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Electronic method and system for monitoring containers and products

  • US 7,423,534 B2
  • Filed: 01/13/2006
  • Issued: 09/09/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic method for monitoring the location and integrity of a container and one or more products capable of being contained in the container in an operating environment, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) placing an extreme condition identification (ID) tag encoded with a container ID on a location on a container capable of containing one or more products;

    (b) placing a unique product ID tag encoded with one or more product IDs and product birth histories on one or more products loaded into the container, wherein the one or more product IDs are associated with the one or more product birth histories;

    (c) associating the one or more products in the container with the container ID; and

    (d) tracking the location of the container based on the extreme condition ID tag and determining the integrity of the container based on the product birth histories.

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