF tag information, wherein cross-enterprise RF tag information includes RF tag information characterizing product movement from a first enterprise to a second enterprise, wherein said first enterprise and said second enterprise are selected from a manufacturer, a warehouse, a distributor and a retailer; identify a product transition based upon said cross-enterprise RF tag information; define a new product path based upon said product transition, said new product path defining product pedigree information; authenticate a user through a graphical user interface; secure product information; supply product pedigree information corresponding to said product information at said graphical user interface; and verify the pedigree of a product based upon said product pedigree information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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