CN102456192A - Method for correlating product data of first mile with product data of last mile - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a method for correlating the product data of a first mile with the product data of a last mile. The traceable code of a perishable product facilitates the correlation of product data used for assessing the quality of the perishable product and obtained from the starting point of a distribution chain to the final point of the distribution chain. The initial part of the product data is associated with a code used for marking the product and then the product is distributed. The past time is established through receiving the code after the perishable product is subjected to the distribution chain. Through the information of the submitted position of the product, the passing distance of the product can be established. Through the quality assessment of the product submitted by the code, the time and the distance can be correlated. Therefore, customers can submit codes, provide evaluations or positions and link to the product data of specific products they considered, bought or used in retail stores as feedback access. Inspectors can also submit quality evaluation from at an earlier position of the distribution chain or in retail stores.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the perishable consumer product area, and more specifically, relate to this commodity interrelated with the condition that begins in distribution chain to locate to exist and exist along distribution chain in the quality of distribution chain end.
Background technology
The quality of the perishable products such as fresh meat, dairy produce, baked goods and agricultural product reduces very soon, and a large amount of perishable foodstuffs can be wasted by consumption at them before.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of being used for gets back to batch method of certain products data with the quality assessment of perishable products link.Illustrative methods comprises and comprises that batch certain products data of the very first time and primary importance receive traceable code explicitly, and stores this batch certain products data explicitly with traceable code.This method also is included in the traceable code of second time place's reception, side by side receives the quality assessment about product with receiving this traceable code, and stores quality assessment explicitly with traceable code.This method also comprises the time in past between second time of confirming and the very first time, and the time that will pass by is associated with quality assessment.In various embodiments, quality of reception evaluation comprises the record that visit is associated with traceable code, with definite non-batch of certain products data that identify one type perishable products, and sends the grading scale to the perishable products of the type then.Quality of reception evaluation can comprise with the quality of reception estimates receiving position information side by side, and among these embodiment some can also comprise the distance of confirming process between the primary importance and the second place.Here; The second place is identical with positional information (for example; Postal address or geographical position coordinates) or can (for example find from positional information; Draw together in the position packets of information under the situation of the code that is used to identify certain shops, the second place can be through searching the postal address that the shop code finds).In addition, quality of reception evaluation therein comprises among some embodiment of receiving position information, and these embodiment comprise with quality assessment and traceable code and store the second place explicitly.This method also comprises in response to locating the traceable code of reception and send at least some in batch certain products data in second time alternatively.
Be used for another illustrative methods that batch certain products data are got back in the quality assessment of perishable products link is also comprised and comprises that batch certain products data of the very first time and primary importance receive traceable code explicitly, and store batch certain products data explicitly with traceable code.Yet this illustrative methods also comprises with second time, quality assessment and optional positional information and receives traceable code explicitly.In the illustrative methods formerly; Locate typically from not receiving traceable code in second time for timestamp provides the source (such as PC or smart mobile phone) of traceable code; Therefore, make related with the time of reception of traceable code by the computing system that receives this traceable code.In this illustrative methods, the source of traceable code typically is the portable set with internal storage, and the time correlation of these internal storages and scanning joins the traceable code of ground each scanning of storage.Many this results associated can be uploaded after a while, and wherein this illustrative methods receives this traceable code in time subsequently.This traceable code and quality assessment are stored explicitly then.Also can confirm the mistiming between second time and the very first time, and should be associated with quality assessment further the mistiming.Also can confirm the distance of process, and store the distance of this process then with quality assessment and traceable code explicitly based on primary importance and second place information.
Related between the time in quality assessment, past that additive method utilization of the present invention is stored, the distance of process and batch certain products data is so that diagram can be to the remarkable relation on the statistics between perishable production person and/or the valuable various variablees of retailer both.These relations can be shown as figure, mapping graph etc.
The present invention also provides the portable equipment that is used to collect traceable code and quality assessment.Exemplary this equipment comprises: shell, and it comprises handle and trigger; Barcode reader is configured to activated by trigger; Touch-screen display is arranged on the shell; And comprise digital camera alternatively.This equipment also comprises communication interface and logic, and the two all in the enclosure.This logic is configured to receive traceable code through scanning, confirm the position of this equipment, receive first user input and import with this position and first user through communication interface from touch-screen display and send traceable code explicitly from barcode reader.Here, first user input for example can be the selection from the grading scale that shows at touch-screen.In certain embodiments, this logic also is configured to receive second user input such as the UPC code from touch-screen, and on touch-screen, shows the grading scale to perishable products as response.
