# US 2018/0322320 A1 · Method and apparatus for tracking one or more plants and/or plant based products and/or tracking the sale of products derived from the same, utilizing rfid technology

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- Number: US 2018/0322320 A1
- Document ID: US20180322320A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/037,233
- Filed: 2018-07-17
- Published: 2018-11-08
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-12
- Assignees: Franwell, Inc.
- Applicants: Franwell, Inc.
- Inventors: DILEK DAGDELEN UYSAL; JEFFREY LANE WELLS
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180322320A1

## CPC

- G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications}
- G06K 19/0723: {the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs}
- G06Q 10/08: Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
- G06Q 10/0833: Tracking
- G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
- G06Q 10/0877: {by inventory control or reporting using inventory tracking or counting}
- G06Q 50/02: Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining
- Y02W 30/80: Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging (bio-packaging Y02W90/10)
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT

## Abstract

This invention is for tracking at least one plant. A method of this invention comprises: putting at least one seed or at least one stem in a corresponding at least one pot; positioning a corresponding at least one RFID tag with respect to the seed or stem in a manner, wherein the RFID tag comprises a strap; packaging a harvested material into a packaged product and attaching the RFID tag from the potted plant, or a product RFID tag that is associated with the plurality of tags to the packaged product; confirming a request for authorization by a RFID buy card; and after confirming ID information, transferring at least one product.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system, comprising:
a processor;
a storage element;
wherein the storage element stores information regarding at least one metric with respect to each product of one or more products that are authorized to be transferred to a corresponding at least one acquiring entity of a plurality of acquiring entities; and
a computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
receive from a transferring entity:
ID information specific to either:
(i) an RFID buy card of a plurality of RFID buy cards; or
(ii) a smartphone or other electronic device;
and a request for authorization to transfer at least one product of the one or more products to an acquiring entity associated with the RFID buy card of the plurality of RFID buy cards, or associated with the smartphone or other electronic device, that the ID information was specific to and;
confirm the requested transfer is within a corresponding metric of the at least one metric with respect to the at least one product that is authorized to be transferred to the acquiring entity and;
provide the transferring entity an authorization to transfer the at least one product to the acquiring entity associated with the RFID buy card of the plurality of the RFID buy cards, or associated with the smartphone or other electronic device, that the ID information was specific to.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, further comprising:
the plurality of RFID buy cards,
wherein each RFID buy card is associated with an acquiring entity of a corresponding plurality of acquiring entities,
wherein each RFID buy card comprises:
a card body;
an RFID circuit, wherein the RFID circuit stores ID information specific to the RFID buy card; and
an RFID antenna.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1,
wherein execution of the instructions by the processor further causes the processor to:
update the information stored in the storage element based on the authorization provided to the transferring entity.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1,
wherein execution of the instructions by the processor further causes the processor to:
report the authorization provided to the transferring entity to a regulatory entity.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1,
wherein execution of the instructions by the processor further causes the processor to:
receive product RFID tag information provided from the transferring entity with the request,
wherein the product RFID tag information was acquired from a product RFID tag attached to a package product to be transferred to the acquiring entity; and
report the product RFID tag information to a regulatory entity.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system according to claim 5, further comprising:
a plurality of product RFID tags,
wherein each product RFID tag of the plurality of product RFID tags comprises:
dynamic data elements,
wherein the dynamic data elements comprise one or more of the following:
tag TID value;
OPC Name;
OPC License No.;
Order Date and Day Batch No. for the RFID tag; and
RFID tag Electronic Product Code (EPC).

### Claim 7

A method of controlling a transfer of one or more products, comprising:
providing a plurality of RFID buy cards,
wherein each RFID buy card is associated with an acquiring entity of a corresponding plurality of acquiring entities,
wherein each RFID buy card comprises:
a card body;
an RFID circuit, wherein the RFID circuit stores ID information specific to the RFID buy card; and
an RFID antenna,
providing an authorizing stem wherein the authorizing system comprises:
a processor;
a storage element,
wherein the storage element stores information regarding at least one metric with respect to each product of one or more products that are authorized to be transferred to at least one acquiring entity of the plurality of acquiring entities; and
upon the authorizing system receiving from a transferring entity ID information specific to an RFID buy card of the plurality of RFID buy cards and a request for authorization transfer to at least one product of the one or more products to the acquiring entity associated with the RFID buy card that the ID information is specific to, and the authorizing system confirming the requested transfer is within the corresponding at least one metric with respect to the at least one product, providing the transferring entity an authorization via the authorizing system to transfer the at least one product of the one or more products to an acquiring entity of the plurality of acquiring entities associated with the RFID buy card, upon the transferring entity obtaining via an RFID reader the ID information specific to the RFID buy card from the RFID buy card and providing the ID information specific to the RFID buy card to the authorizing system along with a request for authorization transfer to at least one product of the one or more products to the acquiring entity associated with the RFID buy card that the ID information is specific to.