Food supply chain automation farm tracking system and method

• US 9,704,122 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2012
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jiang, Yong Hang
• Application Number:
  US13/663,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122156A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,716 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/02 Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining

Abstract

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving monitoring information related to one or more farming related production factors involved with farming related production of one or more ingestible materials; and electronically associating at least a portion of said monitoring information one or more farming related production factors involved with farming related production of one or more ingestible materials with one or more identifiers accessible through one or more tracers, said one or more tracers logged as being at least momentarily in physical proximity with said one or more ingestible materials. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items; and

circuitry for electronically correlating the provenance information including the one or more details concerning the one or more farming output aspects of the one or more food items with one or more identifiers received from one or more signal-emitting tracers having memory for storing information, the one or more signal-emitting tracers being at least momentarily in physical proximity with the one or more food items and storing in the memory information at least in part regarding duration of transit period.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding chemical sensing of one or more farming related production factors.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information related to one or more climate aspects of one or more farming related production factors.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information related to one or more fertilizer use factors involved with food output by farming.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more seed selection factors involved with food output by farming.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more animal population factors involved with food output by farming.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more tree variety factors involved with food output by farming.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more equipment use factors involved with food output by farming.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more production hindrance factors involved with food output by farming.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more aspects regarding one or more bodies of water involved with food output by farming.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more compliance factors for food output by farming.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more predator associated factors involved with food output by farming.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more genetically modified organism factors involved with food output by farming.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more fishing related activities involved with food output by farming.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more grain cultivation activities involved with food output by farming.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more livestock husbandry related activities involved with food output by farming.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more aquaculture related activities involved with food output by farming.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more vegetable gardening related activities involved with food output by farming.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more slaughtering related activities involved with food output by farming.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more diary related activities involved with food output by farming.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more plant raising related activities involved with food output by farming.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more materials that will be processed to be ingested by a biological organism.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more food items including at least in part one or more plant based materials.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more food items including at least in part one or more seafood based materials.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more food items including at least in part one or more whole animal items.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more food items including at least in part one or more processed plant materials.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items comprises:

circuitry for electronically generating provenance information regarding one or more food items including at least in part one or more processed seafood materials.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include one or more electronically implemented pointers.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include one or more electronically implemented keywords.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include one or more electronic identification codes.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include electronic based naming information.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include one or more electronically encoded data packets.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include optical information.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include one or more radio frequency identification tags.

35. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers are configured to emit one or more of the following:

electromagnetic signal, sonic signal, or electronic signal.

36. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include one or more audio emitters.

37. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include one or more electronic memories.

38. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers are at least in part affixed to one or more ingestible materials.

39. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more signal-emitting tracers include at least in part affixed to a portion of a biological structure that is physically connected with the one or more food items.

40. An article of manufacture comprising:

one or more non-transitory signal bearing storage medium bearing;

one or more instructions for electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items; and

one or more instructions for electronically correlating the provenance information including the one or more details concerning the one or more farming output aspects of the one or more food items with one or more identifiers received from one or more signal-emitting tracers, the one or more signal-emitting tracers being at least momentarily in physical proximity with the one or more food items and storing in memory information at least in part regarding duration of transit period.

41. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices; and

one or more instructions that when executed on the one or more computing devices cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations including at least;

electronically generating provenance information including one or more details concerning one or more farming output aspects of one or more food items; and

electronically correlating the provenance information including the one or more details concerning the one or more farming output aspects of the one or more food items with one or more identifiers received from one or more signal-emitting tracers having memory for storing information, the one or more signal-emitting tracers being at least momentarily in physical proximity with the one or more food items and storing in memory information at least in part regarding duration of transit period.