Patent ID: 6138906
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for installing and identifying the location of operative elements of a larger system originating from different locations comprising the steps of:providing removable, machine-readable indicia and associating said indicia with a plurality of said operative elements from a plurality of element groups, each of said element groups comprising a plurality of like elements having a common origin;wherein said first plurality of indicia comprise information indicative of the origin of each of said operative elements such that indicia associated with elements from different element groups comprise different information;transporting a first plurality of operative elements from different element groups to a first remote location;removing each of said removable indicia from said first plurality of operative elements;installing said operative elements thereby placing said operative elements into operative and cooperative engagement;transporting said indicia from said first remote location to a second remote location;electronically reading said information at said second remote location and storing said information in an electronic database which permits selective retrieval of said information.