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Fig. 1 according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, be used to use traceable code that batch system of certain products data is got back in the quality assessment link of perishable products.
Fig. 2 according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, be used to provide the schematically showing of communication facilities of quality assessment.
Fig. 3 according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, be used to provide the skeleton view of the hand-held communication device of quality assessment.
Fig. 4 according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, be used for batch flowcharting of the method for certain products data is got back in the quality assessment of perishable products link.
Fig. 5 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, be used for batch flowcharting of the method for certain products data is got back in the quality assessment of perishable products link.
Fig. 6 is a product appearance as the function of the time in past and further as the illustrative diagram of the function of batch certain products data.
Fig. 7 is the illustrative diagram of product age as the function of retail shop's sign.
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The present invention relates to use the method for the bi-directional exchanges of information between the producer of the traceable code person of boosting consumption and other people and perishable products on the perishable products.The consumer uses traceable code to come easily to visit batch information specific of the perishable products of buying or buying about them.In the situation of fresh produce, this possibly mean that reception is about the agricultural product information whether (in some instance specific to specific field), harvest time, these specific agricultural product be called back or the like of where growing.The consumer can provide then can be linked to the traceable code submitted to, about this perishable products when buying with and afterwards useful feedback.Interrelated the arriving of quality assessment of the perishable products that traceable code allows to collect in known location and time such as initial time of this batch and batch certain products data the position.
Interested batch of certain products data of consumer (such as the above example that provides) are known as batch certain products data that satisfy the needs of consumers in this article.But the common batch certain products data that can not be distributed to the consumer concerning the producer of perishable products, have vital role are known as batch certain products data towards the producer in this article; And as far as fresh produce, its can comprise the kind of being planted, the temperature between harvest time, from plantation up to the kind of fate, fertilizer and the pesticide of results and quantity, from the field to time of encapsulation or the like.Non-batch of certain products data also can be stored with traceable code explicitly, and in some instance, are provided for the requestor.The example of non-batch of certain products data comprises brand name, package dimension, general pattern of perishable products 140 or the like.
As stated, each traceable code is associated with initial time and position, and submits to the time of traceable code to establish for second time after a while.Positional information also can join with second time correlation in every way.This has established from the time that at first is associated with traceable code and position the wherein time of follow-up assessment perishable products and the time in position past, and has established the distance of process alternatively.Quality assessment from the consumer also is associated with traceable code.Along with going by, collected enough information, thereby feedback becomes extremely important for the producer of perishable products.
Therefore, possibly lack conspicuousness even be directed against the quantity of single batch sample, but can disclose pattern in the continuous collection of the data more than a plurality of batches.These patterns for example can be disclosed in after the identical fate; Perishable products in a certain zone is compared with the perishable products in other zones as one man to be judged as has lower quality; Thereby hinted along problem inappropriate freezing such as at some some place to the somewhere of the subregional distribution chain of lower assessment.The quality of estimating can be by interrelated to other batch certain products data towards the producer, such as the kind or the supplier of seed.For example can disclose the consumer in the assessment more than a plurality of batches likes a kind more than another kind.
Except the consumer, also quality assessment can be provided along other people of distribution chain.Here, traceable code has also promoted the unidirectional or two-way exchange of information.In various embodiments, quality assessment for example can be by being positioned at retail shop and making along the independently overlooker of other positions of distribution chain, and/or made by the employee in warehouse, shipping merchant and retail shop or restaurant.In some instance, such as in inspectoral situation, the people who makes quality assessment need not receive batch information specific as the temptation that quality assessment is provided.Therefore, only exist from the uniflux of the people's that makes quality assessment information.In these instances, the people who makes quality assessment can be scanned the traceable code on perishable products simply and grade to product then.Yet,, return batch certain products data and remain optional even when typically only having the uniflux of information therein.
