KR20150109950A - Food source information transferring system and method for a meat-packing facility - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are food source information transferring system and method for a meat-packing facility. According to an embodiment, the food source information transferring system can read out the tag-identification information of a hook RFID tag integrated with a hook which can be held on a hook machine. An animal body attached to the hook is sliced, cut, and packed in the meat-packing facility. For the produced meat package, a data set related to the tag-identification information of the hook RFID tag can be paired with a data set related to a meat package label attached to the meat package. The dynamic and stable data relation between the hook RFID tag and the meat package label allows the food source information database of the food source information transferring system to store and trace detailed food source in various labels of meat production and processing.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food material transfer system and method for meat-

The present invention generally relates to food material information tracking and transfer systems and methods. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for transporting food material information for a meat-packing facility in which carcasses processed from livestock slaughterhouses are sliced and packaged. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a method of transporting and pairing food ingredients information from hook radio frequency identification (RFID) tags integrated into a hook for a hook machine into individual meat packages with package labels during meat- .

Traditional methods of tracking food source information from livestock farms to meat-processing and distribution chains often lack desirable levels of transparency, data robustness, and data stability. In conventional food ingredient information tracking methods, food ingredient information originating from a particular livestock farm is often lost, mistaken, or otherwise altered in meat processing and distribution channels, such as livestock slaughterhouses and meat-packing facilities , And is endangered. For example, because paper tags or livestock animal RFID tags are removed from animal conductors on hook machines at livestock slaughterhouses, most of the original food ingredient information housed in paper tags or livestock animal RFID tags is lost The conductor is lost, falsified, or endangered as it goes through meat processing and chopping operations. The loss of original producer-level food ingredient information is exacerbated as subsequent meat processing, such as meat-chopping, meat-packing, and further transfer operations, is performed after the conductors are initially processed at the livestock slaughterhouse. In some cases, only the country of origin or the country of origin can remain as a single piece of retained information by the time the meat is processed and packaged at the meat-packing facility.

In many cases, when the food ingredient information is transferred from one meat production or processing operation to another meat production or processing operation, since most of the information transfer process is manual and labor intensive without an automated safe data transfer mechanism, Information tracking methods weaken and threaten data stability and data integrity. For example, conventional paper tags require handwriting to transfer data from one operation to another, while conventional low frequency (LF) RFID tags require large volume, automated, safe food material information transfer mechanisms to be implemented Providing only a short undesirable short tag-reading distance.

In addition, recently, the control and inhibition of the generation of epidemics and epidemics has become an important concern in the current livestock breeding and meat processing and sales industries. Accurate tracking of the origin of meat products that may be affected by infectious animal diseases or epidemics, if infectious animal diseases or epidemics are discovered after meat has already been processed and circulated, It is challenging if only level ingredient information is retained in processed meat packages. Conventional meat product estimation methods for reducing public health risks typically do not provide the final level of detailed or accurate accuracy to effectively prevent the distribution or sale of dangerous meat products. For example, the source of infectious animal diseases or epidemics can be limited to one particular livestock farm, one particular slaughterhouse, or one specific meat-packing facility among hundreds of meat processing and flow routes in that country or state Even if meat products from a particular country or region are completely discarded or prohibited by the group. The lack of data transparency and stability as well as the lack of final details of food ingredients information of conventional food material tracking methods often necessitate mass disposal of meat products and import prohibitions from all countries or regions.

In addition, the lack of fine details of food ingredient information of conventional food ingredient information tracking methods also makes it difficult for local autonomous, state and central governments to accurately track livestock transactions across meat processing and distribution channels. Lack of transparency in trade data among livestock farms, slaughterhouses, meat-packing facilities, and distribution channels delay governments' useful management and efficient provision of agricultural policies. Governments also recognize the difficulties of accurate taxation of livestock transactions due to lack of accuracy and transparency of transaction data in meat processing and distribution channels.

Thus, a meat-packing facility capable of precisely, stably, and electronically pairing the livestock farm-level information contained in the RFID tag for each conductor to be associated with the package label for the meat package even after the meat chopping and packaging operations are completed Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > information < / RTI > Moreover, it may also be beneficial to provide a method of transporting and tracking food material information between machined conductors from a reliable meat-packing facility for livestock slaughtering and finishing and packaging of machined conductors. In addition, it may also be beneficial to devise a holistic information and communication technology (IT) infrastructure at various levels of meat processing and distribution chains for systematic and robust management of food ingredients information.

The Abstract and Abstract summarize some aspects of the present invention. Simplifications and omissions can be made to avoid obscuring the purpose of summaries or abstracts. These simplifications and omissions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a food material information transfer system for a meat-packing facility is disclosed. This food material information transfer system includes a data scan zone defined by an RFID signal projection from an RF antenna operatively connected to an RFID reader; A hook RFID tag integrated or embedded in a hook that supports the animal conductor when the hook is hooked onto the hook machine, the hook machine being designed to transport the animal conductor on the hook from one position to another; An RFID reader configured to read from or write to the hook RFID tag when the hook RFID tag is within the data scan zone, the RFID reader having a start flag or an end flag in a first data set associated with the hook RFID tag, And / or to a second data set associated with the package label; A database system of a meat-packing facility configured to assign a unique package label identification to a meat package that receives meat of the chopped pieces from the animal conductor; A labeling machine configured to generate the package label with the unique package label identification, the package label being printed or attached to the meat package; A food material information database operating on a CPU and memory unit of the RFID reader, a database system of the meat-packing facility, and / or a computer system device operatively connected to the labeler, the food material information database being associated with the hook RFID tag And to pair the first data set with a second data set associated with the package label; And a meat-packing facility operation controller unit operatively connected to the RFID reader and the food ingredient information database, the meat-packing facility operation controller unit at least partially controlling the RFID reader and the food ingredient information database .

