CN102456192B - For making most junior one mile and last mile of product data be mutually related method - Google Patents
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The application relates to a kind of for making most junior one mile and last mile of product data be mutually related method.It is interrelated that traceable code in perishable products has promoted from the starting point of distribution chain to the product data of the quality evaluation in the perishable products made along the point of distribution chain.Product data are initially associated with code, use code signing product and this product of then providing and delivering.The post code entering distribution chain in perishable products receives the time establishing the past.Utilize the positional information that this code is submitted to can also establish the distance of process.Utilize the quality evaluation that this code is submitted to can be associated with time and distance both.Consumer such as can submit code to, provide and evaluate and position, and accesses the product data being linked to specific product that is that they consider, that buy and that use in retail shop as feedback.Inspector can from distribution chain, relatively early position and the position in retail shop submit quality evaluation to similarly.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to perishable consumer product area, and more particularly, to by this commodity quality in distribution chain end with that exist in distribution chain beginning and interrelated along distribution chain existent condition.
Background technology
Such as the quality of the perishable products of fresh meat, milk product, baked goods and agricultural product etc reduces quickly, and a large amount of perishable foodstuffs can be wasted at them before consuming.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of for the quality evaluation of perishable products being linked back to a batch method for specific product data.Illustrative methods includes receiving traceable code explicitly with batch specific product data including the very first time and primary importance, and stores this batch of specific product data explicitly with traceable code.The method is additionally included in the traceable code of the second time place's reception, simultaneously receives the quality evaluation about product with receiving this traceable code, and stores quality evaluation explicitly with traceable code.The method also includes determining between the second time and the very first time time in past, and is associated with quality evaluation the time in this past.In various embodiments, quality of reception evaluation includes accessing the record being associated with traceable code, to determine the non-batch of specific product data identifying a type of perishable products, and then sends the grading scale of the perishable products for the type.Quality of reception evaluation can include simultaneously receiving positional information with quality of reception evaluation, and some in these embodiments can also include determining the distance of process between primary importance and the second position.Herein, the second position is identical with positional information (such as, postal address or geographical position coordinates) or can find (such as from positional information, when positional information includes the code for identifying certain shops, the postal address that the second position can be through searching shop code and finds).Additionally, quality of reception evaluation wherein includes in some embodiment of reception positional information, these embodiments include storing the second position explicitly with quality evaluation and traceable code.The method also includes sending at least some in batch specific product data in response at second time place's traceable code of reception alternatively.
Another exemplary method for the quality evaluation of perishable products links back to batch specific product data also includes receiving traceable code explicitly with batch specific product data including the very first time and primary importance, and stores batch specific product data explicitly with traceable code.But, this illustrative methods also includes receiving traceable code explicitly with the second time, quality evaluation and optional positional information.In illustrative methods previously, locate typically from not providing the source (such as PC or smart mobile phone) of traceable code to receive traceable code for timestamp in the second time, therefore, by the computing system receiving this traceable code make with traceable code receive the associating of time.In this illustrative methods, the source of traceable code has the portable set of internal storage typically, and the time correlation connection ground of these internal storages and scanning stores the traceable code of each scanning.The result of many this associations can be uploaded after a while, and wherein this illustrative methods receives this traceable code in the time subsequently.Then this traceable code and quality evaluation store explicitly.The time difference between the second time and the very first time can also be determined, and this time difference is associated with quality evaluation further.Can also based on primary importance and second position information determine through distance, and then store the distance of this process explicitly with quality evaluation and traceable code.
The additive method of the present invention utilize stored quality evaluation, the time in past, process distance and batch specific product data between associate, in order to diagram can to perishable products Producer and/or retailer both significant relations statistically between valuable various variable.These relations can be shown as figure, mapping graph etc..
Present invention also offers the portable equipment for collecting traceable code and quality evaluation.Exemplary this equipment includes: shell, and it includes handle and trigger；Barcode reader, is configured to be activated by trigger；Touch-screen display, is arranged on shell；And include digital camera alternatively.This equipment also includes communication interface and logic, and both of which is in the enclosure.This logic is configured to receive scanned traceable code from barcode reader, determines the position of this equipment, receives first user input from touch-screen display and sends traceable code by communication interface explicitly with this position and first user input.Herein, first user input can be such as the selection from the grading scale shown on the touchscreen.In certain embodiments, this logic is also configured as receiving second user's input of such as UPC code from touch screen, and shows the grading scale for perishable products on the touchscreen as response.
