System for and method of securing articles along a supply chain
US8714442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2590/0083
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for securing articles of commerce passing through points along a supply chain against theft, diversion, product overruns, counterfeiting and like unauthorized activity, capture authentication information and identification information associated with the articles with an interrogation device at one or more points in the supply chain. The articles may be authenticated from the captured authentication information as being authorized or unauthorized at each point, and may be identified from the captured identification information at each point. Transactional information about the article, e.g., authorized/unauthorized status and a time and place of the authentication, is reported to a brand manager/law enforcement.
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