In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of transporting food ingredient information among livestock producer-level food material data, slaughterhouse-level food material data, and meat-packing facility-level food material data is disclosed. The method includes disposing a animal conductor in a hook machine having a hook including a hook RFID tag; Moving the animal conductor on the hook machine to a data scan zone of the meat-packing facility; Reading the hook RFID tag with an RF antenna and an RFID reader operatively connected to a food ingredient information database; Enabling a first data set associated with the hook RFID tag, or a start flag for a second data set associated with the package label; Fetching new package label information from the labeler, the new package label information being part of the second data set; Pairing the first data set associated with the hook RFID tag in the ingredient information database with the second data set associated with the package label; Packaging the chopped meat from the animal conductor in a meat package; Printing or attaching the package label from the label machine to the meat package; And upon completion of the meat package, enabling an end flag for the second data set associated with the first data set or the package label associated with the hook RFID tag, and enabling the first data set and the second And storing the status code of the data set and the paired information in the food ingredient information database.

1 is a perspective view and a process flow of a meat-packing facility for feeding and pairing of food ingredients according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 illustrates two types of hooks incorporating hook RFID tags according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 illustrates at least a portion of the paired ingredients information displayed on a display panel of a meat-packing facility, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows an example of data related to a livestock tag of a food ingredient information database, an example of data associated with a hook RFID tag, and data associated with a package label, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a first data association example of a livestock tag, hook RFID tags, and meat package labels, according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a second data association example of meat tag, hook RFID tags, And a second data association example of the package label.
Figure 6 shows an overview of the process for transporting food ingredients information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates a high-level device connection for a food material information delivery system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
8 shows a food material information transfer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 9 shows a flow diagram of a method for pairing one or more package labels according to an embodiment of the present invention with a particular hook RFID tag.
10 illustrates a flow diagram of a method for pairing a particular package label with one or more hook RFID tags, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like elements in the various figures are represented by like reference numerals for consistency.

In the following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention, various specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in detail in order to avoid unnecessarily complicating the description.

The detailed description is mainly described with reference to illustrations of shapes, configurations, and / or other symbolic indicia that are directly or indirectly similar to a meat material packaging system for meat-packing facility and related methods. These descriptions and representations are the means used by those skilled in the art to most effectively convey the substance of its acts to others skilled in the art.

Reference in the specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase "in one embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Moreover, individual or alternative embodiments are not necessarily mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Moreover, the order of blocks in the process flowcharts or diagrams representing one or more embodiments of the present invention does not in essence denote any particular order or any limitation of the present invention.

For purposes of the present description, the term "livestock" is defined as farm animals raised for use and / or benefit. The term "animal" can include, but is not limited to, cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, mules, and poultry (eg, chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) .

Furthermore, for purposes of describing the present invention, the term "conductor" is defined as the torso of a slaughtered farm animal for human consumption or other food or industrial uses. For example, a conductor may be a carcass of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, mules, or poultry (eg, chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese).

In addition, for purposes of the present description, the term "slaughterhouse" is defined as a meat-processing facility where livestock animals are slaughtered and processed as available and / or edible conductors. The slaughterhouse may also incorporate a refrigerator or refrigerator for subsequent refrigeration and storage of available and / or edible conductors during certain periods prior to meat processing, slicing, and packaging operations.

In addition, for purposes of the present description, the term "hook machine" is defined as a conductor transport device capable of holding or receiving one or more hooks that support at least a portion of a conductor.

Moreover, for purposes of the present description, the term "epidemic" and the term "epidemic" are defined as infectious diseases for animals and / or people, and infectious diseases can include physical contact, air, liquid, ingestion, As shown in FIG.

Furthermore, for purposes of the present description, the term "radio frequency identification" or RFID refers to wireless signal-based identification of wirelessly-accessible tags using a wirelessly-accessible tag reader, the so- RFID tag ". Generally, an RFID tag accepts information that can be recorded and / or read by an RFID reader, an RF antenna operatively connected to the RFID reader, or other tag information access device. In a preferred embodiment, the RFID operates at ultra high frequencies (UHF) to achieve longer read / write ranges (e.g., up to several meters) and multiple tag read / write capabilities, Frequency (LF) -based RFID devices that exhibit single tag scan functionality (e.g., up to about 30 centimeters) and single tag scan functionality. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the UHF band for RFID readers is defined by the ISO / IEC 18000-6 air interface standard, which uses the operating frequency band of 860 MHz to 960 MHz. In another embodiment of the present invention, the UHF operating frequency band may be more broadly defined as 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In general, conventional LF operating frequencies are below UHF RFID tag reader operating frequency bands.

Furthermore, for purposes of the present description, the term "food ingredient information database" is defined as a data bank containing food ingredient-related data. For example, a food ingredient information database can accommodate multiple levels of ingredient information from livestock production, meat processing, and distribution channels, and multiple levels of ingredient information can be stored in a particular livestock farm, a particular livestock slaughterhouse, Facilities, specific distribution channels, and / or other entities of livestock production, meat processing, and distribution chains. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the food ingredient information database operates on a CPU and memory unit of a computer server or other computing system device.

In addition, for purposes of describing the present invention, the term "pairing" or variations of such words is defined as linking or associating a set of data with a set of other data. For example, a livestock RFID tag is "paired" with a hook RFID tag, and a set of data associated with a livestock RFID tag is linked or associated with another set of data associated with the hook RFID tag.

Moreover, for purposes of the present description, the term "meat-wrap" is defined as packing cut or chopped meat pieces in a meat package. The "meat-packing" facility can perform cutting or chopping of meat pieces from a conductor, followed by cutting or chopping meat pieces into a meat package.

Furthermore, for purposes of describing the present invention, the term "meat processing" is defined as meat-handling operations from slaughterhouses, meat-packing facilities, refrigeration units, or other entities handling edible conductors.

One aspect of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a food ingredient information transfer system with RFID technology and a food ingredient information database operatively connected to a meat-packing facility.

Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a method of a food ingredient information database operatively connected to a food ingredient information transfer system and a meat-packing facility with RFID technology.

Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention is to create and manage a substantially-automated food material information delivery system and associated methods across livestock breeding, meat processing, and meat distribution and sales chains.

In addition, another aspect of embodiments of the present invention is to holistically track or track food ingredients information across livestock breeding, meat processing, and meat distribution and sales chains to efficiently and effectively identify and manage the occurrence of any pandemic or epidemic disease And to provide a system and method for doing so.

Another aspect of embodiments of the present invention is that the local autonomous, state, and central governments accurately track the volume of transactions within livestock breeding, meat processing, and meat distribution and sales chains to provide policy changes that are effective to manage and enforce. And to provide a system and method for doing so.

