Patent ID: 7211163

Claim:
A process for providing identifying information as to the contents of an object on such an object, the process comprising: a) substantially permanently affixing a placard to one such object with a release coated surface of the placard oriented outwardly, said placard further comprising an electronic information storage device disposed between the release coated surface and said object when the placard is affixed thereto, said information storage device being adapted to store information transmitted thereto from a transmitting device and to transmit stored information to a receiving device; b) providing a first label bearing information related to a first set of object contents; c) applying the first label to the placard by securing a pressure sensitive adhesive coating of the first label to the placard release coating; d) transmitting information pertaining to said first set of object contents to said information storage device; e) at a selected one of a time prior to and a time subsequent to the first label applying step positioning a first contents set in the object; f) removing the first contents set from the object and replacing it with a second contents set; and, g) at a selected one of a time prior to and a time subsequent to the first set removal step removing the first label from the placard while leaving the placard affixed to the object and applying to the release coated surface of the placard a pressure sensitive surface of a second label bearing information related to contents of the second set.