Geolocation Validation via Microchip and Label Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face challenges in verifying the actual manufacturing location of products, as existing methods lack a reliable process to validate whether an item was produced at the location claimed by the manufacturer, leading to concerns about labor conditions and public relations issues for companies.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a microchip associated with an item to provide a first geolocation and a label to provide a second geolocation, with a processor comparing these locations to validate if the item was manufactured at the purported location, generating alerts or notices if they do not match.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a microchip and label system is implemented to track geolocation data, then manufacturing location validation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the validation function into separate components: a microchip embedded in the item that stores geolocation data, a label that references this data, and a processing system that validates the information. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function, improving reliability while keeping individual components relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary validation system that compares geolocation data from the microchip with label information. This intermediary layer provides independent verification without requiring direct integration between the item and the verification system, thus improving validation reliability while adding minimal complexity.
2Measurement precision
If geolocation data is stored and compared from multiple sources, then information accuracy is improved, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The geolocation data is pre-stored in the microchip during manufacturing, and the label is pre-configured with expected location information. This preliminary action allows for quick validation by simply comparing pre-prepared data, improving measurement precision while minimizing processing requirements during verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the geolocation information in the label that references the microchip data. This copying approach allows verification without needing to access or process the original manufacturing data, reducing information loss and processing load while maintaining accuracy.
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AI summary
A methods and systems are provided that relate to providing location data so that a retailer can know whether an item is produced at a factory it is purported to be produced at. A website may be provided to the retailer and/or exposed to the consumer. The consumer may be able to view information about the location of the factory, pictures of the factory, data about the factory (e.g., wage information, carbon footprint, size of the factory, inspection data, social compliance data, regulatory violations if any, etc.). A first geolocation may be received from a microchip associated with an item. A second geolocation may be obtained from a label associated with the item. The first geolocation and the second geolocation may be compared to determine whether the item was manufactured at the same place from or in which it is being packaged, shipped, and/or invoiced.