1 shows a perspective view and a process flow of a meat-packing facility 100 for food ingredient information transfer and pairing, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the meat-packing facility 100 includes a hook machine 107 configured to transport a plurality of hooks 103, 105, Integrates the RFID reader 151 and the hook RFID tag accessed by the RF antenna. 1, the first conductor 111 is attached to the first hook 105 caught in the hook machine 107 and the second conductor 113 is attached to the second hooks 105 also hooked to the hook machine 107. In the example shown in Fig. 1, (103). These conductors 111 and 113 on the hooks 103 and 105 may be used for RFID data scanning (i.e., 101), meat-chopping (i.e., 129), meat- That is, 143 may be entered through the inlet 109 of the meat-packing facility 100 before going through the operations.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the second hook 103, which integrates the hook RFID tag, is being scanned by the RF antenna in the RFID data scan zone 101. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the RF antenna operatively connected to the RFID reader 151 reads the tag-identification data from the hook RFID tag of the second hook 103, And retrieves the associated data set from the ingredient information database 149 to add a "start" flag to indicate the beginning of the packaging operations.

Figure 1 also shows a portion of the third conductor 115 lying on the meat processing line with a portion of the third conductor 115 being chopped in a chopping section or chopping machine 129. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the slicing zone or the cutter 129 cuts the conductor into a plurality of finely cut meat pieces 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, and 127 as shown in FIG. Cut and / or cut. The plurality of chopped meat pieces 117, 119, 121, 123, 125 and 127 are then collected in a packing area or packing machine 135 where one or more meat packages 131, 133 ) Is formed by classifying specific portions of a conductor into a package, or by classifying specific portions of a plurality of conductors into a package. For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, small ribs from a single conductor may be packaged in one or more packages in a wrapping area or wrapper 135. In another embodiment of the present invention, small ribs from a plurality of conductors can be packaged in one or more packages in a wrapping area or wrapper 135. [

Continuing with FIG. 1, once the meat package 137 is completely wrapped and / or sealed, it is gathered into the package-labeling and data-pairing area 143. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the package-labeling and data-pairing zones may attach package labels 141, which may be provided by a labeler operatively connected to the package database system 147 of the meat- Is printed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the meat-packing facility's package database system 147 includes an infusion meat package 147 that enters a unique package label ID (i.e., package label-identifying information) into the package-labeling and data- 139). In one embodiment of the present invention, a unique package label ID may be printed on the surface of package label 141 by labeler 145. Thereafter, a package label 141 with a unique package label ID assigned by the database system 147 of the meat-packing facility can be affixed on the surface of the incoming meat package 139. In another embodiment of the present invention, the unique package label ID may be printed or engraved directly on the surface of the incoming meat package 139 by the labeler 145.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the food ingredient information database 149 is also operatively connected to the labeler 145 and the meat-packing facility database system 147, Label assignment-related data. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the computer system running the food ingredient information database 149 on its CPU and its memory unit is programmed with a specific hook RFID tag to indicate which meat package (s) The "end" flag may be placed in the associated data set. For example, if the "start" flag of a data set associated with a particular hook RFID tag indicates the first of five meat packages, and if the "end" flag of the data set associated with a particular hook RFID tag is associated with five meat packages The five meat packages may be "paired" or associated with a particular hook RFID tag. In another example, if the "start" flag of the data set associated with a particular meat package indicates the first of the five hook RFID tags, and if the " One meat package may be "paired" or related to the hook RFID tags.

1, the meat-packing facility 100 may also include a display panel 153, which may be an RFID reader 151, a food ingredient information database 149, Labeler 145, and / or database system 147 of the meat-packing facility. Display panel 153 may display information useful to a human operator capable of monitoring and controlling the process flow of the meat-packing facility 100, as illustrated in screen shot examples in FIG. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a human operator can control at least some level of meat-packing facility 100 by using a meat-pavement operation controller unit, which includes an RFID reader 151, Food ingredients information database 149, labeler 145, and / or meat-packing facility database system 147.

FIG. 2 illustrates hooks 200 of two types (201, 209) incorporating hook RFID tags 205, 213 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, a first hook type 201 having a first hook machine hanger 203 and a first conductor hook 207 also incorporates a hook RFID tag 205. The first hook-machine claw 203 for the first hook type 201 may be spherical-shaped and configured to securely engage on the hook machine. The first hooking claws 207 for the first hook type 201 are configured to support the animal carcass in a hook-shaped tip, wherein the first hooking claw 203 on the first hook type 201, And the first conductor claws 207 can support the weight of the animal conductor during transport on the hook machine. Preferably, the first hook RFID tag 205 is a metal UHF RFID tag that can be accessed by a corresponding RF antenna operatively connected to a UHF RFID reader in an RFID data scan zone (e.g., 101 of FIG. 1) to be.

In addition, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first hook RFID tag 205 is a battery-less (i.e., battery-free) "passive " tag that is typically encased by a weather- A non-volatile memory unit and an RF tag antenna. The RF tag antenna of the first hook RFID tag 205 is used to power the non-volatile memory unit inside the first hook RFID tag 205 to receive information from and transmit information to the non-volatile memory unit And is configured to receive electromagnetic signals from the RF antenna. In another embodiment of the present invention, the first hook RFID tag 205 may be a battery-powered "active" tag.

The second hook type 209 having the second hook claw 211 and the second conductor claw 215 also incorporates the second hook RFID tag 213. In another embodiment of the present invention, The second hook machine claws 211 for the second hook type 209 may be hook-shaped and configured to securely engage on the hook machine. The second conductor claw 215 for the second hook type 209 is configured to support the animal conductor with its hook-shaped tip, wherein the second hook claw 211 on the second hook type 209 and the second hook claw Both of the two conductor hooks 215 can support the weight of the animal carcass during transport on the hook machine. Preferably, the second hook RFID tag 213 is a metal UHF RFID tag that can be accessed by a corresponding RF antenna operatively connected to a UHF RFID reader in an RFID data scan zone (e.g., 101 of FIG. 1) to be.

