Patent ID: 7484662
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G01D,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising steps of: (a) wirelessly receiving at least one signal at an electronic device associated with a package as the package is transported from a source location to a destination location in a manufacturing process, supply chain, and/or distribution network, the at least one signal including location event information that is sufficient to specify a location of the package at a time the at least one signal is received; and (b) based upon the at least one signal, storing data representative of the location event information in memory of the electronic device so that the location of the package identified by the at least one signal can be subsequently ascertained by retrieving and analyzing the data; wherein the step (b) comprises storing data in the memory of the electronic device sufficient to indicate an amount of time the package spent at the specified location.