Fig. 1 illustrates example system 100 of the present invention.System 100 comprises the client computing system 110 that across a network 130 is communicated by letter with host computing system 120, and this network 130 for example comprises Local Area Network, wide area network (WAN), PSTN (PSTN), 3G network or the Internet.Client computing system 110 can be positioned at perishable products 140 distribution chain begin the place.As used herein, perishable products 140 is the commodity that characterized by one or more quality of degenerating along with distribution time, and production and the commodity that distribution time is defined as commodity can be used for the time between time that retail buys.The example of the quality that possibly degenerate comprises outward appearance, smell, taste, quality and effect.The example of perishable products 140 comprises meat and some medicine and the personal care product of fresh produce, baked goods, dairy produce, packing.For the object of the invention, can't help along with less than one month distribution time and the commodity that the quality of degenerating characterizes are not perishable products 140.
Begin the place in distribution chain; Supplier such as grower, dairies, bakery, packer or fabricator is associated batch certain products data with one or more traceable code 145, and traceable code 145 is marked on the perishable products 140.The packing that can be printed on traceable code 145 goes up, be printed on be applied to packing go up or be applied directly on the label on the perishable products 140, to be written to the RFID label that applies with the mode identical with label first-class.Traceable code 145 also can in addition or alternatively be marked on the container of each perishable products 140 of mark.
In the art with this paper in use batch refer to the large-tonnage product of under substantially the same condition, producing, and be intended to have unified quality and characteristic.Batch certain products data can comprise the product data that satisfy the needs of consumers and towards the producer's product data the two.Batch certain products data can comprise the results data in the context of fresh produce, such as the field of the sign on pasture or farm or position, results and part, group member, harvest time and the date of gathering in, weather condition, the name of an article, seed variety, specified otherwise or the like.This batch of certain products data are sometimes referred to as relevant with " the junior one mile " of distribution chain.Though in Fig. 1, do not illustrate, the association between traceable code 145 and batch certain products data can for example be stored in the computer readable memory devices (not shown) by client computing system 110 locally.
Be used for some illustrative methods that batch certain products data are associated with traceable code 145 is that on September 8th, 2008, that submit, name was called the U.S. Patent application No.12/206 of " Attributing Harvest Information with Unique Identifiers ", open in 156.Traceable code 145 is also at U.S. Patent application 12/206; On January 4th, 156 and 2007 submitted to, name is called the U.S. Patent application 11/619 of " System and Method of Code Generation and Authentication "; In 747; On February 2nd, 2006 is that submit, name is called in the U.S. Patent application 11/347,424 of " Method and System for Deterring Product Counterfeiting; Diversion and Piracy ", and submit on September 8th, 2010, name is called the U.S. Patent application 12/877 of " Lot Identification Codes for Packaging "; Go through in 467, all above these patented claims all are incorporated into this by reference.Traceable code 145 can be marked on the perishable products 140 with the form (such as the numeric string of numeral or letter) and/or the form (such as bar code, 2D data matrix) of machine-readable that the people can read, and perhaps is coded in the RFID label.
Continuation is with reference to Fig. 1, and client computing system 110 sends batch certain products data explicitly with one or more traceable code 145 and gives host computing system 120.In some instance, batch certain products data comprise the primary importance and the very first time such as results or packing date.In various embodiments, primary importance can perhaps can be represented by postal address or geographical position coordinates by representing such as the identifier of the part, packaging facilities or the treatment facility that are directed against pasture, farm, field or field.The very first time and primary importance limit the starting point to this batch together, and this starting point can be used in analysis after a while, so that the distance of time in past and/or process is interrelated with quality assessment.Like what further discuss among this paper, other batches certain products data also can be after a while as estimating interrelated apart from the time of starting point or the function and the subsequent quality of distance.
Host computing system 120 receives batch certain products data explicitly with one or more traceable code 145, and the data storage that these batches are specific is in computer readable memory devices 150.Exemplary computer readable memory devices 150 for example can comprise magnetic or wide capacity storage equipment.As used herein, paper or carrier wave do not constitute computer readable memory devices 150.