In addition, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second hook RFID tag 213 is a battery-less (i.e., battery-free) "passive " tag that typically includes a non-volatile memory unit encapsulated by a weather- And an RF tag antenna. The RF tag antenna of the second hook RFID tag 213 is used to power the non-volatile memory unit inside the second hook RFID tag 213 to receive information from and transmit information to the non-volatile memory unit And is configured to receive electromagnetic signals from the RF antenna. In another embodiment of the present invention, the second hook RFID tag 213 may be a battery-powered "active" tag.

Figure 3 shows two screen shot examples 301A, 301B of at least a portion of the paired ingredients information displayed on the display panel 300 of a meat-packing facility, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display panel 300 of the meat-packing facility includes an RFID reader 151, a food ingredient information database 149, a labeler 145, and / or a database system 147 of meat- 1 having a display panel 153 operatively connected to the display panel 153. [ As shown in the two scriquet examples 301A and 301B in FIG. 3, the display panel 300 may represent information useful to a human operator capable of monitoring and controlling the process flow of a meat-packing facility.

In the first screen shot example 301A, the display panel 300 has a hook RFID tag ID (i.e., a numeric or alphanumeric code (e.g., C200701)) on the left and a plurality of paired package labels For example, D1001, D1002, D1003, D1004). In one embodiment of the invention, this screen shot example 301A includes a single hook (e.g., a single hook) that is chopped and disposed in a plurality of meat packages (e.g., D1001, D1002, D1003, D1004) (E.g., a hook corresponding to a hook RFID tag number or alphanumeric code "C2700701 " in one scratched example 301A). In this embodiment of the invention, a food ingredient information database operatively connected to the RFID reader and the RF antenna may be placed in the "start" flag of the data set associated with the first package label (e.g., D1001) A single hook RFID tag number or alphanumeric code (e.g., C200701) may be cut from a single conductor corresponding to a single hook RFID tag numeric or alphanumeric code (e.g., C27001) and / (E.g., D1001, D1002, D1003, and D1004) to be included. If a human operator of the meat-packing facility or an automated operating system determines that the final package label (e.g., D1004) associated with a single hook RFID tag number or alphanumeric code (e.g., C200701) is reached, The facility human operator or automated operating system may trigger an "end" flag of the data set associated with the final package label (e.g., D1004) of the ingredient information database.

This process is repeated with a new " start "flag and a new" end "flag for the next single-hook RFID tag ID (i.e., letter or alphanumeric code) that can be paired with one or more package labels of the meat- can do. The result of the data pairing between the single-hook RFID tag ID and one or more package labels is that there is no loss of food material data across various levels and chains of livestock production and meat-processing industries that can be stored or maintained in the ingredient information database Robust dynamic correlation that includes producer-level livestock information (i.e., from livestock tags originating from livestock farms), slaughter-field level information (i.e., from hook RFID tag IDs initiated from the slaughterhouse), and meat- - level packaging information (i. E., From each package label generated by the labeler and the meat-packing facility database).

3, in the second scriquet example 301B, the display panel 300 includes a plurality of hook RFID tag IDs (i.e., characters or alphanumeric codes (e.g., C200702, C200703, C200704, C200705), and a single paired package label on the right (e.g., D1005). In one embodiment of the invention, this scriquet example 301B is associated with one or more slaves on a plurality of hooks, wherein one or more conductors are chopped and placed in a single meat package (e. G., D1005) . This type of data correlation may be useful in situations where certain portions of meat from multiple conductors (e.g., sirloin, flower lumber, T-bone, liver, etc.) need to be placed in a single meat package It can be useful. In this embodiment of the invention, a food ingredient information database operatively connected to the RFID reader and the RF antenna may place a "start" flag of the data set associated with the first hook RFID tag (e.g., C200702) (E.g., C200702, C200703, C200704, C200705) with a number of RFID tag characters or alphanumeric codes (e.g., C200702, C200703, C200704, (E.g., D1005) that will contain chopped and / or severed meat operations from a number of conductors corresponding to the meat (e.g., C200705). When a human operator of a meat-packing facility or an automated operating system determines that a final RFID hook tag (e.g., C200705) associated with a single package label (e.g., D1005) is reached, Or an automated operating system may trigger an "end" flag of the data set associated with the final RFID hook tag (e.g., C200705) of the ingredient information database.

This process can be repeated with new "start" and new "end" flags for subsequent hook RFID tags IDs that can be paired with one or more package labels of the meat-wrapping facility. The result of the data pairing between the plurality of hook RFID tag IDs and the one or more package labels can be stored in a food material information database and stored at various levels of livestock production and meat processing industries and the loss of food material data across the chains (Ie, from a livestock tag initiated from a livestock farm), slaughter-field-level conductor information (ie, from a hook RFID tag ID initiated from a slaughterhouse), and meat- Level package information (i. E., From each package label generated by a labeler and a database of meat-packing facilities).

In addition, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the human operator or automated operating system can be configured to display a hook RFID tag ID (i.e., numeric or alphanumeric code (e.g., C200701 ) And any package labels, by monitoring the current readings of RFID data scan zones and package-labeling / data-pairing zones. The human operator or automated operating system can also validate and validate the validity and current state of the paired data by allowing an accurate status code entry. In one embodiment of the invention, the status code definitions that may be associated with the hook RFID tag and one or more package labels include "package label assignment error "," failed data pairing ", and "copied pairing attempt & But is not limited thereto. These status code definitions include numeric status codes such as 1, 2, and 3 or characters such as "PLAE" (package label assignment error), "UDP" (failed data pairing), and "DPA" Can be given as numeric status codes.

Figure 4 shows an example of a first set of data 400 associated with a livestock tag, an example of a second set of data 415 associated with a hook RFID tag, and third data associated with a package label, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 425 < / RTI > In the example as shown in FIG. 4, the first set of data 400 includes the tag-identification information of the livestock tag, the so-called "Livestock Tag ID" 401. As shown in Fig. 4, such tag-identifying information, such as the alphanumeric code "A618208 ", may be stored in the livestock RFID tag, which is read by the RF antenna and the RFID reader in the RFID data scan zone. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tag-identifying information comprises a meat type 403, a date of birth 405 for a livestock animal, a sex classification 407, a name or identity 409 of itself, 411), the weight of the animal (413), and other relevant information.

