Computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product

US9053616B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9053616-B2
Application numberUS-79925210-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 20, 2010
Priority dateApr 20, 2010
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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Computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product. An image capture and communication device may analyze a product label that includes one or more monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may determine the type and features of the monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements and, based on the type of the monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may transmit data based on the type and features to a host server, which may transmit data associated with the host product to the image capture and communication device in, inter alia, the form of an acceptability report.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for determining the acceptability of a variety of host products having labels with different types of environmental monitors, the different types of environmental monitors having different types of features, each of the labels having one or more types of environmental monitor and one or more authentication elements or identification elements, the method comprising: (a) capturing an image with an image capture and communication device of a product la…

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What does patent US9053616B2 cover?
Computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product. An image capture and communication device may analyze a product label that includes one or more monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may determine the type and features of the monitors, authentication elements, and identification eleme…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Grabiner Frederick Robert, Lentz Carl Michael, Moore Emily, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G07G1/0081. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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