Detecting allergens present in a product
First Claim
1. A method for detecting allergens present in a product, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a tag associated with said product, a query containing a list of allergens to determine if an allergen is present in said product, wherein product information associated with said product is stored in a memory of said tag, wherein said product information can only be read internally by said tag but not externally by any device;
determining, by a processor of said tag, if said allergen is present in said product using said list of allergens and said product information associated with said product; and
notifying, by said tag, a computing device of a user regarding whether said allergen is present in said product based on said determination.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for detecting allergens present in a product. A tag (e.g., passive RFID tag) receives a query from the user of a computing device containing a list of allergens to determine if an allergen is present in the product (e.g., product for ingestion). Product information associated with the product in stored in secure memory (e.g., write-only memory) on the tag. The tag determines if an allergen to the user is present in the product using the list of allergens in the query as well as the product information associated with the product. The tag then notifies the user of the computing device regarding whether an allergen to the user is present in the product based on the determination. In this manner, allergens are detected in a product and made known to the user.
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1. A method for detecting allergens present in a product, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a tag associated with said product, a query containing a list of allergens to determine if an allergen is present in said product, wherein product information associated with said product is stored in a memory of said tag, wherein said product information can only be read internally by said tag but not externally by any device; determining, by a processor of said tag, if said allergen is present in said product using said list of allergens and said product information associated with said product; and notifying, by said tag, a computing device of a user regarding whether said allergen is present in said product based on said determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for detecting allergens present in a product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising the programming instructions for:
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receiving, by a tag associated with said product, a query containing a list of allergens to determine if an allergen is present in said product, wherein product information associated with said product is stored in a memory of said tag, wherein said product information can only be read internally by said tag but not externally by any device; determining if said allergen is present in said product using said list of allergens and said product information associated with said product; and notifying, by said tag, a computing device of a user regarding whether said allergen is present in said product based on said determination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tag, comprising:
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a memory unit for storing a computer program for detecting allergens present in a product; and a processor coupled to the memory unit, wherein the processor is configured to execute the program instructions of the computer program comprising; receiving a query containing a list of allergens to determine if an allergen is present in said product, wherein product information associated with said product is stored in a memory of said tag, wherein said product information can only be read internally by said tag but not externally by any device; determining if said allergen is present in said product using said list of allergens and said product information associated with said product; and notifying a computing device of a user regarding whether said allergen is present in said product based on said determination. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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