Computerized system and method of material control
April 30, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3637989 3751637 Document reject reentry Self service postal apparatus and method Product processing system with price printer Character recognition unit Price marking system for automated check-out of merchandize Library circulation control system Automatic inventorying system Data processing system InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/325377 filed on 11/27/1981US Classes:700/215, Having an identification code235/385InventoryExaminersPrimary: Ruggiero, JosephAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06Q 10/00 (20060101)AbstractA system and method for material control to allow tracking and prevent diversion of articles within the system having a computer connected to a visual display, a keyboard, and printer. The computer is also connected to an OCR device for reading labels associated with articles within the system. Each article is provided with a swerialized initial label when it enters the system having the nature of the article and a serial number disposed thereon. The initial label contains a character field which it is OCR readable by the OCR device. After a reading of the initial label of each article by the OCR device, the computer generates a unique identifying indicia for that article which is utilized by a printer to print a sequential label with the indicia disposed thereon. The sequential label is then associated with the article to allow tracing and to prevent diversion of the article. | |