Next perishable products 140 gets into the distribution chain that typically comprises Transportation Model and middle destination, to arrive retail dealerships and consumer.Other product data such as the Temperature Distribution in van cooler can be confirmed at the some place along distribution chain, and it is associated with traceable code 145.Related can being stored in the computer readable memory devices between traceable code 145 and other product data locally, and/or can be further with to batch certain products data association of traceable code 145 be stored in the computer readable memory devices 150.A certain other computing system (not shown) that other product data can be sent to host computing system 120 or communicate by letter with computer readable memory devices 150 are to store other product data.Even when only relevant with whole batch fragment, other product data also are regarded as batch certain products data in this article.
In addition, in that (be included in the retail dealerships place and at use or consuming point place such as restaurant or family) traceable code 145 can be used for retrieval batch certain products data from computer readable memory devices 150 along the some place of distribution chain.In various embodiments, this is through realizing through computing equipment 170 access computer readable memory device 150.In various embodiments, computing equipment 170 is computing equipments identical with computing equipment 120, or independent computing equipment fully.
Requestor such as consumer, wholesale dealer, retailer or public or private overlooker can be in many ways from computing equipment 170 request batch certain products data.For example, the requestor can calling telephone number to arrive the service of robotization, through this service, the traceable code 145 of typing manually or the typing of voice ground, and the menu call various batches of certain products data that can be used for navigating.As another example, the requestor can use the communication facilities 160 that comprises browser application and arrive the communication interface of network 130, with access websites, through this website, can typing manually of traceable code 145 or voice be entered in the requests for page.Have batch page of certain products data and can be supplied to the requestor then.In various embodiments, communication facilities 160 can be personal computer (PC), smart mobile phone, hand-held scanner or the like.
Fig. 2 has schematically shown the communication facilities 200 as the example of communication facilities 160.Communication facilities 200 can be another portable equipment of smart mobile phone or following portable equipment 300 such as Fig. 3 discussed in detail.Communication facilities 200 comprises input equipment 210, logic 220, display 230 and communication interface 240.Input equipment 210 is used for reading traceable code 145, thereby makes the input robotization of traceable code 145 and eliminate the mistake that is associated with manual and voice typing.The example of input equipment 210 comprises digital camera and barcode scanner.Logic 220 can comprise hardware, firmware, software or their combination.In certain embodiments, display 230 can be a touch-control.Communication interface 240 for example can comprise the wave point such as 3G, 4G or WiFi interface, perhaps can comprise the wireline interface such as USB port.
Comprise at communication facilities 200 under the situation of smart mobile phone; Input equipment 210 for example can be a digital camera; And logic 220 comprises processor and storer, and this storer is used to store and is configured to the carries out image analysis with identification with explain numeric string and/or the application of bar code.Comprise that at communication facilities 200 input equipment 210 can be a barcode reader under the situation of portable equipment 300 of Fig. 3.
In certain embodiments, logic 220 is configured to discern traceable code 145, such as the number through the numeral of description in U.S. Patent application 12/877,467.Logic 220 can also be configured to automatically be connected to suitable website and the traceable code 145 that submission scanned.In another embodiment, logic 220 can be configured to receive from the website batch certain products data and show this data.In these embodiment, the requestor is only scanned traceable code 145, to receive batch certain products data.
In various embodiments, logic 220 additionally is configured to for example utilize triangulation of mobile phone pylon or gps signal to confirm the geographic position.This allows the requestor to provide positional information with the form of longitude-dimension coordinate to computing equipment 170, so that positional information is associated to be used for analyzing after a while use with traceable code 145.Alternatively, the requestor can be automatically or the speech interface through manual typing (such as through keyboard or touch-screen display 230) or communication facilities 200 provide positional information such as postcode or postal address to computing equipment 170.As the example that the position automatically is provided, smart mobile phone can move the application that is configured for the traceable code 145 of identification and automatically confirms the geographic position, be connected to suitable website and submit the traceable code 145 that is scanned explicitly to this geographic position through communication interface 240.
