GMO Authorization Expiry Tracking Through Component Sub-Combinations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for assigning expiration dates to genetically modified organism (GMO) products do not account for the complex composition of GMOs, leading to difficulties in identifying and tracing products with expired authorizations due to gene transformation components, and there is a need for a method to analyze and update these dates considering subsequent modifications and combinations.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that extract, process, and analyze GMO product data to identify and update expiration dates based on component combinations, generating alarm events when a component's authorization needs renewal or has lapsed, using a remote data repository and local database to manage and track GMO products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If expiration dates are assigned automatically based on production date like non-GMO products, then the process is simple and efficient, but it fails to account for GMO authorization deadlines and time limitations, leading to inability to identify and trace products with expired authorizations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the expiration date tracking into two distinct components: (1) product shelf-life expiration based on production date, and (2) GMO authorization expiration based on regulatory deadlines. This segmentation allows each component to be tracked independently with appropriate methodologies, resolving the contradiction between simple processing and accurate tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary database system that stores and manages GMO authorization information, including authorization dates, expiration dates, and component details. This intermediary layer bridges the gap between simple production date tracking and complex regulatory compliance requirements, enabling automated verification without manual intervention.
2Device complexity
If GMO products are tracked using simple production date expiration, then the system complexity is low, but the system cannot identify products containing components with lapsed authorizations or trace them effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing all GMO authorization information, including component details, authorization dates, and expiration dates, in a database before products are manufactured or distributed. This allows the system to automatically verify authorization status at any point without requiring complex real-time analysis, maintaining low system complexity while preventing information loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the system continuously monitors authorization expiration dates and compares them with current dates, automatically generating alerts when authorizations are approaching expiration or have lapsed. This feedback loop ensures authorization status information is maintained and acted upon without increasing overall system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the system tracks only the overall product expiration date, then the tracking process is straightforward, but it cannot identify when specific gene transformation components need authorization renewal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the product into its constituent GMO components and tracks authorization dates for each component individually in the database. This segmentation enables precise measurement of each component's authorization status while maintaining straightforward overall product tracking, as the system can aggregate component information when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds another dimension to the tracking system by maintaining both component-level authorization dates and overall product expiration dates. This multi-dimensional approach allows the system to operate simply at the product level while providing precise component-level tracking when required, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and measurement precision.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method and system for monitoring the authorisation expiration dates of genetically modified organism, GMO, products, wherein the method comprising the steps of providing a list of GMO products, requesting information about at least one GMO product of the list, and retrieving said information to a database configured in a computer terminal. Advantageously, the method further comprises: processing, in the computer terminal, the sequence of components, splitting said sequence into a plurality of single transformation-event components; generating a plurality of sub-combinations of the split components of the sequence; updating, in the computer terminal, the authorisation expiration date of the GMO products in case that any of the expiration dates of their corresponding sub-combinations is closer to the current date than the expiration date of the GMO products in the remote data repository.