Patent ID: 6246778
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G06K,G07B,G09F

Abstract:
A method of marking and tracking goods from place of manufacture to place of final distribution, the method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a control computer to control and enable a host computer by providing an allotment of encoded symbols indicating said place of final distribution;(b) enabling said host computer to direct a printer at said place of manufacture to print an encoded symbol from said allotment of encoded symbols on said goods thereby forming marked goods;(c) enabling said host computer to direct a second printer at said place of manufacture to print said encoded symbol on a package containing a plurality of said marked goods thereby forming a marked sized package of marked goods;(d) scanning said marked goods and said marked sized packages with a field reader to capture said symbol imprinted thereon; and(e) verifying the authenticity of said symbol.