Patent ID: 11941573
Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. The method for tracing an item from a service location to a consumer comprising:
assigning, via an input screen of a printer, a set of critical information to the item, upon receiving the item at the service location;
generating, by the printer, traceability information relative to the item, using the set of critical information;
encoding, by the printer, the traceability information in a digital ID;
prepping the at least one item to create a prepped item;
calculating a relevant date for the prepped item;
generating a serial number for the prepped item;
updating the traceability information for the prepped item; and
generating a digital ID with the updated traceability information contained therein.