Device identification method and system
US7286773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1838
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A product identification method and associated system may include providing an identification element that corresponds to a consumable product, the identification element at least one of being portable by a user and being readable by a scanner; and at least one of marking information related to the consumable product on the identification element and storing information related to the consumable product in the identification element. Also, a product identification device may include an identification element, and information related to consumable product which is at least one of marked on the identification element and stored in the identification element.
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