Method and system for uniquely labeling products

A method of controlling component-specific data for manufactured components, the method comprising:

• producing a plurality of components;
• providing each of the components with a respective electronic label comprising an integrally connected memory device, a processing unit and a display device, wherein the processing unit is operably connected to the display device and the memory device;
• inputting component-specific data to the respective memory device associated with at least one of the components, wherein the component-specific data is inputted to the memory device via a wireless data link;
• processing the data inputted to the memory device with the processing unit;
• and
• displaying the processed component-specific data on the display device,
• wherein the component-specific data comprises data associated specifically with the respective component.

A method of controlling component-specific data for manufactured components, the method comprising:

• producing one or more components;
• providing each of the components with a respective electronic label comprising an integrally connected memory device, a processing unit and a display device, wherein the processing unit is operably connected to the display device and the memory device;
• inputting component-specific data to the respective memory device associated with at least one of the components, wherein the data is inputted to the memory device via a wireless data link;
• processing the data inputted to the memory device with the processing unit;
• displaying the processed component-specific data on the display device;
• providing an interface processing unit that is operably connected to at least the integrally connected memory device of the component;
• downloading data from at least the integrally connected memory device into the interface processing unit;
• and
• transmitting the data downloaded into the interface processing over a data bus,
• wherein the component-specific data comprises data specifically associated with the respective component.

An electronic labeling system configured to control component-specific data associated with manufactured components, the system comprising:

• one or more electronic labels, each electronic label being associated with at least one of the components and comprising a respective integrally connected memory device and an integrally connected display device, wherein the display device is configured to download the component-specific data from the memory device and display the data;
• and
• a wireless data link operable to input the component-specific data to the respective memory device associated with at least one of the electronic labels,
• wherein the component-specific data comprises data specifically associated with the respective component.

An electronic labeling system configured to control component-specific data associated with manufactured components, the system comprising:

• one or more electronic label devices, each label being associated with one or more of the manufactured components, each electronic label comprising a respective integrally connected memory device, a processing unit and a display device, wherein the processing unit is operably connected to the display device and the memory device and the display device is configured to display the component-specific data;
• and
• a wireless data link configured to input the component-specific data to the respective memory device connected to the electronic label of at least one of the components,
• wherein the component-specific data comprises data specifically associated with the respective component.

A method of controlling component-specific data associated with manufactured components, the method comprising:

• producing one or more components;
• providing each component with a respective electronic label comprising an integrally connected memory device and an integrally connected display device;
• inputting product-identifying data and component-specific data to the respective memory device associated with at least one of the components, wherein the component-specific data is input to the memory device via a wireless data link;
• and
• displaying one or more of the product-identifying data and the component-specific data on the display device,
• wherein the component-specific data comprises data associated specifically with the respective component.