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Fig. 1 be the exemplary embodiment according to the present invention, for using traceable code that the quality evaluation of perishable products links back to a batch system for specific product data.
Fig. 2 be the exemplary embodiment according to the present invention, for providing schematically showing of the communication equipment of quality evaluation.
Fig. 3 be the exemplary embodiment according to the present invention, for providing the perspective view of the hand-held communication device of quality evaluation.
Fig. 4 be the exemplary embodiment according to the present invention, for the quality evaluation of perishable products being linked back to a batch flowchart representation for the method for specific product data.
Fig. 5 be in accordance with an alternative illustrative embodiment of the present invention, for the quality evaluation of perishable products being linked back to a batch flowchart representation for the method for specific product data.
Fig. 6 is that product appearance is as the function of the time in past and further as the schematic figure of batch function of specific product data.
Fig. 7 is the schematic figure of the function identified as retail shop at the product age.
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The present invention relates to the method using the traceable code in perishable products to promote the bi-directional exchanges of information between consumer and other people and the Producer of perishable products.Consumer uses traceable code to easily access batch specific information of the perishable products bought about them or buying.When fresh produce, this might mean that receive where grow (in some instances specific to specific field), harvest time about agricultural product, information that whether these specific agricultural product are called back etc..Consumer then can provide can be linked to submitted traceable code, about this perishable products when buying and useful feedback after.Traceable code allows batch specific product data of the interrelated initial time and position etc to such as this batch of the quality evaluation by the perishable products collected in known location and time.
Consumer's batch specific product data (such as examples presented above) interested are herein referred to as batch specific product data satisfied the needs of consumers.Typically not it be distributed to consumer but the Producer of perishable products is had batch specific product data of batch specific product data of the important function person that is herein referred to as facing to manufacture, and for fresh produce, its kind that can include planting, temperature during gathering in the crops, from plantation until the kind of the natural law of results, fertilizer and insecticide and quantity, from field to time of encapsulation etc..Non-batch of specific product data can also store explicitly with traceable code, and is provided to requestor in some instances.The example of non-batch of specific product data includes the brand name of perishable products 140, package dimension, general pattern etc..
As it has been described above, each traceable code is associated with initial time and position, and the time of traceable code is submitted to establish for the second time after a while.Positional information can also join with the second time correlation in every way.This establishes the time in the time from the time being first associated and position to wherein further evaluation perishable products and position past with traceable code, and establish alternatively through distance.Quality evaluation from consumer is also associated with traceable code.Pass over time, have collected enough information, thus feedback becomes extremely important for the Producer of perishable products.
Therefore, even if the quantity for the sample of single batch is likely to lack significance, but collecting continuously of the data more than multiple batches can reveal that pattern.These patterns such as can reveal that after identical natural law, perishable products in a certain region is as one man judged as compared with the perishable products in other regions has relatively low quality, thus implying that the problem along the somewhere to the subregional distribution chain of lower assessment, such as in the inappropriate freezing at some some place.The quality evaluated can be associated batch specific product data of other facing to manufactures person, the kind of such as seed or supplier.Assessment more than multiple batches such as can reveal that consumer likes a kind more than another kind.
Except consumer, quality evaluation can also be provided along other people of distribution chain.Herein, traceable code also promotes the unidirectional of information or two-way exchange.In various embodiments, quality evaluation such as by being positioned at retail shop and the independent inspector along other positions of distribution chain makes, and/or can be made by the employee of warehouse, shipping business and retail shop or restaurant.In some instances, such as in inspectoral situation, the people making quality evaluation need not receive batch specific information as the enticement providing quality evaluation.Therefore, the one-way flow of information from the people making quality evaluation is only existed.In these examples, the people making quality evaluation can be scanned the traceable code in perishable products simply and then grade to product.But, even if typically only exist the one-way flow of information wherein, return batch specific product data and remain optional.
