Method and apparatus for tracking and reporting environmental impact of food products
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 a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation the agricultural operation being one in a series of agricultural operations in a chain of custody of the food product;
the hand-held device including 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, information that is associated with the product, the information including environmental impact information that is associated with the production of the food product at one or more of the series of agricultural operations in the series of agricultural operations in the chain of custody of the food product, the at least one remote server including one or more modules implemented by one or more processors, the one or more modules configured to, at least;
receive first data associated with an impact on surface or ground water pollution, the impact on the surface or ground water pollution resulting from the production of the agricultural product, the first data being received from a first single sampling location in the series of agricultural operations, the first received data including a first data record from a first custodian device located at a first location in the series of agricultural operations at which the first custodian device read a first code that pairs a data type with the first location, the first data record pairing a first value that quantifies the data type with the first code that pairs the data type with the first location;
receive second data associated with the impact on the surface or ground water pollution, the second data being received from a plurality of second sampling locations in the series of agricultural operations, the second received data including a second data record from a second custodian device located at a second location in the plurality of locations in the series of agricultural operations at which the second custodian device read a second code that pairs the data type with the second location, the second data record pairing a second value that quantifies the data type with the second code that pairs the data type with the second location;
generate an aggregate result for the data type based on the first or second data and a determination or condition that an aggregated set of data records that includes the first and second data records is basis for automatic generation of a report about the data type;
generate and include in the report the environmental impact information using the aggregate result and at least some of the first or second data and indicate in the report whether the data type that is paired with the first and second locations by the first and second codes meets or does not meet the aggregate result for the data type; and
cause a user device to receive and display the generated report about the data type, the user device being distinct from the first and second custodian devices from which the first and second data records are collectively received.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatus for tracking and reporting the environmental impact of food products. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a hand-held device including a display and one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation. 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, information that is associated with the product, the information including environmental impact information that is associated with the production of the food product; and display at least some of the received environmental impact information on the display in human readable form.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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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 agricultural operation being one in a series of agricultural operations in a chain of custody of the food product; the hand-held device including 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, information that is associated with the product, the information including environmental impact information that is associated with the production of the food product at one or more of the series of agricultural operations in the series of agricultural operations in the chain of custody of the food product, the at least one remote server including one or more modules implemented by one or more processors, the one or more modules configured to, at least; receive first data associated with an impact on surface or ground water pollution, the impact on the surface or ground water pollution resulting from the production of the agricultural product, the first data being received from a first single sampling location in the series of agricultural operations, the first received data including a first data record from a first custodian device located at a first location in the series of agricultural operations at which the first custodian device read a first code that pairs a data type with the first location, the first data record pairing a first value that quantifies the data type with the first code that pairs the data type with the first location; receive second data associated with the impact on the surface or ground water pollution, the second data being received from a plurality of second sampling locations in the series of agricultural operations, the second received data including a second data record from a second custodian device located at a second location in the plurality of locations in the series of agricultural operations at which the second custodian device read a second code that pairs the data type with the second location, the second data record pairing a second value that quantifies the data type with the second code that pairs the data type with the second location; generate an aggregate result for the data type based on the first or second data and a determination or condition that an aggregated set of data records that includes the first and second data records is basis for automatic generation of a report about the data type; generate and include in the report the environmental impact information using the aggregate result and at least some of the first or second data and indicate in the report whether the data type that is paired with the first and second locations by the first and second codes meets or does not meet the aggregate result for the data type; and cause a user device to receive and display the generated report about the data type, the user device being distinct from the first and second custodian devices from which the first and second data records are collectively received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising one or more processors to:
