Patent ID: 6327576
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: F25D,G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
A method for managing product items with shelf-life limitations comprising the steps of:associating shelf-life limitation information to each of one or more perishable product items;recording said shelf-life limitation information for each of said one or more perishable product items in a database;identifying selected ones of perishable product items being purchased;recovering said recorded shelf-life limitation information from the database for each of the perishable product items selected for purchase;electronically recording said shelf-life limitation information for each of said one or more product items in an electronically readable and storable form;providing the shelf-life limitation information to a purchasing customer in the electronically readable and storable form; andusing a terminal accessed by the purchasing customer to add the shelf-life limitation information to an inventory list, the inventory list being used by the purchasing customer to manage use of the said one or more product items.