Time management system and value bar code
First Claim
1. A label for delivering information regarding an item, the label comprising:
- a common base member;
two separate components, including a first component and a second component, displayed simultaneously on said common base member;
said common base member having an adhesive surface to be attached to the item and a display surface supporting said two separate components on display;
said first component being a time invariable component displaying a first set of printed indicia that does not change over time;
said second component being a time variable component, containing;
a printable layer;
a second set of printed indicia printed on said printable layer;
a chemicals embedded layer composed of an absorbent material embedding a color changing compound selected from the group consisting of organic color changing compounds, inorganic color changing compounds, and their combinations;
a permeable layer internally subdivided into a plurality of areas physically separated one from the other one ; and
a sealant layer;
said two separate components being assembled such that said printable layer lays on said common base member, and said sealant layer is exposed to open air.
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Abstract
They object of the present invention is an TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM that integrates a static barcode together with a TIME VARIABLE label referred as TIME VALUE BAR or TVB. The TVB is then linked via a database to product information that vary with time such as useful shelf life, remaining shelf life, price, identity, and expiration of the article. The information is input, stored, linked, output, and managed by a Central Processing Unit (CPU), but it is also partially available to the public via the TVB. In one of the preferred embodiments of the invention the variable bar code system is compatible with the Universal Product Code (UPC) currently in use in most retail shops. In another embodiment the TIME VALUE BAR of the present invention relates a 3D barcode with a VARIABLE TIME label effectively adding a fourth dimension to the barcode thus becoming a 4D barcode system.
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16 Claims
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1. A label for delivering information regarding an item, the label comprising:
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a common base member; two separate components, including a first component and a second component, displayed simultaneously on said common base member; said common base member having an adhesive surface to be attached to the item and a display surface supporting said two separate components on display; said first component being a time invariable component displaying a first set of printed indicia that does not change over time; said second component being a time variable component, containing; a printable layer; a second set of printed indicia printed on said printable layer; a chemicals embedded layer composed of an absorbent material embedding a color changing compound selected from the group consisting of organic color changing compounds, inorganic color changing compounds, and their combinations; a permeable layer internally subdivided into a plurality of areas physically separated one from the other one ; and a sealant layer; said two separate components being assembled such that said printable layer lays on said common base member, and said sealant layer is exposed to open air. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A time management system associated with a product, the time management system comprising:
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a label for delivering information regarding the product, the label containing a common base member, two separate components, including a first component and a second component, that does change over time, displayed simultaneously on said common base member, said common base member having an adhesive surface to be attached to the product and a display surface supporting said two separate components on display, said first component being a time invariable component displaying a first set of printed indicia that does not change over time, said second component being a time variable component, containing;
a printable layer, a second set of printed indicia printed on said printable layer, a chemicals embedded layer composed of an absorbent material embedding and a color changing compound selected from the group consisting of organic color changing compounds, inorganic color changing compounds and their combination, a permeable layer internally subdivided into a plurality of areas physically separated one from the other one, and a sealant layer, said two separate components being assembled such that said printable layer lays on said common base member, and said sealant layer is exposed to open air;a central processing unit (CPU); a plurality of input devices; a plurality of output devices; a plurality of connections to link said CPU to said input and output devices; a first database coupled to said CPU; a second database coupled to said CPU; and a computer software program to manage the information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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