Patent ID: 8527299

Claim:
A method for managing product pedigree information, the method comprising: receiving pedigree information corresponding to a product; determining a recipient of the product including a location of the recipient; determining one or more product regulations based on the location of the recipient; determining that the one or more product regulations require a pedigree information format; formatting, by a processor, the received pedigree information in accordance with the format; generating a code representing a recipient identifier of the recipient and a sender identifier, wherein the code is associated with the product; retrieving the pedigree information by using the code; electronically transmitting the formatted pedigree information to the recipient over a network in response to receiving a communication comprising the code; receiving, by the processor, an error message including instructions from the recipient, the error message identifying an error in formatting; and automatically reformatting, by the processor, the pedigree information according to the instructions included within the error message.