Methods and systems for certifying provenance of alcoholic beverages
First Claim
1. A method for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage by tracking environmental conditions of a container for the alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) measuring periodically, by a radio-frequency identification tag associated with a container of an alcoholic beverage, a plurality of values of a plurality of environmental conditions of the container, wherein one or more of the plurality of environmental conditions are measured at distinct locations during the progression of the container through the distribution channel;
(b) storing, by the radio-frequency identification tag, the plurality of measured values of the environmental conditions;
(c) receiving, by a server, the plurality of measured values for analysis;
(d) generating, based on an analysis of the received plurality of measured values a grading of provenance of the alcoholic beverage in the container, the grading selected from three or more provenance grades and traceably authenticating the storage history of the container during the progression of the container through the distribution channel; and
(e) transmitting, by the server to a client device for display to a user via a user interface, the provenance grading generated based on the analysis of the received plurality of measured values.
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Abstract
A system for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage includes a radio-frequency identification tag and a server. The radio-frequency identification tag, associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, periodically measures a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle. The radio-frequency identification tag stores the plurality of measured values. The server receives the plurality of measured values for analysis. The server provides, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the plurality of measured values.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage by tracking environmental conditions of a container for the alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) measuring periodically, by a radio-frequency identification tag associated with a container of an alcoholic beverage, a plurality of values of a plurality of environmental conditions of the container, wherein one or more of the plurality of environmental conditions are measured at distinct locations during the progression of the container through the distribution channel; (b) storing, by the radio-frequency identification tag, the plurality of measured values of the environmental conditions; (c) receiving, by a server, the plurality of measured values for analysis; (d) generating, based on an analysis of the received plurality of measured values a grading of provenance of the alcoholic beverage in the container, the grading selected from three or more provenance grades and traceably authenticating the storage history of the container during the progression of the container through the distribution channel; and (e) transmitting, by the server to a client device for display to a user via a user interface, the provenance grading generated based on the analysis of the received plurality of measured values. - 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)
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26. A system for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage by tracking environmental conditions of a container for the alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel comprising:
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a radio-frequency identification tag associated with a container for an alcoholic beverage, measuring, periodically, a plurality of values of a plurality of environmental conditions of the container and storing the plurality of measured values of the environmental conditions, wherein one or more of the plurality of environmental conditions are measured at distinct locations during the progression of the container through the distribution channel; and a server (i) receiving the plurality of measured values for analysis, (ii) selecting, based on an analysis of the received plurality of measured values, a grading of provenance of the alcoholic beverage from three or more provenance grades and traceably authenticating the storage history of the container during the progression of the container through the distribution channel, and (iii) transmitting to a client device for display to a user via a user interface the one of the plurality of provenance grades generated based on the analysis of the received plurality of measured values. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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