Fig. 1 illustrates the example system 100 of the present invention.System 100 includes the client computing system 110 that across a network 130 communicates with host computing system 120, and this network 130 such as includes LAN (LAN), wide area network (WAN), PSTN (PSTN), 3G network or the Internet.Client computing system 110 may be located at the beginning of the distribution chain of perishable products 140.As it is used herein, perishable products 140 is the commodity characterized by one or more quality degenerated along with distribution time, distribution time is defined as the production of commodity and commodity can be used for the time between the time that retail is bought.The example of the quality being likely to degeneration includes outward appearance, abnormal smells from the patient, taste, quality and effect.The example of perishable products 140 includes fresh produce, baked goods, milk product, the meat of packaging and some medicine and personal care product.For the purpose of the present invention, the quality degenerated along with the distribution time less than month the commodity not characterized are not perishable products 140.
In distribution chain beginning, such as batch specific product data are associated by the supplier of grower, dairy factory, bakery, packer or maker etc with one or more traceable code 145, and are marked in perishable products 140 by traceable code 145.Traceable code 145 can print on the packaging, it is first-class to be printed on the RFID tag apply on the packaging or be applied directly on the label in perishable products 140, being written in the way of identical with label to apply.Traceable code 145 can also additionally or alternatively be marked on the container of each perishable products 140 of labelling.
Refer to the large-tonnage product produced substantially the same when in the art with used herein batch, and be intended to that there is unified quality and characteristic.Batch specific product data can include the product data that satisfy the needs of consumers and both the product data towards Producer.Batch specific product data can include results data in the context of fresh produce, the mark in such as pasture or farm or position, the field of results and part, carries out group member, harvest time and date, weather condition, the name of an article, seed variety, specified otherwise etc. of gathering in.This batch of specific product data are sometimes referred to as relevant with " the most junior one mile " of distribution chain.Although not illustrating in FIG, but the association between traceable code 145 and batch specific product data can be locally stored in such as computer readable memory devices (not shown) by client computing system 110.
For some illustrative methods that batch specific product data are associated with traceable code 145 being in that JIUYUE in 2008 8 days is that submit, name is called disclosed in the U.S. Patent application No.12/206,156 of " AttributingHarvestInformationwithUniqueIdentifiers ".Traceable code 145 is also at U.S. Patent application 12/206, on January 4th, 156 and 2007 submits to, name is called the U.S. Patent application 11/619 of " SystemandMethodofCodeGenerationandAuthentication ", in 747, on February 2nd, 2006 submits, name is called " MethodandSystemforDeterringProductCounterfeiting, DiversionandPiracy " U.S. Patent application 11/347, in 424, and in JIUYUE in 2010 submission on the 8th, name is called the U.S. Patent application 12/877 of " LotIdentificationCodesforPackaging ", discuss in detail in 467, all the above patent applications are fully incorporated in this all by reference.Traceable code 145 can be marked in perishable products 140 with the form (such as bar code, 2D data matrix) of form (such as digital or alphabetical numeric string) that people can read and/or machine-readable, or coding is in an rfid tag.
With continued reference to Fig. 1, client computing system 110 and one or more traceable code 145 send batch specific product data explicitly to host computing system 120.In some instances, batch specific product data include primary importance and the very first time of such as results or packing date etc.In various embodiments, primary importance can be represented by such as identifier for the part in pasture, farm, field or field, packaging facilities or the equipment of process, or can be represented by postal address or geographical position coordinates.The very first time limits the starting point for this batch together with primary importance, and this starting point can use in analysis after a while, with by the time in past and/or the distance of process interrelated with quality evaluation.As discussed further herein, other batch of specific product data can also be evaluated interrelated as the time of distance starting point or the function of distance with subsequent quality after a while.
Host computing system 120 and one or more traceable code 145 receive batch specific product data explicitly, and these batch of specific data are stored in computer readable memory devices 150.Exemplary computer readable memory devices 150 such as can include magnetic or optical mass storage device.As it is used herein, paper or carrier wave do not constitute computer readable memory devices 150.
