Patent ID: RE40659

Claim:
A uniform system for tracking titles to articles having an identifying number comprising: (a) a centralized computer data base database in a computer for storing data; (b) means for transmitting a coded identifying number to said centralized computer data base database ; (c) means for decoding said identifying number and storing characters of said identifying numbers number in predetermined storage locations wherein each of said storage locations corresponds to a specific identifying feature of an article; (d) means for creating a title history file responsive to transmission of said identifying number; (e) means for creating a title number identical to said identifying number; (f) means for creating a registration number identical to said identifying number; (g) means for mathematically linking said identifying number, said title number and said registration number to create a uniform system of tracking the article independent of preexisting tracking systems, said uniform system further having means for accepting and updating data relating to the article; and (h) means for providing said uniform system to a plurality of users, having means for enabling said users to input data relating to the article, and means for instantly receiving updated data relating to the article.