Attributing harvest information with unique identifiers
First Claim
1. A method for associating information with harvested produce comprising:
- recording harvest information on a harvest form;
affixing a pair of labels to the harvest form and affixing individual labels to produce being harvested, where each of the labels includes a unique code; and
creating a record that associates the harvest information with a range defined by the unique codes on the pair of labels.
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Abstract
Systems and methods allow units of produce to be traced back to the fields in which the produce was grown. In the field, a harvest form is completed with harvest information at the time of the harvest. In some instances, labels having unique codes are used to label the produce in the field, and two additional labels are placed on the harvest form to associate a range of unique codes with the harvest information on the form. In other instances, the produce packages arrive at the field already marked with the unique codes. The empty marked packages are themselves packed in boxes, where each box has a unique box code. The unique codes on the empty marked packages are associated in advance with the unique box code on the box, and in the field the unique box code is associated with the harvest information.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for associating information with harvested produce comprising:
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recording harvest information on a harvest form; affixing a pair of labels to the harvest form and affixing individual labels to produce being harvested, where each of the labels includes a unique code; and creating a record that associates the harvest information with a range defined by the unique codes on the pair of labels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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generating a batch of unique codes; marking a plurality of item-level packages with unique codes from the batch to produce a plurality of marked item-level packages; labeling a box with a unique box code; filling the box with the marked item-level packages; and creating a record that associates the unique box code with the marked item-level packages within the box. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for associating information with harvested produce comprising:
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receiving a box including a plurality of marked item-level packages, each marked item-level package including a unique code marked thereon, the box further including a label including a unique box code; recording harvest information on a harvest form; packing the marked item-level packages with produce; and creating a record that associates the harvest information with the unique box code. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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generating a batch of unique codes; marking a plurality of empty item-level packages with unique codes from the batch to produce a plurality of marked empty item-level packages; labeling a container with a unique container code; filling the container with the empty marked item-level packages; and creating a record that associates the unique container code with the unique codes marked on the empty item-level packages within the container.
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