Tracking products with chain of custody using IOT devices
US10949938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16Y10/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for chain of custody tracking for an object. Several sets of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors are organized in a network. Each set of sensors is configured to record one or more events relating to the object. Each event includes an event time, an event location, and an entity that is a custodian for the object at the time of the event. When the object changes custodians, proper custodianship is verified based on input from at least one set of IoT sensors.
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