Patent ID: 8756124
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking and tracing a product through a supply-chain utilizing data received from authorized supply-chain participants, comprising the steps of: printing on a product packaging a unique Quick Response (QR) code which encodes a unique Uniform Resource Locator (URL) having a one-to-one mapping with an individual item of said product; providing a unique landing page showing at least data about said individual item contained in said product packaging in response to a scan of said unique QR code to a scanning supply chain participant; receiving via the unique landing page said unique QR code printed on said product packaging containing said individual item of said product from the scanning supply chain participant; receiving product usability data comprising at least information about usability of said individual item from an authorized supply chain participant; generating item-specific usability data and a directive related to use, using a computer processor, based on the product usability data received from the authorized supply chain participant and the unique QR code; and presenting said unique landing page comprising said item-specific usability data to said scanning supply chain participant.