Patent ID: 8572823

Claim:
A system for tracking a deceased body, the system comprising: a cremation furnace; a first visual recording device located proximate the cremation furnace and adapted to generate a visual record of input of the deceased body into the cremation furnace; a first computer system comprising: a first data entry mechanism; a first biometric input scanner to generate a first biometric input; a processor adapted to assign a unique alphanumeric identifier to the deceased body and the biometric input; and a database adapted to receive and store the first biometric input corresponding to the alphanumeric identifier, and the visual record of input of the deceased body into the cremation furnace; a second computer system disposed proximate to the cremation furnace, the second computer system comprising: a second biometric input scanner adapted to generate a second biometric input; and a processor adapted to query the first biometric input to substantially match the first biometric input, the second biometric input, and the alphanumeric identifier.