Method and apparatus for tracking and reporting social impact of food products
US9436920B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatus for tracking and reporting the social impact of food products. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a hand-held device including a display and one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation. 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, information that is associated with the product, the information including social impact information that is associated with the production of the food product; and display at least some of the received social impact information on the display in human readable form.
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