Patent ID: 7149658

Claim:
A system for transporting a product via a carrier, the system comprising: an environmental sensor physically associated with a product, the environmental sensor configured to record product environment data during transport of the product through the carrier's logistics network; at least one scanner for reading the product environment data from the sensor at one or more locations within the carrier's logistics network; and a computer connected to communicate with the at least one scanner, the computer configured for: determining, based on the product environment data, whether the environmental condition of the product has transcended a limit during transport; routing the product through the carrier's logistics network to a first receiver so long as the determining has not established that the environmental condition has transcended the limit; and rerouting the product through the carrier's logistics network to a second receiver, different from the first receiver, if the determining establishes that the environmental condition has transcended the limits; wherein the environmental sensor associated with said product comprises a visual indicator for indicating to handlers of said product that the environmental condition of said product has transcended a limit and said product is to be rerouted to said second receiver.