Patent ID: 6076064
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A system for tracking titles to articles having an identifying number comprising:(a) a centralized computer data base for storing data;(b) means for transmitting a coded identifying number to said centralized computer data base;(c) means for decoding said identifying number and storing characters of said identifying numbers in predetermined storage locations wherein each of said storage locations corresponds to a specific identifying feature of an article;(d) means for creating a title history file responsive to transmission of said identifying number;(e) means for creating a title number identical to said identifying number;(f) means for creating a registration number identical to said identifying number;(g) means for mathematically linking said identifying number, said title number and said registration number to create a uniform system of tracking the article independent of preexisting tracking systems; and(h) means for enabling uniform system users to retrieve data relating to the article.