These detailed livestock farm or producer-level livestock information may have been recorded in the ingredients information database if the livestock RFID tags were scanned during growth training for livestock RFID tags attached to livestock animals. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the livestock RFID tag may also include detailed information (e. G., 403, 405 < RTI ID = 0.0 > , 407, 409, 411, 413, etc.) in its non-volatile memory unit.

Continuing with Fig. 4, in the example shown in Fig. 4, the second set of data 415 associated with the hook RFID tag includes tag-identifying information, so-called "hook RFID tag ID" The tag-identification information for such a hook RFID tag, such as the alphanumeric code "C200404" as shown in Figure 4, may be stored in a hook RFID tag, which is read by the RF antenna and the RFID reader in the RFID data scan zone do. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tag-identifying information may be dynamically associated with slaughterhouse-specific information such as a slaughterhouse or plant ID 419 and may be associated with a particular livestock tag ID 421 (e.g., A618208) Information 423 that may represent status information such as "No Conductor "," Failed Data Pairing ", and "Copied Pairing Attempts ", as previously described with respect to FIG. In addition, any other desired or related information may also be part of the second set of data 415. A second set of data 415 associated with the hook RFID tag may be stored and maintained by the ingredient information database. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, the hook RFID tag may also include detailed information (e. G., 419 < RTI ID = 0.0 > , 421, 423, etc.) in its non-volatile memory unit.

4, the third set of data 425 associated with the meat package label includes label-identifying information, the so-called "package label ID" 427. In the example shown in FIG. This label-identifying information for the meat package label, such as the alphanumeric code "D3213 " as shown in Fig. 4, may be identifying a third set of data 425 of the ingredient information database, Sets 425 are associated with both meat package label ID 427 and one or more hook RFID tag IDs 431. In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, a third set of data 425 stored and maintained in the ingredients information database may also include a meat-packing facility ID 429, status information 433, and / Or related information.

In one embodiment of the invention, the meat package label may be a paper label attached or printed on the meat package. In another embodiment of the invention, the meat package label may be electronic information stored in a meat-packaged RFID tag attached to a meat package. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the label-identifying information is dynamically associated with meat packing-facility-specific information such as meat-packing facility ID 429, one or more hook RFID tag IDs 431, and status information 433 . In one embodiment of the invention, status code definitions corresponding to status information 433 may include information such as "package label assignment error "," failed data pairing ", and "copied pairing attempt ". These status code definitions include numeric status codes such as 1, 2, and 3 of the third set of data 425, or "PLAE" (package label assignment error), "UDP" (failed data pairing) Quot; < / RTI > (copied pairing attempt).

5 illustrates two examples 500 of data pairings, each example associating a first set of data, a second set of data, and a third set of data, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The first data association example 501A illustrates the pairing of a single vocal tag and a plurality of hook RFID tags followed by pairing with a plurality of meat package labels. In this particular case, the single vowel tag has the alphanumeric code "A531821" as the tag-identification information. When the animal conductor identified by this single animal tag in the slaughterhouse machining operation is divided into two pieces and hung on two separate hooks, two hook RFID tags with hook RFID IDs "C100101" and "C100102" Are dynamically paired (i.e., related) with a single vowel tag "A531821" in the ingredient information database. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, once the livestock tag ID is paired with one or more hook RFID tags, any underlying data associated with any one of the tags is also dynamically related in the ingredient information database.

In addition, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the data pairing extends to the meat package labels by a respective hook RFID tag corresponding to one or more meat package labels in the first data association example 501A. 5 for the first data association example 501A, the first hook RFID tag with the hook RFID tag ID "C100101 " has three meat package label IDs," D2001 ", " D2002 ", and "D2003 ". In addition, the second hook RFID tag with hook RFID tag ID "C100102 " is dynamically paired (i.e., associated) with one meat package label ID" D2004 "in the ingredient information database. Once the data pairing is complete, the user accessing the ingredient information database can track and manage relevant and detailed meat producer-level and meat processing-level ingredient information by simply entering the meat package label ID.

Furthermore, FIG. 5 also shows a second example of data association 501B where a number of livestock tags are paired with a plurality of hook RFID tags followed by data pairing to a single meat package label, "D9001". In this particular case, four livestock tags with alphanumeric codes "A412341 "," A412342 ", "A732341 ", and" A732342 " The second data association example 501B shows some possibilities of correlation being paired among livestock tags, hook RFID tags, and a single meat package label. For example, a first vocal tag, A412341, has a one-to-one correspondence to a first hook RFID tag, C100201. This suggests that the animal conductor associated with the first animal tag, A412341, is supported or displayed by a single hook incorporating the first hook RFID tag, C100201. Furthermore, a single meat package label, a first hook RFID tag indicating D9001, C100201 suggests that all contents of the animal conductor associated with the first animal tag are packaged in a single meat package corresponding to a single meat package label, D9001.

Unlike the first livestock tag, the second livestock tag, A412342, corresponds to two hook RFID tags, C100202 and C100203. It is appreciated that the animal carcass associated with the second livestock tag, A412342, is supported or displayed by two hooks incorporating two hook RFID tags, C100202 and C200203. Since only one of the two hook RFID tags (i.e., C100202) is paired with a single meat package (i.e., D9001), it can be implied that only content from C100202 is packaged in a single meat package, D9001.

Furthermore, in the second data association example 501B, the third livestock tag, A732341, corresponds to a single hook RFID tag, C100204, but the fourth livestock tag, A732342, also partially corresponds to the same single hook RFID tag, C100204. This means that one hook incorporating C100204 as its hook RFID tag supports or represents the animal conductor represented by the third animal tag, A732341, and also part of the other animal conductor represented by the fourth animal tag, A732342 Further support or display. In this example, the remaining portion of the animal conductor, as represented by the fourth livestock tag, A732342, is also distributed to the last two hooks incorporating C100205 and C100206 as hook RFID tags.

In some slaughterhouses and other meat processing operations, as shown by the second data association example 501B, a single body of animal conductors is divided into a plurality of pieces, and a plurality of hooks May be preferred. Moreover, it may also be desirable for a single hook to be able to support a plurality of pieces of a plurality of animal conductors. In all of these situations, one or more embodiments of the present invention utilize a food material information delivery system and an associated database to pair, correlate, record, and store various singular or plural correlations between livestock tags and hook RFID tags .

