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

Claim 17:
18. A method for tracing an item:
upon receiving a item with a digital ID, reading, by a reader in communication with a printer, the digital ID to obtain information about the item;
encoding, by the printer, the received digital ID for the item;
identifying, by the printer, an initial location for the item;
generating, by the printer, traceability information for the item;
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.