Fig. 3 is the skeleton view of exemplary hand held equipment 300 that will be used for providing in other positions of retail shop and distribution chain the quality assessment of perishable products 140.Equipment 300 for example can be used by the Quality Controller, to scan traceable code 145 and the typing quality assessment to computing equipment 170 of waiting to communicate by letter expediently.Equipment 300 comprises the shell with handle 310, and handle 310 comprises trigger 320.This shell also comprises barcode reader 330 and the display such as touch-screen 340 that is configured to by trigger 320 activation.Preferably, equipment 300 can comprise digital camera 350.Equipment 300 also comprises layout unshowned power supply (such as battery) in the enclosure and in Fig. 3, and the logic 220 of communicating by letter with communication interface 240.Logic 220 is also communicated by letter with trigger 320, barcode reader 330, display 340 and optional camera 350.Activate trigger 320 and impel barcode reader 330 scanning bar codes.Reading of success can be indicated on voice ground, and/or visually indication on display 340.In alternative, equipment 300 comprises the RFID reader that substitutes barcode reader 330.In certain embodiments, the logic 220 of equipment 300 can prevent the user more than the identical traceable code 145 of typing once, thereby prevents that the user from forging checking data.
In some embodiment of equipment 300, logic 220 is configured to read to each, through communication interface 240, automatically gives computing equipment 170 with traceable code 145 and location information communication in real time basically.In some of these embodiment, equipment 300 also can this read and receive from computing equipment 170 through communication interface 240 in response to communication.For example, if computing equipment 170 has confirmed that from traceable code 145 perishable products 140 is banana, then computing equipment 170 can provide the grading scale of treating demonstration on display 340 to equipment 300.Grading scale for example can comprise a series of images, and is under the situation of touch-screen at display 340, and the overlooker can touch this display 340 to select the image with perishable products 140 optimum matching.Quality assessment is got back to computing equipment 170 by communication then.Similarly, computing equipment 170 can send instruction and give equipment 300, such as making the requestor give a plurality of example classifications of perishable products 140, perhaps takes pictures for perishable products 140 with camera 350.
In alternative, equipment 300 is not configured to communicate with computing equipment 170 in real time, but comprises the storer such as RAM and be configured to store each the traceable code 145 that is read by barcode reader 330.In these embodiment, the user of the prompting message equipment 300 that can on display 340, show by logic 220, with typing such as the product mark data from the UPC code of perishable products 140.What the product mark data informed that logic 220 assessing is what perishable products 140, and therefore logic 220 can provide suitable grading scale to the user after having read traceable code 145.In some instance, in case the product mark data by typing, then after this each traceable code 145 of scanning is associated with this product mark, up to typing till the new product mark.In other instances, the user utilizes each to read typing product mark data.As in above example, positional information with through positional information individually be associated with each traceable code 145 or be associated through the traceable code of storing 145 that positional information is associated with one group of traceable code 145.In addition, in these embodiment, equipment 300 can be associated the time with each the traceable code 145 that is read.The cumulative data that traceable code 145 is associated with quality assessment, time and positional information can upload to computing equipment 170 through communication interface 240 subsequently.
Again with reference to Fig. 1, among communication facilities 160 and these embodiment that computing equipment 170 is communicated by letter in real time, computing equipment 170 receives traceable code 145, and traceable code 145 is associated with time of reception therein.Positional information is automatically provided in the instance of traceable code 145 therein, and computing equipment 170 is with traceable code 145 receiving position informations, and the two all is associated with time of reception.Communication facilities 160 comprises among the embodiment of all-in-one therein, and all-in-one can be configured to utilize each scanning of traceable code 145 to computing equipment 170 identification code specific to this all-in-one to be provided, thereby makes identification code constitute positional information.Therefore, will understand, in some instance, positional information will be highly concrete, and such as longitude-dimension coordinate or street address, and in other embodiments, positional information can be not too concrete, such as postcode or city.In addition, in certain embodiments, positional information itself does not comprise the position, but the identifier that is associated with the position, such as the identification code that in above example, is used for all-in-one.
Automatically do not provide therein among the embodiment of positional information, computing equipment 170 at first receives traceable code 145 and it is associated with time of reception.Next, computing equipment 170 is in response to the reception of traceable code 145, and this response can be directed against the location information prompt requestor.For example; Computing equipment 170 can comprise the webpage of batch certain products data and/or non-batch of certain products data to communication facilities 160 supply, and wherein this webpage inquires that further the requestor waits input position (such as postcode, Hezhou, city, street address) through selection shop from interactive map etc.Alternatively; This webpage provides batch certain products data and/or non-batch of certain products data to communication facilities 160; And further be included in the link of another webpage, this another webpage provides the chance of submitting quality assessment to the requestor, wherein the inquiry of in problem positional information.
