Livestock inventory tracking system and methods
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1. A livestock inventory management system, comprising the following elements, operably connected:
- (a) at least one computer having at least one storage medium;
(b) one or more databases residing on said at least one storage medium;
(c) data collection software stored in a non-transitory storage medium providing an interface to said one or more database(s);
(d) one or more unique readable identifiers accompanying a livestock animal;
(e) one or more data collection locations in communication with said at least one computer, each having;
(i) a reader appropriate to at least one unique identifier accompanying a livestock animal and capable of reading said at least one unique identifier, and(ii) a data measurement device; and
(f) a timing device,wherein said software executes the following actions;
(i) storing in said one or more databases at least one data item measured by a data measurement device and associated with the unique readable identifier for a livestock animal, captured at a first time,(ii) storing in said one or more databases at least one data item measured by a data measurement device and associated with the unique readable identifier for said livestock animal, captured at a second time,(iii) generating and outputing a report of said at least two data items,(iv) tracking a livestock inventory item and updating at least one database for (1) a customer and (2) a livestock merchant, as livestock inventory items are added to, restocked to, or removed from inventory,(v) evaluating customer inventory information and inventory or cost information for a plurality of livestock merchants of said livestock animal in light of restocking parameters provided by said customer, and(vi) automatically ordering livestock merchant inventory which best fulfills said inventory restocking parameters provided by said customer.
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Abstract
The inventive subject matter relates to the field of electronic inventory control and tracking. In particular, the present invention relates to controlling and tracking livestock inventory items throughout the supply chain, from the birth of an animal to the sale of an animal product to the consumer. The inventive subject matter permits the development of animal product brands and/or marks, and provides a higher degree of source knowledge and producer accountability than has previously been available.
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1. A livestock inventory management system, comprising the following elements, operably connected:
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(a) at least one computer having at least one storage medium; (b) one or more databases residing on said at least one storage medium; (c) data collection software stored in a non-transitory storage medium providing an interface to said one or more database(s); (d) one or more unique readable identifiers accompanying a livestock animal; (e) one or more data collection locations in communication with said at least one computer, each having; (i) a reader appropriate to at least one unique identifier accompanying a livestock animal and capable of reading said at least one unique identifier, and (ii) a data measurement device; and (f) a timing device, wherein said software executes the following actions; (i) storing in said one or more databases at least one data item measured by a data measurement device and associated with the unique readable identifier for a livestock animal, captured at a first time, (ii) storing in said one or more databases at least one data item measured by a data measurement device and associated with the unique readable identifier for said livestock animal, captured at a second time, (iii) generating and outputing a report of said at least two data items, (iv) tracking a livestock inventory item and updating at least one database for (1) a customer and (2) a livestock merchant, as livestock inventory items are added to, restocked to, or removed from inventory, (v) evaluating customer inventory information and inventory or cost information for a plurality of livestock merchants of said livestock animal in light of restocking parameters provided by said customer, and (vi) automatically ordering livestock merchant inventory which best fulfills said inventory restocking parameters provided by said customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer implemented method for livestock inventory management, comprising the steps of:
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(a) at one or more data collection locations having a reader appropriate to at least one unique identifier accompanying a livestock animal and a data measurement device, measuring, collecting, and storing, in one or more databases on one or more storage media, maintained on one or more computers, at least the following data; (i) at least one data item measured by a data measurement device and associated with a unique readable identifier for a livestock animal, captured at a first time, and (ii) at least one data item measured by a data measurement device and associated with a unique readable identifier for said livestock animal, captured at a second time; (b) generating and outputing a report of said at least two data items; (c) tracking a livestock inventory item and updating at least one database for (1) a customer and (2) a livestock merchant, as livestock inventory items are added to, restocked to, or removed from inventory; (d) evaluating customer inventory information provided by said customer and inventory or cost information for a plurality of livestock merchants of said livestock animal in light of restocking parameters provided by said customer; (e) automatically ordering livestock merchant inventory which best fulfills said inventory restocking parameters provided by said customer; and (f) providing access via software to information in said one or more databases to each said customer and livestock merchant, wherein said software allows one or more customers and livestock merchants to be classified into groups, and where permissions or roles are assigned to such groups. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer program product for managing customer inventory, comprising program instructions stored on at least one computer readable storage medium which when executed cause a computer to:
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(a) collect and store, on one or more databases, at least the following data; (i) at least one data item measured by a data measurement device and associated with a unique readable identifier for a livestock animal, captured at a first time, and (ii) at least one data item measured by a data measurement device and associated with a unique readable identifier for said livestock animal, captured at a second time; (b) generate and output a report of said at least two data items; (c) evaluate customer inventory information provided by a customer and inventory or cost information for a plurality of livestock merchants in light of restocking parameters provided by said customer; (d) order livestock merchant inventory which best fulfills said inventory restocking parameters provided by each said customer; (e) track inventory items for (1) each customer and (2) each livestock merchant, as inventory items are added to, restocked to, or removed from inventory, (f) update said data on said one or more databases; and (g) provide access to the information in said one or more databases to said customer and livestock merchant, wherein said computer program product allows customers and livestock merchants to be classified into groups, and where permissions or roles are assigned to such groups. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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