In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, the rectangles surrounding the four hook RFID tags C100201, C100202, C100204, and C100206 include specific areas of a plurality of animal conductors, such as cattle flower fillets or cattle fillets , Which may be packaged in a single meat package, D9001, in the meat-packing facility described in the various embodiments of the present invention. For example, a "loincloth" meat package may include a plurality of hook RFID tags and loin regions from a plurality of cows corresponding to a plurality of livestock tags. In these situations, one or more embodiments of the present invention utilize a food material information delivery system and an associated database to pair, correlate and correlate such complex correlations among livestock tags, hook RFID tags, and meat package label (s) , Record, search and manage.

Figure 6 shows an overview (600) of the food ingredient information transfer process in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the dotted line portion 615 represents the pairing, transport, and management of food ingredient information in the meat-packing facility 611, which was previously described and shown in Figures 1-5. As shown in this overview 600, a group of incoming livestock 601 enters the slaughterhouse 603 and is slaughtered and processed in accordance with local, state, and / or central government statutes. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each conductor of the slaughterhouse 603 is hooked to the hook machine using hooks that incorporate hook RFID tags, and then each conductor is sequentially connected to a hook tag RFID tag In a data scan zone for pairing of food ingredients.

Once the data pairing between the livestock tag and the hook RFID tag is completed and stored in the ingredient information database for each conductor, the slaughterhouse 603 may, if necessary, perform any additional meat processing and move the hook machine or other transport device The processed conductor is transferred to the refrigerator 607 (i.e., 605). Then, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each machined conductor on the hook undergoes a hook RFID tag-read and data-check procedure in a data scan zone near the entrance of the refrigerator 607. If the hook RFID tag read and data-check procedure succeeds in the refrigerator 607, the machined conductor corresponding to the hook RFID tag is placed inside the refrigerator 607 for a certain period of time. The processed conductor with the hook RFID tag is then removed from the refrigerator and removed from the data scan zone in the data scan zone near the outlet of the refrigerator 607, as also shown and described previously with respect to Figures 4 and 5, - read and data-write procedures.

6, the processed conductor with the hook RFID tag removed from the refrigerator 607 is then transferred to the meat-packing facility 611 (i.e., 609), where the meat-chopping and meat- Operations are performed. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, information pairing between the hook RFID tag and one or more corresponding package labels is also performed during or after meat-chopping and meat-packing operations within the meat-packing facility 611 . Once all desired or necessary actions are completed from the meat-packing facility 611, the packaged meat products can then be transferred to other meat processing facilities or distribution channels (i.e., 613).

FIG. 7 illustrates a high-level device connection 700 for a food material information delivery system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the food material information transport system includes an RFID reader with an integrated or separate RF antenna 701, which defines a data scan zone 703. The integrated or separate RF antenna 701 is operatively coupled to the computer server 707 or other computer system device via a wireless data connection 705, a wired data connection, or a combination thereof. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the computer server 707 is configured to operate a food ingredient information database that can be executed on a CPU and memory unit of the computer server 707.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the food ingredient information database is provided from hook RFID tags integrated in the hook or from any other type used in meat-packing facilities for meat-chopping, meat-packing, and other meat- The information read from the RFID tags can be utilized. For example, a food ingredient information database may pair and store data associated with tag-identifying information of the hook RFID tag and data associated with one or more meat package labels to generate and manage a set of robust food ingredient information for each meat package Which information can be traced to detailed food ingredient information at all levels of livestock production and meat processing from the food ingredient information database to the dynamically-related data, as described and illustrated by Figures 4 and 5. [

The food ingredient information database may already contain some livestock producer-level ingredient information identifiable by the tag-identification information of the livestock RFID tags, and may also contain tag-ID information of the hook RFID tag before any action is performed in the meat- Level food processing information that can be identified by the identification information. In addition, data sets from livestock producer-level and slaughterhouse-level foodstuff information may have already been paired and dynamically associated prior to further pairing of data with data associated with the meatpackage's meat package.

Continuing with Fig. 7, the computer server 707 of the food material delivery system is also operatively connected to a user display terminal 709 or computer display that displays useful information to the system user. As previously shown in Figures 1 and 3, the display panel (e.g., 153 in Figure 1, or 300 in Figure 3) may also be operatively connected to the food material information delivery system. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a keyboard, keypad, motion controller, or other user input method is operatively connected to a user display terminal 709 or computer display for retrieving and controlling information associated with a food ingredient information database.

FIG. 8 illustrates a food material information delivery system 800 that may be used for a meat-packing facility according to an embodiment of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the food material information delivery system 800 includes a networking and main controller system 811, an RFID scanning system 805, a power source 807, a display panel 809, a wireless and / A network 825, and a database and web interface system 827. Furthermore, the food material information delivery system 800 may also include a labeling machine 835 that issues package labels and a database system 833 of meat-packing facilities for package labeling-related data management. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first RFID scanning system 805 and the corresponding display panel (809 of FIG. 8) may be installed in a meat-packing facility, as shown in FIG. Moreover, in an embodiment of the present invention, a second RFID scanning system may be installed in or near the package-labeling and / or data-pairing zone (e. G. 143 in FIG. 1) May be particularly useful if they are based on RFID package tags. In another embodiment of the present invention, the second RFID scanning system is a package-labeling and / or data-processing system, because package labels are printed on paper, attached on the surface of a meat package, May not be needed in or near the pairing area (e. G., 143 in FIG. 1).

8, the labeler 835 and / or the meat-packing facility's database system 833 may send package label-related data to the networking and main controller 811 And ultimately to a database of ingredients and information that operates in the database and web interface system 827. In one embodiment of the present invention, the meat-packing facility database system 833 is responsible for the allocation of unique package label IDs and the management of their associated records for internal use within the meat-packing facility. In addition, the labeler 835 can print or engrave package labels on the surface of the meat package.

However, the meat-packing facility database system 833 generally does not contain or track different levels of food ingredient information from livestock producers to various stages of meat processing. Instead, the database system 833 of the meat-packing facility is typically designed primarily for the internal generation and management of package label data within a meat-packing facility. Thus, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it collects food ingredient information data holistically from a plurality of levels and steps of livestock production and meat processing, thereby providing a database and web And is a food ingredient information database operating in the interface system 827. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database of food ingredients operating in the database and web interface system 827 may incorporate package label information from the meat-packing facility database system 833 and labeler 835. Various embodiments of data-pairing with package labels-related data in a food ingredient information database have been described in the specification and are also shown in the associated drawings.