Next perishable products 140 enters the distribution chain typically comprising Transportation Model and middle destination, to arrive retail dealerships and consumer.Other product data of such as Temperature Distribution in van cooler etc can be determined at the some place along distribution chain, and it is associated with traceable code 145.Associating between traceable code 145 and other product data can be locally stored in computer readable memory devices, and/or can further with batch specific product data association for traceable code 145 be stored in computer readable memory devices 150.Other product data can be sent to host computing system 120 or other computing system (not shown) a certain communicated with computer readable memory devices 150, to store other product data.Even if time only relevant with the fragment of whole batch, other product data are also regarded as batch specific product data in this article.
It addition, can be used to retrieval batch specific product data from computer readable memory devices 150 at some place (including at retail dealerships place and the use in such as restaurant or family or consuming point place) the traceable code 145 along distribution chain.In various embodiments, this realizes by accessing computer readable memory devices 150 through computing equipment 170.In various embodiments, computing equipment 170 is the computing equipment identical with computing equipment 120, or completely independent computing equipment.
The requestor of such as consumer, whole seller, retailer or public or private inspector etc can ask batch specific product data from computing equipment 170 in many ways.Such as, requestor can calling telephone number to arrive the service of automatization, by this service, it is possible to be manually entered or the voice ground traceable code 145 of typing, and menu call can be used to various batches of specific product data of navigating.As another example, requestor can use the communication equipment 160 including browser application and the communication interface to network 130, to access website, by this website, it is possible to be manually entered by traceable code 145 or voice is entered in requests for page.There is batch results page of specific product data and then can be supplied to requestor.In various embodiments, communication equipment 160 can be personal computer (PC), smart mobile phone, hand-held scanner etc..
Fig. 2 schematically illustrates the communication equipment 200 of the example as communication equipment 160.Communication equipment 200 can be another portable equipment of the portable equipment 300 of smart mobile phone or such as Fig. 3 described in more detail below.Communication equipment 200 includes input equipment 210, logic 220, display 230 and communication interface 240.Input equipment 210 is used for reading traceable code 145, so that the mistake that the input automatization of traceable code 145 and elimination are associated with manual and voice typing.The example of input equipment 210 includes digital camera and barcode scanner.Logic 220 can include hardware, firmware, software or their combination.In certain embodiments, display 230 can be touch-control.Communication interface 240 such as can include the wave point of such as 3G, 4G or WiFi interface etc, or can include the wireline interface of such as USB port etc.
When communication equipment 200 includes smart mobile phone, input equipment 210 can be such as digital camera, and logic 220 includes processor and memorizer, this memorizer is for storing the application being configured to perform graphical analysis to identify and to explain numeric string and/or bar code.When communication equipment 200 includes portable equipment 300 of Fig. 3, input equipment 210 can be barcode reader.
In certain embodiments, logic 220 is configured to identify traceable code 145, such as by the number in the numeral described in U.S. Patent application 12/877,467.Logic 220 can be configured to be automatically attached to suitable website and submit the traceable code 145 scanned to.In another embodiment, logic 220 may be configured to receive batch specific product data from website and show this data.In these embodiments, requestor only scans traceable code 145, to receive batch specific product data.
In various embodiments, logic 220 is additionally configured to such as utilize mobile phone pylon triangulation or gps signal to determine geographical position.This allows requestor to provide the positional information of the form with longitude-latitude coordinates to computing equipment 170, to be associated for analyzing use after a while with traceable code 145 by positional information.Alternatively, requestor can automatically or the speech interface of manually typing (such as by keyboard or touch-screen display 230) or communication equipment 200 provide the positional information of such as postcode or postal address etc to computing equipment 170.As the example being automatically provided position, smart mobile phone can be run and is configured for the traceable code 145 of identification and automatically determines the application in geographical position, be connected to suitable website by communication interface 240 and submit the traceable code 145 scanned with this geographical position explicitly to.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view that will be used for providing the exemplary hand held equipment 300 of the quality evaluation of perishable products 140 in other positions of retail shop and distribution chain.Equipment 300 such as can be used by Quality Controller, in order to scan traceable code 145 and the typing quality evaluation to computing equipment 170 to be communicated sharply.Equipment 300 includes the shell with handle 310, and handle 310 includes trigger 320.This shell also includes the display 340 being configured to the barcode reader 330 and such as touch screen etc activated by trigger 320.Preferably, equipment 300 can include digital camera 350.Equipment 300 also includes arranging in the enclosure and in figure 3 unshowned power supply (such as battery) and the logic 220 communicated with communication interface 240.Logic 220 also communicates with trigger 320, barcode reader 330, display 340 and optional photographing unit 350.Activate trigger 320 and promote barcode reader 330 scan stripes shape code.Successfully read and can indicate on voice ground, and/or visually indicate on display 340.In an alternative embodiment, equipment 300 comprises the RFID reader substituting barcode reader 330.In certain embodiments, the logic 220 of equipment 300 is possible to prevent the traceable code 145 that user is identical more than once typing, thus preventing user from forging checking data.
