METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CERTIFYING PROVENANCE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
First Claim
1. A method for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage by tracking environmental conditions of a bottle containing the alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) measuring, periodically, by a radio-frequency identification tag associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle;
(b) storing, by the radio-frequency identification tag, the plurality of measured values of the environmental condition;
(c) receiving, by a server, the plurality of measured values for analysis; and
(d) providing, by the server, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage in the bottle, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the received plurality of measured values.
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Abstract
A system for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage includes a radio-frequency identification tag and a server. The radio-frequency identification tag, associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, periodically measures a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle. The radio-frequency identification tag stores the plurality of measured values. The server receives the plurality of measured values for analysis. The server provides, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the plurality of measured values.
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1. A method for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage by tracking environmental conditions of a bottle containing the alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) measuring, periodically, by a radio-frequency identification tag associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle; (b) storing, by the radio-frequency identification tag, the plurality of measured values of the environmental condition; (c) receiving, by a server, the plurality of measured values for analysis; and (d) providing, by the server, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage in the bottle, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the received plurality of measured values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage by tracking environmental conditions of a bottle containing the alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel comprising
a radio-frequency identification tag associated with a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage, measuring, periodically, a plurality of values of an environmental condition of the bottle and storing the plurality of measured values of the environmental condition; - and
a server receiving the plurality of measured values for analysis and providing, via a user interface, a description of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage, the description generated responsive to an analysis of the received plurality of measured values. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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