Continuing with Fig. 8, in one embodiment of the present invention, the power source 807 may be provided by an alternative energy generator, such as an electrical outlet, a battery, a turbine or solar panel, or a combination thereof. A power source 807 is configured to power the RFID scanning system 805 and the display panel 809. The networking and main controller 811, the meat-packing facility's database system 833, and / or the labeler 835 may be operatively connected to the same power source 807 or a different power source. Furthermore, the display panel 809 and the RFID scanning system 805 are operatively connected to the networking and main controller 811 for data communication, which can be accomplished by wireless and / or wired communication methods have.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the RFID scanning system 805 includes a UHF RFID tag reader 801 operatively connected to a UHF antenna 803, which is similar to that previously described in Figures 1 and 7 As shown, the data scan zone is enabled and limited. Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the networking and main controller 811 includes an interface controller 813, a main processor 817, a memory unit and data storage 819, a wireless modem 821, an Ethernet controller 823, And, optionally, a GPS receiver 815. The networking and main controller 811 is designed to control and manage the display panel 809, the power source 807, and the RFID scanning system 805. Moreover, the networking and main controller 811 may also control at least some functions associated with the meat-packing facility's database system 833 and the labeler 835. [ In addition, the networking and main controller 811 retrieves the ingredient information data from the food ingredient information database operating in the database and web interface system 827, and also from the RFID tags read in the data scan zone from the RFID scanning system 805 , Save, change, and manage.

In one embodiment of the present invention, at least portions of the networking and main controller 811 are portable units, wherein the portable unit includes an Ethernet controller 823, a wireless modem 821, and / Communication with the RFID scanning system 805, the display panel 809, and the database and web interface system 827 via a local area network (LAN) using an interface controller 813, an internet connection, and / or a wired or wireless data connection can do. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the portable unit uses RS232 or RS485 communication interfaces (e. G., 813) to communicate with at least some portions of the food material information delivery system. In addition, the GPS receiver 815 may assist in the identification of the current location of the portable unit or other device unit for the RFID scanning system 805 and the database and web interface system 827. In another embodiment of the present invention, the networking and main controller 811 may be a fully fixed unit attached at one specific location, such as a building wall or a device system tower.

Moreover, some features of the networking and main controller 811 include execution of application programs on the microprocessor 817 and memory and data storage unit 819 to access RFID tag data from a data scan zone, 805), a power source 807, a display panel 809, and a user interface for controlling and managing at least some aspects of the database and web interface system 827, such as retrieving or recording data in a food ingredient information database , Keying on a networking and main controller 811, keyboards, buttons, switches, etc.).

8, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database and web interface system 827 includes a data file server 829 and a web server 831, which may be separate computer server units, May be an integrated computer server unit. The data file server 829 may serve as a network attached storage (NAS) for storing and updating food ingredient information data related to animal tags, hook RFID tags, and / or package labels. Preferably, the CPU and memory unit of the data file server 829 operate a food ingredient information database. Moreover, the web server 831 can store and operate the Internet application module to provide a user interface for controlling, managing, and / or visualizing data or control interfaces associated with the food material information delivery system and the food ingredient information database. Such a user interface may be accessed by a computer terminal, a mobile device, or a networking and main controller (e. G., 811).

Figure 9 illustrates a flowchart 900 of a method for pairing one or more package labels with a particular hook RFID tag according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, a food material information delivery system operating in connection with a meat-packing facility scans a particular hook RFID tag using an RF antenna and an RFID reader, as shown in step 901, To a food ingredient information database operating on the CPU and memory unit of the computer system device. The food material information delivery system then sends the data set related to the particular hook RFID tag and / or the data set associated with the package label to the < RTI ID = 0.0 > Start "flag can be enabled. During meat-slicing and / or meat-packing operations, the ingredient information transfer system may fetch new package label information from the labeling machine and / or the meat-packing facility database system, as shown in step 903, In turn, new package label information can be paired with a data set associated with a particular hook RFID tag.

As shown in step 904, once a particular meat package is filled with meat and attached and / or engraved with a new package label, the food material information delivery system will determine whether the meat packaging is a particular hook RFID tag Can be checked to see if it has been completed for all meat associated with the meat. If the meat package is not complete for all meat associated with a particular hook RFID tag, then loop to step 903 where the next package label is fetched from the labeler and paired with the specific hook RFID tag information. At least a portion of the remaining meat associated with the particular hook RFID tag is then wrapped in a new package and the new meat package is affixed and / or engraved (i.e., step 904) with a new package label.

At some point in these procedures, as shown in step 905, if meat packing is completed for all meat associated with a particular hook RFID tag, then the food material information transport system will send a specific hook RFID tag The "end" flag may be enabled for the associated data set and / or for the data set associated with the package labels. The food ingredient information transport system may then store the paired package label (s) and specific hook RFID tag information in the ingredient information database, as shown in step 907.

Figure 10 illustrates a flowchart 1000 of a method for pairing a particular package label with one or more hook RFID tags, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, a food material information transport system operating in association with a meat-packing facility is configured such that, as shown in step 1001, the hook RFID tag enters a data scan zone (e.g., 101 of FIG. 1) , It may first enable a start flag for the data set associated with the first hook RFID tag. An RF antenna and an RFID reader operatively connected to the food material information delivery system can then scan the first hook RFID tag as shown in step 1002 and send the scanned information to the CPU and memory unit of the computer system device To the food ingredient information database operated on the food ingredient information database.

Then, during the meat-slicing and / or meat-packing operations, the food material information transport system can fetch specific package label information from the labeling machine and / or the database system of the meat-packing facility, as shown in step 1003 And may then pair specific package label information with the data set associated with the first hook RFID tag. Then, as shown in step 1004, the desired portion of the meat associated with the first hook RFID tag is selected and placed inside the meat package. If the meat package is not completely filled with the desired portion of the meat, the new piece of meat associated with the next hook RFID tag goes through steps 1002-1004, until the meat package is completely filled, as shown in step 1005.