In some embodiment of equipment 300, logic 220 is configured to for each reading, by communication interface 240, automatically substantially in real time by traceable code 145 and location information communication to computing equipment 170.In some of these embodiments, equipment 300 can also be received from computing equipment 170 by communication interface 240 in response to this reading of communication.Such as, if computing equipment 170 determines perishable products 140 for Fructus Musae from traceable code 145, then computing equipment 170 can provide to equipment 300 and stay in the grading scale of display on display 340.Grading scale such as can include a series of images, and when display 340 is touch screen, inspector can touch this display 340 to select the image mated with perishable products 140 the best.Then quality evaluation is communicated back to computing equipment 170.Similarly, computing equipment 170 can send instructions to equipment 300, such as makes requestor to multiple example hierarchical of perishable products 140, or takes pictures to perishable products 140 with photographing unit 350.
In an alternative embodiment, equipment 300 also is not configured to communicate with computing equipment 170 in real time, but includes the memorizer of such as RAM etc and be configured to store each traceable code 145 read by barcode reader 330.In these embodiments, it is possible to the user of the prompting message equipment 300 shown on display 340 by logic 220, with typing such as from the product identification data of the UPC code of perishable products 140 etc.What product identification data informed that logic 220 assessing is what perishable products 140, and therefore logic 220 can provide a user with suitable grading scale after have read traceable code 145.In some instances, once product identification data are logged, then each traceable code 145 hereafter scanned is associated with this product identification, until the new product identification of typing.In other instances, user utilizes each reading to carry out typing product identification data.As in the above examples, positional information is associated with the traceable code 145 by being individually associated with each traceable code 145 by positional information or store by being associated by traceable to positional information and one group code 145.Additionally, in these embodiments, the time can be associated by equipment 300 with each traceable code 145 read.The accumulation data being associated with quality evaluation, time and positional information by traceable code 145 can upload to computing equipment 170 by communication interface 240 subsequently.
Referring again to Fig. 1, in these embodiments that communication equipment 160 communicates in real time with computing equipment 170 wherein, computing equipment 170 receives traceable code 145, and is joined with receiving time correlation by traceable code 145.Positional information is automatically provided in the example of traceable code 145 wherein, and computing equipment 170 receives positional information together with traceable code 145, and both of which is joined with receiving time correlation.Communication equipment 160 includes in the embodiment of all-in-one wherein, and all-in-one is configured to each scanning of traceable code 145 to be provided the specific identification code of this all-in-one to computing equipment 170, so that identification code constitutes positional information.It is to be understood, therefore, that in some instances, positional information will be highly concrete, such as longitude-latitude coordinates or street address, and in other embodiments, positional information can be less concrete, such as postcode or city.Additionally, in certain embodiments, positional information itself does not include position, but the identifier being associated with position, such as in the above examples for the identification code of all-in-one.
Not being automatically provided wherein in the embodiment of positional information, first computing equipment 170 receives traceable code 145 and it is joined with receiving time correlation.It follows that computing equipment 170 is in response to the reception of traceable code 145, and this response can for location information prompt requestor.Such as, computing equipment 170 can include the webpage of batch specific product data and/or non-batch of specific product data to communication equipment 160 supply, and wherein this webpage inquires that requestor is by carrying out input position (such as postcode, Hezhou, city, street address) from middle selection shops etc. such as interactive maps further.Alternatively, this webpage provides batch specific product data and/or non-batch of specific product data to communication equipment 160, and farther including the link of another webpage, this another webpage provides the chance submitting quality evaluation to requestor, the wherein inquiry of in problem positional information.