Except providing batch certain products data to receive traceable code 145 and the positional information to communication facilities 200 with from it, computing equipment 170 can additionally be solicited and quality of reception evaluation and other information from the requestor.Computing equipment 170 can be to communication facilities 160 supply webpages, and this webpage for example can provide the above grading scale of mentioning.Inquiry requestor's other problems can be irrelevant with the perishable products of carrying the traceable code 145 that is scanned 140, such as the problem about buying habit.In fact offer the permission that those attributes in requestor's batch certain products data can depend on the requestor by computing equipment 170, like what in U.S. Patent application 12/877,467, describe.Similarly, put forward the identity that can depend on the requestor to requestor's problem.For example, can be at the all-in-one place or use mobile device, or use hand-held scanner, or use the requestor of PC that different problems is provided.
Computing equipment 170 is with positional information, time and any quality assessment or store traceable code 145 explicitly in computer readable memory devices 180 from other information of requestor.In certain embodiments, computer readable memory devices 180 is identical with computer readable memory devices 150, and the two is independently of one another in other embodiments.
Position, time and any other related information that computing system 190 can access computer readable memory device 180 be stored with retrieval.Can compare with the position of the scanning of traceable code 145 and time and to the starting point of this traceable code 145, with the time of confirming pass by to the time of scanning from starting point, and/or from starting point to the position of scanning the distance of process.In certain embodiments, computing system 170 copies to initial point and other batches certain products data form computer readable memory device 150 on the computer readable memory devices 180.At other embodiment, computing system 190 direct access computer readable memory device 150 are with retrieval batch certain products data.
Fig. 4 shows the quality assessment link that is used for perishable products 140 and gets back to batch flowcharting of the illustrative methods of certain products data 400.Method 400 for example can be by carrying out with one or more computing equipment that maintains one or more database communication of (such as computer readable memory devices 150,180) in one or more computer readable memory devices (such as computing equipment 120,170,190).These computing equipments can be communicated by letter with a plurality of different production persons of multiple perishable products 140 in addition.These computing equipments also can be by the individual access along distribution chain, and by getting back to interrelated and benefited people's visit of batch certain products data from quality assessment.
This method 400 comprises step 410, wherein receives traceable code 145 explicitly with batch certain products data, and this batch certain products data comprise the very first time and primary importance.In certain embodiments, traceable code 145 is received by the producer of first computing system, 120 across a networks 130 from perishable products 140 with related batch certain products data.Step 410 repeats to each the new traceable code 145 that is generated by the producer.In some instance, can be associated with identical batch certain products data more than one traceable code 145.Batch certain products data can comprise satisfy the needs of consumers and towards the producer's batch certain products data the two.First computing system 120 is configured to receive these instances of traceable code 145 and batch certain products data from the producer more than therein, and traceable code 145 identifies this producer uniquely, is perhaps otherwise given the producer by sign.For example, this producer be can be exclusively used in, perhaps can be in addition traceable code 145 and batch certain products data be received explicitly with unique identifier to the producer to the producer's communication channel.
In step 420, for example in computer readable memory devices 150, store batch certain products data explicitly with traceable code.Like what stored, batch certain products data can comprise by the record in the database of traceable code 145 signs.Through repeating step 410 and step 420, can establish set to each producer's a plurality of batches batch certain products data of striding perishable products 140.
In step 430, second time place after the very first time that traceable code 145 formerly is associated with this traceable code 145 receives.Step 430 can be by carrying out with traceable code 145 of reception in step 410 and batch computing system that the certain products data are identical or different.In certain embodiments, step 430 is by being computing system 170 execution with web page server of a plurality of public addressable URL.In step 430, when receiving, the traceable code 145 that is received might not join with second time correlation, so step 430 also comprises second time was associated with traceable code 145.For example when the consumer through public addressable website execution in step 430 when the PC of family or smart mobile phone are submitted traceable code 145 to.In other instances, like what discussed below in conjunction with the method 500 of Fig. 5, the overlooker can upload a plurality of traceable codes 145, and each traceable code 145 joins with time correlation.
