System and method for quality management utilizing barcode indicators
US8528808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of barcode indicators, each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one threshold by at least one product quality determining parameter, the at least one threshold being at least one of a time duration threshold and a combined temperature and time threshold, a barcode indicator reader operative to read the barcode indicators and to provide output indications and an indication interpreter operative to receive the output indications and to provide human sensible, product unit specific, product quality status outputs.
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