Identification and condition detection system

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring item sourcing and handling information. The present disclosure provides a device for tracking and tracing a product or item's source and handling history. The present disclosure may, for instance, be applied to any product that is packaged, distributed, shipped, or requiring or using cold chain distribution where a greater quality of freshness of a product is desired or where preventing distribution or removing from distribution of a product exposed to a preselected condition such as an undesirable environmental temperature is desired.

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[0001] priority claim [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60 / 822,616, filed August 16, 2006. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to product identification labeling including optical or computer readable identification marks. Background technique [0004] The quality of many products sold to consumers has a range of environmental conditions beyond which the value of the product is reduced due to contamination, deterioration, or exposure to inappropriate temperature conditions. For example, many foods can go bad if they are not kept at a specific temperature. Certain products that require refrigerated shipping, such as certain pharmaceuticals, lose their ability to perform or perform their desired function if they are exposed to environments outside the acceptable temperature range. If the product is a perishable consumer product, such as a food product susceptible to microbial contamination, exposure ...

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There is also currently no method available to automatically track and detect items that have been exposed to undesirable ambient temperatures

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