Except providing batch specific product data to communication equipment 200 with except receiving from it traceable code 145 and positional information, computing equipment 170 can additionally be solicited and quality of reception evaluation and other information from requestor.Computing equipment 170 can supply webpage to communication equipment 160, and this webpage such as can provide above-mentioned grading scale.The other problems of inquiry requestor can be unrelated with the perishable products 140 of the traceable code 145 that carrying scans, such as about the problem of buying habit.Those attributes being actually supplied in batch specific product data of requestor by computing equipment 170 may rely on the license of requestor, as described in U.S. Patent application 12/877,467.Similarly, the problem being posed to requestor may rely on the identity of requestor.For example, it is possible to provide different problems to the requestor at the mobile equipment in all-in-one place or use or use hand-held scanner or use PC.
Computing equipment 170 stores traceable code 145 in computer readable memory devices 180 explicitly with positional information, time and any quality evaluation or other information from requestor.In certain embodiments, computer readable memory devices 180 is identical with computer readable memory devices 150, and both is independent of one another in other embodiments.
Computing system 190 can access computer readable memory devices 180 to retrieve stored position, time and any other related information.The position of the scanning of traceable code 145 and time and the starting point for this traceable code 145 can be compared, with determine from starting point to the time of scanning time in past, and/or from the starting point distance passed to the position scanned.In certain embodiments, initial point and other batch of specific product data are copied on computer readable memory devices 180 by computing system 170 from computer readable memory devices 150.In other embodiments, computing system 190 directly accesses computer readable memory devices 150 to retrieve batch specific product data.
Fig. 4 illustrates for the quality evaluation of perishable products 140 links back to a batch flowchart representation for the illustrative methods of specific product data 400.Method 400 such as can be performed by with one or more computing equipment (such as computing equipment 120,170,190) maintaining one or more database communication of (such as computer readable memory devices 150,180) in one or more computer readable memory devices.These computing equipments can additionally from the multiple different Producer communication of multiple perishable products 140.These computing equipments by the individual access along distribution chain, and can also be accessed by returning to the interrelated and benefited people of batch specific product data from quality evaluation.
The method 400 includes step 410, wherein receives traceable code 145 explicitly with batch specific product data, and this batch of specific product data comprise the very first time and primary importance.In certain embodiments, traceable code 145 is received from the Producer of perishable products 140 by the first computing system 120 across a network 130 with batch specific product data associated.Step 410 repeats for each new traceable code 145 generated by Producer.In some instances, more than one traceable code 145 can be associated with identical batch specific product data.Batch specific product data can include that satisfy the needs of consumers and towards Producer batch specific both product data.First computing system 120 is configured to receive traceable code 145 these examples with batch specific product data from more than one Producer wherein, and traceable code 145 uniquely identifies this Producer, or is otherwise identified to Producer.Such as, the communication channel to Producer can be exclusively used in this Producer, or additionally can receive traceable code 145 and batch specific product data explicitly with the unique identifier for Producer.
At step 420, for instance in computer readable memory devices 150, store batch specific product data explicitly with traceable code.As stored, batch specific product data can include the record in the data base identified by traceable code 145.By repeating step 410 and step 420, it is possible to establish the set across batch specific product data of multiple batches of perishable products 140 for each Producer.
In step 430, the second time place's reception after the very first time that traceable code 145 is previously associated with this traceable code 145.Step 430 can by from receive traceable code 145 in step 410 and batch computing system that specific product data are identical or different performs.In certain embodiments, step 430 is performed by the computing system 170 that can be the web page server with multiple public addressable URL.In step 430, until when receiving, the traceable code 145 received might not join with the second time correlation, and therefore step 430 also includes being associated for the second time with traceable code 145.Such as perform step 430 when consumer submits traceable code 145 by public addressable website to from family PC or smart mobile phone.In other instances, as discussed in the method 500 below in conjunction with Fig. 5, inspector can upload multiple traceable code 145, and each traceable code 145 joins with time correlation.
