Method for tracking grain
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1. A method of tracking transported grain, the method comprising:
- depositing a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a container with the grain, the tag having a size approximating a size of an individual grain and comprising a memory and an RF communication channel;
recording in the memory data including at least a time when the RFID tag was handled with the surrounding grain, and information sufficient to determine a location of handling at the time when the RFID tag was handled with the surrounding grain;
wherein the information sufficient to determine a location of handling comprises at least one of an absolute location and an identification of the container.
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Abstract
A method and system of tracking transported grain. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag is provided for being deposited in a container with the grain. The tag is dimensioned to approximate a size of an individual grain, and comprises a memory and RF communication channel. The RFID tag further comprises data stored in the memory, the data including at least a time when the RFID tag was handled with surrounding grain, and information sufficient to determine a location of handling at the time the RFID tag was handled with the surrounding grain.
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1. A method of tracking transported grain, the method comprising:
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depositing a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a container with the grain, the tag having a size approximating a size of an individual grain and comprising a memory and an RF communication channel; recording in the memory data including at least a time when the RFID tag was handled with the surrounding grain, and information sufficient to determine a location of handling at the time when the RFID tag was handled with the surrounding grain;
wherein the information sufficient to determine a location of handling comprises at least one of an absolute location and an identification of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of tracking transported grain, the method comprising:
- depositing a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a container with the grain, the tag having a size approximating a size of an individual grain and comprising a memory and an RF communication channel;
recording in the memory data including at least a time when the RFID tag was handled with the surrounding grain, and information sufficient to determine a location of handling at the time when the RFID tag was handled with the surrounding grain;during a handling stage when the grain and the RFID tag is transported to a new container, recording additional data, the additional data comprising an additional time and information sufficient to determine a location of handling during the handling stage. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- depositing a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag in a container with the grain, the tag having a size approximating a size of an individual grain and comprising a memory and an RF communication channel;
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19. A method of tracking transported grain, comprising:
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placing a grain-sized RFID tag into a grain flow of the transported grain; encoding the RFID tag with at least a time when the RFID tag was handled with the grain as part of the grain flow, and information sufficient to determine a location of handling at the time when the RFID tag was handled with the surrounding grain wherein the information comprises container data in which the grain is housed.
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