Method and apparatus for recording and reporting agricultural information using a combination of universal product code and lot code

US9412081B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SureHarvest, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey W. Dlott · Watsonville, US
• Harry Rosenberg · Philadelphia, US
• Clifford P. Ohmart · Davis, US
• Rebecca Connolly · Watsonville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 15, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/02
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatus for recording and reporting agricultural information using a combination of a universal product code and a lot code. In an example embodiment, apparatus comprises a hand-held device including a display and one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with or affixed to a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation. The product identification indicia comprise a combination of a universal product code and a lot code for the food product. The hand-held device includes at least one processor to determine a machine-readable identification code from the product identification indicia; send the identification code to at least one remote server; receive, from the at least one remote server, agricultural certification information that is associated with the product; and display the certification information on the display in human readable form.