System, method, computer program product for communicating data for objects that are transported

Method (501) for forwarding predefined meta-data (M) and predefined content-data (C) from a first computer (901) to a second computer (902), the predefined meta-data (M) and predefined content-data (C) relating to an object (800) that is transported in a transportation system (90) from a first location (10) to a second location (20), the first computer (901) serving the first location (10) and the second computer (902) serving the second location (20),

• the method (501) comprising the following steps performed by the first computer (901):
• querying (510) an exchange computer (900) with meta-data (M) for type-data (T), the exchange computer (900) storing a meta-data (M) to type-data assignment table (105) such that the second computer (902) is able to query (550) the exchange computer (900) with type-data (T) for meta-data (M) once the object (800) has arrived at the second location (20);
• writing (520) type-data (323) to a first memory portion (321) of the tag (300) such that the second computer (902) is able to read (540) type-data (323) from the first memory portion (321) of the tag (300);
• and
• writing (530) content-data (324) to a second memory portion (322) of the tag (300) such that the second computer (902) is able to read (560) the content-data (324) from the second memory portion (322) of the tag (300) once the object (800) has arrived at the second location (20).

Method (502) for retrieving meta-data (M) and content-data (C) relating to an object (800) that has been transported in a transportation system (90) from a first location (10) to a second location (20), in the transportation system (90), a first computer (901) has been serving the first location (10) and a second computer (902) is serving the second location (20),

• the method (501) comprising the following steps performed by the second computer (901):
• reading (540) type-data (323) from the first memory portion (321) of a tag (300) attached to the object (800), type-data (323) having been written (520) to the first memory portion (321) of the tag (300) by the first computer (901) that has queried (510) an exchange computer (900) with meta-data (M) for type-data (T),
• querying (550) the exchange computer (900) with type-data (T) for meta-data (M);
• and
• reading (560) content-data (324) from a second memory portion (322) of the tag (300), wherein the first computer (901) has been written (530) content-data (324) to the second memory portion (322) of the tag (300).

Computer-program product (101) with processor code means to cause a first computer (901) to forward predefined meta-data (M) and predefined content-data (C) to a second computer (902), the predefined meta-data (M) and predefined content-data (C) relating to an object (800) that is transported from a first location (10) to a second location (20),

• the computer-program product (101) comprising:
• first code means (110) for querying (510) an exchange computer (900) with meta-data (M) for type-data (T), wherein the exchange computer (900) stores a meta-data (M) to type-data assignment table (105) such that the second computer (902).is able to query (550) the exchange computer (900) with type-data (T) for meta-data (M) once the object (800) has arrived at the second location (20);
• second code means (120) for writing (520) type-data (323) to a first memory portion (321) of a tag (300) at the object (800) such that the second computer (902) is able to read (540) type-data (323) from the first memory portion (321) of the tag (300);
• third code means (130) for writing (530) content-data (324) to a second memory portion (322) of the tag (300) such that the second computer (902) is able to read (560) the content-data (324) from the second memory portion (322) of the tag (300) once the object (800) has arrived at the second location (20).

Computer-program product (102) with processor code means to cause a computer (902) to retrieve meta-data (M) and content-data (C) relating to an object (800) that has been transported in a transportation system (90) from a first location (10) with a further computer (901) to a second location (20), the computer-program product (102) comprising:

• first code means (140) for reading (540) type-data (323) from the first memory portion (321) of a tag (300) attached to the object (800), type-data (323) having been written (520) to the first memory portion (321) of the tag (300) by the further computer (901) that has queried (510) an exchange computer (900) with meta-data (M) for type-data (T),
• second code means (150) for querying (550) the exchange computer (900) with type-data (T) for meta-data (M);
• and
• third code means (160) for reading (560) content-data (324) from a second memory portion (322) of the tag (300), wherein the further computer (901) has written (530) content-data (324) to the second memory portion (322) of the tag (300).

Computer system (901, 902, 900) with a first application computer (901), a second application computer (902), and an exchange computer (900), wherein the computers are coupled at least temporarily, the computer system (901, 902, 900) supporting a transportation system (90) that physically transports (60) an object (800) with a tag (300) from a first location (10) to a second location (20), the computer system (901, 902, 900) for transmitting content-data (C) and meta-data (M) relating to the object and characterized by the following:

• the first computer (900) at the first location (10) has means for querying (510) the exchange computer (900) with meta-data (M) for type-data (T);
• means for writing (520) type-data (323) to a first memory portion (321) of the tag (300);
• and means for writing (530) content-data (324) to a second memory portion (322) of the tag (300);
• and
• the second computer (902) at the second location (20) has means for reading (540) type-data (323) from the first memory portion (321) of the tag (300);
• means for querying (550) the exchange computer (900) with type-data (T) for meta-data (M);
• and means for reading (560) content-data (324) from the second memory portion (322) of the tag (300).