Product flow based auto-ID infrastructure
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1. A system comprising:
- a memory for storing a predetermined path through a plurality of data reading points in an auto-ID system;
a plurality of auto-ID tracking devices operable to track an asset at the data reading points; and
a processor operable to receive data provided from the tracking devices about progress of the asset through the auto-ID system and operable to determine, based on received data indicating that the asset has passed through fewer than all of the plurality of data reading points in the predetermined path, whether or not the progress of asset through the auto-ID system has followed the predetermined path.
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Abstract
A system includes a memory for storing a predetermined path through a plurality of data reading points in a auto-ID system, a plurality of auto-ID tracking devices operable to track an asset at the data reading points, and a processor. The processor is operable to receive data provided from the tracking devices about progress of the asset through the auto-ID system and operable to determine, based on received data indicating that the asset has passed through fewer than all of the plurality of data reading points in the predetermined path, whether or not the progress of asset through the auto-ID system has followed the predetermined path.
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1. A system comprising:
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a memory for storing a predetermined path through a plurality of data reading points in an auto-ID system; a plurality of auto-ID tracking devices operable to track an asset at the data reading points; and a processor operable to receive data provided from the tracking devices about progress of the asset through the auto-ID system and operable to determine, based on received data indicating that the asset has passed through fewer than all of the plurality of data reading points in the predetermined path, whether or not the progress of asset through the auto-ID system has followed the predetermined path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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defining a path through an auto-ID system at a plurality of data reading points in the auto-ID system; receiving tracking data from tracking devices associated with fewer than all of the plurality of data reading points indicating that an asset has been associated with the fewer than all of the plurality of data reading points; and determining, based on the received data, whether or not progress of the asset through the auto-ID system has followed the predetermined path. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of detecting non-counterfeit goods, the method comprising:
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defining a path through a auto-ID system at a plurality of data reading points in the auto-ID system; receiving tracking data from tracking devices associated with fewer than all of the plurality of data reading points indicating that goods have been associated with the fewer than all of the plurality of data reading points; and determining, based on the received data, that the goods have followed the predetermined path through the auto-ID system and are not counterfeit goods.
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