In step 440, the quality evaluation being associated with traceable code 145 is also simultaneously received by the same computing equipment performing step 430.In various embodiments, both receives together, such as receives from the inspector using communication equipment (such as equipment 300) in single communication.In other situations, traceable code 145 receives in communicating first, and quality evaluation receives in second communication.In these embodiments, step 440 can comprise the record that access is associated with traceable code 145, to determine non-batch of specific product data (such as UPC code) of the type identifying perishable products 140 of interest, then send the grading scale of the perishable products 140 for the type.In response to sending grading scale, quality evaluation is received, and is associated with traceable code 145.As it is used herein, " simultaneously " is defined as meaning within the internuncial a period of time received between computing system and communication equipment 160.
Step 440 includes simultaneously receiving positional information with quality evaluation alternatively.Although it will be appreciated that positional information is likely to analysis after a while valuable, but it is not crucial.Positional information can receive together with traceable code 145 and quality evaluation, or can receive in the independent communication different from the communication sending traceable code 145.In certain embodiments, receive positional information to include pointing out requestor to provide positional information after receiving traceable code 145.
In step 450, for instance in computer readable memory devices, store quality evaluation explicitly with traceable code 145, this computer readable memory devices can be and the identical or different computer readable memory devices used at step 420.Alternatively, also the second time and positional information are stored explicitly with traceable code 145.
In step 460, it is determined that time in the past between the second time and the very first time, and the time in this past is associated with quality evaluation.Step 460 can also include the time in this past that storage is associated with quality evaluation and traceable code.In these embodiments wherein receiving positional information of method 400, step 460 can also include determining through distance.Determine through distance then can include from positional information derive the second position.Such as, when identifying certain shops or all-in-one at positional information, derive the second position and can include finding out the position being associated with this positional information, such as find out the street address being associated with all-in-one identifier.
In step 470, at least some in batch specific product data is sent in response at the traceable code selectable of the second time place's reception.As it has been described above, in certain embodiments, the part of batch specific product data sent may rely on the license of requestor, this license alternatively can step 430 with second the time place receive together with traceable code and receive.Shortage license can be used in certain embodiments, to represent that requestor is the member of the public, and in these embodiments, only send batch specific product data satisfied the needs of consumers in step 470.In various embodiments, the step 440 that step 470 is evaluated prior to the quality of reception.Such as, batch specific product data can send in response to receiving traceable code in step 430, and can send together with being used for generating the grading scale of quality evaluation.
Fig. 5 illustrates the flowchart representation of the another exemplary method 500 for the quality evaluation of perishable products 140 links back to batch specific product data.Method 500 such as can be performed by one or more computing equipment (such as computing equipment 120,170,190) with one or more database communication maintained in one or more computer readable memory devices (such as computer readable memory devices 150,180).These computing equipments can also from the multiple different Producer communication of multiple perishable products 140.These computing equipments by the individual access along distribution chain, and can also be accessed by returning to the interrelated and benefited people of batch specific product data from quality evaluation.
Method 500 comprises the step 410 above with respect to method 400 description and step 420.Method 500 additionally includes step 510, wherein receives traceable code explicitly with the second time, quality evaluation and positional information.Step 510 such as can when not having (such as with equipment 300) to be connected in real time traceable code 145 scanned and be associated with time, positional information and quality evaluation, and upload to computing equipment 170 after a while and be performed afterwards.In step 520, similar with the step 450 of method 400, store traceable code explicitly with the second time, quality evaluation and positional information.In step 530, similar with the step 460 of method 400, it is determined that the time in past and the distance of process, and both of which is associated with quality evaluation.
Being repeatedly carried out one of method 400 and method 500 or both can produce the larger data collection of quality evaluation for the given perishable products 140 of specific manufacturer, quality evaluation joins with batch specific product data, the time correlation in past and is associated with the distance of process alternatively.A kind of size increasing data set is so that the mode from the statistical significance of its result obtained that increases is such as to assign multiple inspector to retail shop, with scanning and to perishable products 145 classification.In some instances, this can carry out every day.Inspector is used to complain excessively poor quality with it also avoid consumer orientation's property and/or emphasize the extraordinary quality possible selection prejudice without concern for average quality by this way.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 respectively illustrates two exemplary approach of Producer identical data set operable with retailer.Fig. 6 illustrates the outward appearance function as the time of perishable products 140, and as a batch figure for another function of specific product data.Two lines can represent the berry of such as two different cultivars, although and illustrate that two kinds are initially classified to and have about the same outward appearance, but one is better than another kind over a longer period of time.Producer can evaluate any change of its dependent variable stored similarly.Although batch specific product data, the distance of process, the time in past and quality evaluation are associated together by disclosed above having concentrated on, but its dependent variable can also become a part for data set.Such as, make quality evaluation what day is not batch specific, but can from read the time that traceable code is associated and determine.
