Method of maintaining product status

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7874481
APP PUB NO 20080265027A1
SERIAL NO

12169620

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A method of maintaining a status of a product item is provided. The product item includes an associated interface surface which has coded data including a plurality of coded data portions indicative of the product item's identity. The method includes, in a sensing device, sensing at least one coded data portion, generating indicating data indicative of the product item identity therefrom, and transferring the indicating data to a computer system. The computer system is responsive to the indicating data to update product status information stored in a data store. The interface surface includes at least one region having visible markings representing a respective product item status. The method including, in the sensing device, sensing coded data in the region and generating therefrom indicating data indicative of the respective product item status. The computer system is responsive to the indicating data to update the status information using the product item status.

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  • SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lapstun, Paul Balmain, AU 1600 28381
Silverbrook, Kia Balmain, AU 5829 89799

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