Patent ID: 7951409
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: A01K,B23K,B41J,B41M,G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for processing eggs and providing information relating to eggs that are processed by the system, the system comprising: at least one processing station configured to perform a processing of an egg and to transmit information comprising one or more operating conditions of the at least one processing station during the processing of the egg; a marking station for applying radiant energy to a shell of the egg to cause localized discoloration of the shell, the localized discoloration forming a marking comprising a human-readable manifestation of a traceability code; and a first central processing unit configured to provide to a data store and store therein historical information regarding the egg in association with the traceability code, the historical information obtained, at least in part, from at least one of the one or more operating conditions of the at least one processing station during the processing of the egg transmitted by the at least one processing station, at least some of the historical information in the data store being accessible through a web site by providing the traceability code.