Fig. 7 illustrates the figure that the mean age of perishable products 140 compares between some shops of concrete retailer, thus illustrating that such as a shop always receives older product or not suitably inventory turnover compared with other shops.
Logic described herein can include the hardware (such as special IC (ASIC)) such as specifically designing to perform described specific function.Logic can also include such as residing in the firmware in read only memory (ROM) or flash memory, and wherein this firmware is programmed to perform described specific function.Logic can also include the microprocessor being able to carry out residing in the software in the memorizer of such as random access memory (RAM), wherein, embodies computer instruction in software when being performed by microprocessor, performs described specific function.The combination in any of two or more in hardware, firmware and software can also include logic.Hardware, firmware and/or software such as can be embodied in the portable equipment of the such as smart mobile phone running third-party application etc.Logic including hardware, firmware and/or software can also be embodied in various types of computing systems of such as server and personal computer etc.It will be appreciated that this computing system is when the certain logic being configured to follow in the circuit being embodied in them or programming instruction or both, constitute concrete machine.
In the foregoing specification, with reference to present embodiments describing the present invention, it will be recognized to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to this.The various features of invention described above and aspect can use alone or in combination.Additionally, the present invention can use in exceeding embodiment as described herein, any number of and application, without deviating from wider spirit and the scope of this specification.Therefore, specification and drawings should be considered to be exemplary and not restrictive.It will be recognized that as used herein term " including ", " comprising " and " having " is intended in particular for being understood to the open-ended term in this field.
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1. it is used for making most junior one mile and last mile of product data to be mutually related a method, including:
Utilize the first computing system, receive traceable code explicitly with batch specific product data comprising the very first time and primary importance；
Explicitly described batch of specific product data are stored in computer readable memory devices with described traceable code；
At the described traceable code of the second time place's reception；
The quality evaluation about product is simultaneously received with receiving described traceable code；
Described quality evaluation is stored explicitly with described traceable code；And
Determine the time in the past between described second time and the described very first time, and the time in described past is associated with described quality evaluation.
2. method according to claim 1, wherein utilizes the second computing system to perform in the step of the described traceable code of the second time place's reception.
3. method according to claim 1, wherein receive described quality evaluation and comprise the record that access is associated with described traceable code, to determine the non-batch of specific product data identifying a type of perishable products, and then send the grading scale of perishable products for described type.
4. method according to claim 1, wherein receive described quality evaluation comprise with receive described quality evaluation simultaneously receive positional information.
5. method according to claim 4, further comprises determining that the distance of process between described primary importance and the second position derived from described positional information.
6. method according to claim 4, farther includes to store, with described quality evaluation and described traceable code, the second position derived from described positional information explicitly.
7. method according to claim 1, farther includes to send at least some in described batch specific product data in response at described second time place's described traceable code of reception.
8. it is used for making most junior one mile and last mile of product data to be mutually related a method, including:
Utilize the first computing system, receive traceable code explicitly with batch specific product data comprising the very first time and primary importance；
Explicitly described batch of specific product data are stored in computer readable memory devices with described traceable code；
Described traceable code is received explicitly with the second time, quality evaluation and positional information；
Described quality evaluation is stored explicitly with described traceable code；And
Determine the time difference between described second time and the described very first time, and described time difference is associated with described quality evaluation.
9. method according to claim 8, wherein receive described traceable code with described second time correlation step with joining utilizes the second computing system to perform.
10. method according to claim 8, farther include based on described primary importance and described positional information determine through distance, and store the distance of described process explicitly with described quality evaluation and described traceable code.
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