Patent · US Expired

Integrated circuit package label and/or manifest system

US5153842A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1990
Grant dateOct 6, 1992
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B2017/00717
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit card includes a microprocessor, a memory and input and output devices. The card stores information regarding a parcel. The card is secured to the parcel and serves as a label. The card includes a liquid crystal display that displays a bar code. A similar integrated circuit card stores manifest data regarding a group of parcels. The card containing the manifest data is delivered to a carrier together with the group of parcels.

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