In step 440, the quality assessment that is associated with traceable code 145 is also side by side received by the same computing equipment of execution in step 430.In various embodiments, the two receives together, such as in single communication, receiving from the overlooker who uses communication facilities (such as equipment 300).In other situations, traceable code 145 receives in first communication, and quality assessment receives in second communication.In these embodiment; Step 440 can comprise the record that visit is associated with traceable code 145; With definite non-batch of certain products data (such as the UPC code) that identify the type of the perishable products of being concerned about 140, send grading scale then to the perishable products 140 of the type.In response to sending grading scale, quality assessment is received, and quilt is associated with traceable code 145.As used herein, " side by side " is restricted to and means in the internuncial a period of time that receives between computing system and the communication facilities 160.
Step 440 comprises and quality assessment receiving position information side by side alternatively.To understand, though positional information maybe be valuable to analysis after a while, it is not crucial.Positional information can receive with quality assessment with traceable code 145, perhaps can in the independent communication different with the communication of sending traceable code 145, receive.In certain embodiments, receiving position information points out the requestor that positional information is provided after being included in and receiving traceable code 145.
In step 450, for example in computer readable memory devices, store quality assessment explicitly with traceable code 145, this computer readable memory devices can be and the identical or different computer readable memory devices of in step 420, using.Alternatively, also store second time and positional information explicitly with traceable code 145.
In step 460, confirm the time in the past between second time and the very first time, and be associated the time that will pass by with quality assessment.Step 460 also can comprise the time in this past that storage is associated with quality assessment and traceable code.In these embodiment that wherein receive positional information of method 400, step 460 also can comprise the distance of confirming process.The distance of confirming process can comprise from the positional information derivation second place then.For example, under the situation of position message identification certain shops or all-in-one, the derivation second place can comprise finds out the position that is associated with this positional information, such as finding out the street address that is associated with the all-in-one identifier.
In step 470, in response to sending at least some in batch certain products data alternatively at the traceable code of second time place's reception.As stated, in certain embodiments, batch certain products section data of being sent can depend on requestor's permission, and this permission alternatively can be in step 430 with receiving at the traceable code of second time place's reception.Can use in certain embodiments to lack permission, the requestor is the public's member with expression, and in these embodiment, in step 470, only sends batch certain products data that satisfy the needs of consumers.In various embodiments, step 470 is prior to the step 440 of quality of reception evaluation.For example, batch certain products data can be sent in response in step 430, receiving traceable code, and can be with sending with the grading scale that generates quality assessment.
Fig. 5 shows the quality assessment link that is used for perishable products 140 and gets back to the flowcharting of another illustrative methods 500 of batch certain products data.Method 500 for example can be by carrying out with one or more computing equipment (such as computing equipment 120,170,190) that maintains one or more database communication in one or more computer readable memory devices (such as computer readable memory devices 150,180).These computing equipments can also be communicated by letter with a plurality of different production persons of multiple perishable products 140.These computing equipments also can be by the individual access along distribution chain, and by getting back to interrelated and benefited people's visit of batch certain products data from quality assessment.
Repeatedly manner of execution 400 can produce the larger data collection of quality assessment to the given perishable products 140 of specific manufacturer with one of method 500 or both, and quality assessment joins with batch certain products data, the time correlation in past and is associated with the distance of process alternatively.A kind of size that increases data set is so that increasing from the mode of the result's of its acquisition statistical significance is for example to assign a plurality of overlookers to retail shop, with scanning and give perishable products 145 classifications.In some instance, this can carry out every day.Use the overlooker also to avoid the quality of the non-constant of consumer orientation's property ground complaint by this way and/or stress extraordinary quality and be indifferent to the possible selection prejudice of average quality.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 illustrate two exemplary approach of the operable identical data set of the producer and retailer respectively.Fig. 6 shows the outward appearance of perishable products 140 as the function of time, and as another graph of functions of batch certain products data.Article two, line can be represented the for example berry of two different cultivars, though and show two kinds and initially be classified to and have approximately identical outward appearance, a kind of another kind that is superior on the long period section.The producer can estimate any change of its dependent variable of being stored similarly.Although more than open distance, the time in past and the quality assessment that has concentrated on batch certain products data, process is associated in together, its dependent variable also can become the part of data set.For example, make quality assessment what day be not batch specific, but can from read the time that traceable code is associated and confirm.
