Method and apparatus for recording and reporting agricultural information using a combination of universal product code and lot code
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a hand-held device including;
a display; and
one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with or affixed to an agricultural food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation in a series of agricultural operations defining a chain of custody of the agricultural food product, the product identification indicia comprising a combination of a universal product code and a lot code for the food product;
the hand-held device including at least one processor to;
a) determine a machine-readable identification code from the product identification indicia;
b) send the identification code to at least one remote server;
c) receive, from the at least one remote server, or generate at the hand-held device, agricultural certification information that is associated with the product, the certification information being associated with the product using the machine-readable identification code and including data received from an agricultural operation in the chain of custody of the agricultural food product, wherein the agricultural certification information is generated by an automatic, computerized certification process that determines compliance of the agricultural product with at least one certification requirement by comparing machine-readable product data associated with the product with at least one respective machine-readable certification requirement captured by or stored on the hand-held device; and
d) display the certification information on the display of the hand-held device in human readable form.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatus for recording and reporting agricultural information using a combination of a universal product code and a lot code. In an example embodiment, apparatus comprises a hand-held device including a display and one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with or affixed to a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation. The product identification indicia comprise a combination of a universal product code and a lot code for the food product. The hand-held device includes at least one processor to determine a machine-readable identification code from the product identification indicia; send the identification code to at least one remote server; receive, from the at least one remote server, agricultural certification information that is associated with the product; and display the certification information on the display in human readable form.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a hand-held device including; a display; and one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with or affixed to an agricultural food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation in a series of agricultural operations defining a chain of custody of the agricultural food product, the product identification indicia comprising a combination of a universal product code and a lot code for the food product; the hand-held device including at least one processor to; a) determine a machine-readable identification code from the product identification indicia; b) send the identification code to at least one remote server; c) receive, from the at least one remote server, or generate at the hand-held device, agricultural certification information that is associated with the product, the certification information being associated with the product using the machine-readable identification code and including data received from an agricultural operation in the chain of custody of the agricultural food product, wherein the agricultural certification information is generated by an automatic, computerized certification process that determines compliance of the agricultural product with at least one certification requirement by comparing machine-readable product data associated with the product with at least one respective machine-readable certification requirement captured by or stored on the hand-held device; and d) display the certification information on the display of the hand-held device in human readable form. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system comprising one or more processors to:
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a) receive a machine-readable identification code from one or more input devices, the machine-readable identification code corresponding to an agricultural food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation in a series of agricultural operations defining a chain of custody of the agricultural food product, the machine-readable identification code comprising a combination of a universal product code and a lot code for the food product; b) receive or store agricultural certification information that is associated with the product, the certification information being associated with the product using the machine-readable identification code and including data received from an agricultural operation in the chain of custody of the agricultural food product, wherein the agricultural certification information is generated by an automatic, computerized certification process that determines compliance of the agricultural product with at least one certification requirement by comparing machine-readable product data associated with the product with at least one respective machine-readable certification requirement stored on a hand-held device; and c) send to a display of the hand-held device, in response to receiving the machine-readable identification code, at least some of the certification information. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising using one or more processors to:
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a) receive a machine-readable identification code from one or more input devices, the identification code corresponding to an agricultural food product and comprising a combination of a universal product code and a lot code for the food product; b) receive or store agricultural certification information that is associated with the product, the certification information being associated with the product using the machine-readable identification code and including data received from an agricultural operation in a chain of custody of the agricultural food product, wherein the agricultural certification information is generated by an automatic, computerized certification process that determines compliance of the agricultural product with at least one certification requirement by comparing machine-readable product data associated with the product with at least one respective machine-readable certification requirement stored on a hand-held device; and c) send to a display of the hand-held device, in response to receiving the machine-readable identification code, at least some of the certification information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A method of processing data pertaining to an agricultural product, the method comprising receiving data from a custodial location in a series of custodial locations in a chain of custody of the agricultural product, the data including product data pertaining to the agricultural product, the product data reflecting a condition pertaining to the product at one of the custodial locations and comprising a combination of a universal product code and a lot code for the food product, and generating agricultural certification information by automatic, computerized certification process that determines compliance of the agricultural product with at least one certification requirement by comparing machine-readable product data associated with the product with at least one respective machine-readable certification requirement stored on a hand-held device.
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