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receive an identification code from one or more input devices, the identification code corresponding to a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation, the agricultural operation being one in a series of agricultural operations in a chain of custody of the food product; receive or store information that is associated with the product, the information including environmental impact information that is associated with the production of the food product at one or more of the series of agricultural operations in the series of agricultural operations in the chain of custody of the food product, and wherein receiving or storing information that is associated with the product includes; receiving first data associated with an impact on surface or ground water pollution, the impact on the surface or ground water pollution resulting from the production of the agricultural product, the first data being received from a first single sampling location in the series of agricultural operations, the first received data including a first data record from a first custodian device located at a first location in the series of agricultural operations at which the first custodian device read a first code that pairs a data type with the first location, the first data record pairing a first value that quantifies the data type with the first code that pairs the data type with the first location; receiving second data associated with the impact on the surface or ground water pollution, the second data being received from a plurality of second sampling locations in the series of agricultural operations, the second received data including a second data record from a second custodian device located at a second location in the plurality of locations in the series of agricultural operations at which the second custodian device read a second code that pairs the data type with the second location, the second data record pairing a second value that quantifies the data type with the second code that pairs the data type with the second location; generating an aggregate result for the data type based on the first or second data and a determination or condition that an aggregated set of data records that includes the first and second data records is basis for automatic generation of a report about the data type; generating and including in the report the agricultural product information using the aggregate result and at least some of the first or second data and indicate in the report whether the data type that is paired with the first and second locations by the first and second codes meets or does not meet the aggregate result for the data type; and causing a user device to receive and display the generated report about the data type, the user device being distinct from the first and second custodian devices from which the first and second data records are collectively received. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
one or more modules incorporated into an agricultural management information system to configure a capability of the agricultural management information system to generate environmental impact information, the environmental impact information including an aggregate result and comparative data, the one or more modules implemented by one or more processors, the one or more modules configured to, at least; receive first data associated with an impact on an environmental aspect resulting from a production of an agricultural product, the first data being received from a first single sampling location, the first received data including a first data record from a first custodian device located at a first location in the series of agricultural operations at which the first custodian device read a first code that pairs a data type with the first location, the first data record pairing a first value that quantifies the data type with the first code that pairs the data type with the first location; receive second data associated with the impact on the environmental aspect, the second data being received from a plurality of second sampling locations, the second received data including a second data record from a second custodian device located at a second location in the plurality of locations in the series of agricultural operations at which the second custodian device read a second code that pairs the data type with the second location, the second data record pairing a second value that quantifies the data type with the second code that pairs the data type with the second location; generate the aggregate result for the data type based on the first or second data and a determination or condition that an aggregated set of data records that includes the first and second data records is basis for automatic generation of a report about the data type; generate and include in the report the comparative data using the aggregate result and at least some of the first or second data and indicate in the report whether the data type that is paired with the first and second locations by the first and second codes meets or does not meet the aggregate result for the data type; and user cause a user device to receive and display the generated report about the data type, the user device being distinct from the first and second custodian devices from which the first and second data records are collectively received.
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27. A system comprising:
one or more modules incorporated into an agricultural management information system to configure a capability of the agricultural management information system to generate environmental impact information, the environmental impact information including an aggregate result and comparative data, the one or more modules implemented by one or more processors, the one or more modules configured to, at least; receive first data associated with an impact on water quantity, the impact on the water quantity resulting from a production of an agricultural product, the first data being received from a first single sampling location, the first received data including a first data record from a first custodian device located at a first location in the series of agricultural operations at which the first custodian device read a first code that pairs a data type with the first location, the first data record pairing a first value that quantifies the data type with the first code that pairs the data type with the first location; receive second data associated with the impact on the water quantity, the second data being received from a plurality of second sampling locations, the second received data including a second data record from a second custodian device located at a second location in the plurality of locations in the series of agricultural operations at which the second custodian device read a second code that pairs the data type with the second location, the second data record pairing a second value that quantifies the data type with the second code that pairs the data type with the second location; generate the aggregate result for the data type based on the first or second data and a determination or condition that an aggregated set of data records that includes the first and second data records is basis for automatic generation of a report about the data type; generate and include in the report the comparative data using the aggregate result and at least some of the first or second data and indicate in the report whether the data type that is paired with the first and second locations by the first and second codes meets or does not meet the aggregate result for the data type; and cause a user device to receive and display the generated report about the data type, the user device being distinct from the first and second custodian devices from which the first and second data records are collectively received.
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