The mean age that Fig. 7 illustrates perishable products 140 relatively figure between some shops of concrete retailer compares the always older product of reception, perhaps not suitably inventory turnover thereby for example show a shop with other shops.
Logic described herein can comprise the hardware (such as special IC (ASIC)) that for example designs particularly to carry out described specific function.Logic also can comprise the firmware that for example resides in ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) or the flash memory, and wherein this firmware is programmed to carry out described specific function.Logic also can comprise can the software of executive resident in the storer of for example random access memory (RAM) microprocessor, wherein, be embodied in computer instruction in the software when being carried out by microprocessor, carry out described specific function.The combination in any of two or more in hardware, firmware and the software also can comprise logic.Hardware, firmware and/or software for example can be embodied in the portable equipment the smart mobile phone of using such as the operation third party.The logic that comprises hardware, firmware and/or software also can be embodied in the various types of computing systems such as server and personal computer.To understand, during certain logic or programming instruction or this two kind of this computing system in being configured to follow the circuit that is embodied in them, constitute concrete machine.
In aforementioned specification, described the present invention with reference to embodiments of the invention, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention is not limited to this.The various characteristics of the invention of more than describing and aspect can be used separately or jointly.In addition, the present invention uses in can and using at the embodiment that surpasses described, arbitrary number here, and does not break away from the spirit and the scope of the broad of this instructions.Therefore, instructions and accompanying drawing should be considered to be exemplary rather than restrictive.To recognize that as used herein term " comprises ", " comprising " and " having " be intended to be understood that the open-ended term in this field particularly.
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1. method comprises:
Utilize first computing system, receive traceable code explicitly with batch certain products data that comprise the very first time and primary importance;
With said traceable code explicitly with said batch of certain products data storage in computer readable memory devices;
The place receives said traceable code in second time;
Side by side receive quality assessment with the said traceable code of reception about product;
Store said quality assessment explicitly with said traceable code; And
Confirm the time in the past between said second time and the said very first time, and the time in said past is associated with said quality assessment.
2. method according to claim 1 wherein utilizes second computing system to carry out in the step of the said traceable code of second time place's reception.
3. method according to claim 1; Wherein receive said quality assessment and comprise the record that visit is associated with said traceable code; With definite non-batch of certain products data that identify one type perishable products, and send grading scale then to the perishable products of said type.
4. method according to claim 1 wherein receives said quality assessment and comprises and receive said quality assessment receiving position information side by side.
5. method according to claim 4 further comprises and confirms said primary importance and distance from process between the second place of said positional information derivation.
6. method according to claim 4 further comprises with said quality assessment and said traceable code and stores the second place that derives from said positional information explicitly.
7. method according to claim 1 further comprises in response to locating in said second time receiving said traceable code and sending at least some in the said batch of certain products data.
8. method comprises:
Utilize first computing system, receive traceable code explicitly with batch certain products data that comprise the very first time and primary importance;
With said traceable code explicitly with said batch of certain products data storage in computer readable memory devices;
Receive said traceable code explicitly with second time, quality assessment and positional information;
Store said quality assessment explicitly with said traceable code; And
Confirm the mistiming between said second time and the said very first time, and the said mistiming is associated with said quality assessment.
9. method according to claim 8 wherein utilizes second computing system to carry out with the step of the said traceable code of said second time correlation couplet ground reception.
10. method according to claim 8 further comprises the distance of confirming process based on said primary importance and said positional information, and stores the distance of said process explicitly with said quality assessment and said traceable code.
11. an equipment comprises:
Shell comprises handle and trigger;
Barcode reader is configured to activated by said trigger;
Touch-screen display is arranged on the said shell;
Communication interface is arranged in the said shell; And
Logic is arranged in the said shell and is configured to:
Receive traceable code from said barcode reader through scanning,
Confirm the position of said equipment,
Receive first user input from said touch-screen display, and
Import both through said communication interface and said position and said first user and send said traceable code explicitly.
12. equipment according to claim 11 further comprises the digital camera that is arranged on the said shell.
13. equipment according to claim 11, wherein said logic are configured to receive second user input from said touch-screen, and as response, on said touch-screen, show the grading scale to perishable products.
14. equipment according to claim 13, wherein said first user input comprises quality assessment, and said second user input comprises the UPC code.
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