Method and system for tracking goods

US7552091B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. · US
• Maines Paper and Food Service, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Benson Chan · Vestal, US
• How T. Lin · Vestal, US
• William Maines · Binghamton, US
• Voya R. Markovich · Endwell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 2004
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2009
• Expiry date: Jul 21, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for tracking goods, etc., food products, which involves identifying the received goods at a specified location and thereafter assigning an encoded readable code to each of the goods which can be only accessed by authorized personnel responsible for handling the goods on through to and including shipment, e.g., to customers. A host computer includes a database for encoding received identification data and thereafter encoding same to provide the readable codes. The method and system also allows the customer/recipient to access the codes to discern whether he/she has received the correct goods he purchased.