Once the meat package has been completely filled and packed with the desired portion of the meat, the food ingredient information transport system will send a "end" flag for the data set associated with the recently-scanned hook RFID tag from step 1002, as shown in step 1006 Can be enabled. Furthermore, a specific package label generated from the labeling machine may be attached to the meat package or printed on the meat package. The food material information delivery system may then store the pairing information between the hook RFID tag (s) and the particular package label in the ingredients information database, as shown in step 1007.

Various embodiments of a meat-packing facility food material information transfer system and associated methods are shown in Figures 1 to 10 and described above. The present invention provides many advantages over conventional food ingredient information tracking systems or methods. By utilizing the concept of a novel hook RFID tag incorporated in a hook configured to hook onto a hook machine, various embodiments of the present invention provide a set of first data associated with a livestock farm or producer-level information identified by a livestock tag, A second set of data relating to a particular hook supporting a meat-packing facility or a specific conductor of the slaughterhouse, and a second set of data relating to a particular package generated from the labeler during the meat-chopping and meat-packing operations and / Enables a seamless and convenient transport of food ingredient information data from a third set of data associated with the label.

Moreover, the novel pairing of information among livestock tags, hook RFID tags, and meat package labels can be designed to be automated and loss-free, as implemented by various embodiments of the present invention, All of the detailed information related to the livestock tags such as gender, original livestock owner, vaccine records, and animal weight are maintained in subsequent meat processing, packaging, distribution, and sales operations. Retention of no loss of detailed food ingredient information at all stages of livestock breeding, meat processing, packaging, distribution and sales operations can result in any meat-related problems, diseases, epidemics, and / or quality control being handled by appropriate authorities, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >

While the present invention has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that other embodiments may be devised which do not depart from the scope of the invention as disclosed herein. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be limited only by the appended claims.

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A food source information transfer system for a meat-packing facility, comprising:
A data scan zone defined by an RFID signal projection from an RF antenna operatively connected to the RFID reader;
A hook RFID tag integrated or embedded in a hook that supports an animal carcass when the hook is caught by a hook machine, said hook machine being capable of moving the animal conductor on the hook from one location to another Designed to transport to a location;
An RFID reader configured to read from or write to the hook RFID tag when the hook RFID tag is within the data scan zone, the RFID reader having a start flag or an end flag in a first data set associated with the hook RFID tag, And / or to a second data set associated with the package label;
A database system of a meat-packing facility configured to assign a unique package label identification for a meat package containing meat of chopped pieces from the animal conductor;
A labeling machine configured to generate the package label with the unique package label identification, the package label being printed or attached to the meat package;
A food material information database operating on a CPU and memory unit of the RFID reader, a database system of the meat-packing facility, and / or a computer system device operatively connected to the labeler, the food material information database being associated with the hook RFID tag And to pair the first data set with a second data set associated with the package label; And
A meat-packing facility operation controller unit operatively connected to the RFID reader and the food ingredient information database, the meat-packing facility operation controller unit at least partially controlling the RFID reader and the food ingredient information database; Meat - food material information transfer system for packing facilities. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a display panel operatively connected to the meat-wrapping facility motion controller unit,
Wherein the display panel indicates a current state of data pairing between the first data set associated with the hook RFID tag and the second data set associated with the package label. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a package-labeling and data-pairing area,
Wherein the package label with the unique package label identification is generated by the labeler in the package-labeling and data-pairing zone, and wherein the first data set associated with the hook RFID tag is also the package-labeling and data- Wherein the second data set associated with the package label is paired with the second data set associated with the package label. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a chopped section or chopping machine for transforming the animal conductor into meat of the chopped pieces. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a packaging machine or packing machine for packing the meat of the chopped pieces in the meat package. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a wireless transceiver operatively connected to said RFID reader and to said computer system device for executing a food ingredient information database in its CPU and its memory unit for data communication. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first set of data associated with the hook RFID tag includes at least one of a hook RFID tag identification, a slaughterhouse identification, a paired livestock tag identification, pairing status information, a start flag, an end flag, and / information processing system for meat-packing facilities. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second set of data associated with the package label includes at least one of a package label identification, a meatpackaging facility identification, a hook RFID tag identification, pairing status information, a start flag, an end flag, and / Meat - food material information transfer system for packing facilities. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the meat-packing facility operation controller unit is also a networking and main controller of the food material information transport system. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a power source unit operatively connected to the RFID reader, the RF antenna, and the meat-packing facility operation controller unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the computer system device executing the food ingredient information database on its CPU and its memory unit comprises one or more computer servers functioning as a data file server. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a user interface operatively connected to the computer system device for data retrieval, recording and management of the food ingredient information database. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the hook RFID tag is a battery-less passive tag and the RFID tag comprises a non-volatile memory unit and an embedded antenna unit. A method of transporting food material information among livestock producer-level food material data, slaughterhouse-level food material data, and meat-packing facility-level food material data,
Disposing the animal conductor in a hook machine having a hook comprising a hook RFID tag;
Moving the animal conductor on the hook machine to a data scan zone of the meat-packing facility;
Reading the hook RFID tag with an RF antenna and an RFID reader operatively connected to a food ingredient information database;
Enabling a first data set associated with the hook RFID tag, or a start flag for a second data set associated with the package label;
Fetching new package label information from the labeler, the new package label information being part of the second data set;
Pairing the first data set associated with the hook RFID tag in the ingredient information database with the second data set associated with the package label;
Packaging the chopped meat from the animal conductor in a meat package;
Printing or attaching the package label from the label machine to the meat package; And
Enabling the end flag for the second data set associated with the first data set or the package label associated with the hook RFID tag upon completion of the meat package, And storing the set of status codes and the paired information in the food ingredient information database. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the status code comprises status code definitions functionally indicative of "package label assignment error", "failed data pairing", and "copied pairing attempt". 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the food ingredient information database is run on a CPU and memory unit of a computer system device operatively connected to the RFID reader and the RF antenna. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the first set of data associated with the hook RFID tag includes at least one of a hook RFID tag identification, a slaughterhouse identification, a paired livestock tag identification, pairing status information, a start flag, an end flag, and / How to transfer food ingredients information. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the second set of data associated with the package label includes at least one of a package label identification, a meatpackaging facility identification, a hook RFID tag identification, pairing status information, a start flag, an end flag, and / How to transfer food ingredients information.

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