Method of maintaining product item status using computer system
First Claim
1. A method of maintaining a status of a product item, the product item including an associated interface surface, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an unique identity of the product item, the product item identity being associated with an unique identity of a container, the container including an associated interface surface having coded data indicative of the identity of the container, the method including, in a sensing device:
- sensing the coded data of the container;
generating, using the sensed coded data, indicating data indicative of the container identity; and
transferring the indicating data to a computer system, the computer system being responsive to the indicating data to update product status information stored in a data store,wherein the method includes, in the computer system;
receiving the indicating data;
determining the product item identity associated with the container identity;
determining a current product item status from the product status information stored in the data store; and
updating the product status information in accordance with the indicating data.
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Abstract
A method of maintaining a status of a product item is provided. The product item includes an associated interface surface which has coded data including a plurality of coded data portions indicative of the product item'"'"'s identity. The method includes, in a sensing device, sensing at least one coded data portion, generating indicating data indicative of the product item identity therefrom, and transferring the indicating data to a computer system. The computer system is responsive to the indicating data to update product status information stored in a data store. The method further includes, in the computer system, receiving the indicating data, determining the product item identity, determining a current product item status from the product status information stored in the data store, and updating the product status information in accordance with the indicating data.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of maintaining a status of a product item, the product item including an associated interface surface, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of an unique identity of the product item, the product item identity being associated with an unique identity of a container, the container including an associated interface surface having coded data indicative of the identity of the container, the method including, in a sensing device:
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sensing the coded data of the container; generating, using the sensed coded data, indicating data indicative of the container identity; and transferring the indicating data to a computer system, the computer system being responsive to the indicating data to update product status information stored in a data store, wherein the method includes, in the computer system; receiving the indicating data; determining the product item identity associated with the container identity; determining a current product item status from the product status information stored in the data store; and updating the product status information in accordance with the indicating data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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