# US 2022/0284381 A1 · Logistics Method for a Product Supply and Distribution Chain

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- Number: US 2022/0284381 A1
- Document ID: US20220284381A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/630,371
- Filed: 2020-07-27
- Published: 2022-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-07-29
- Assignees: Celerya SRL
- Applicants: Celerya Srl
- Inventors: Claudio Lupica Rinato; Dario Martinelli; Marco Mazzini
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220284381A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management
- G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
- G06Q 10/08772: {Inventory counting methods}
- G06Q 10/08776: {by management of storage life of perishable or hazardous products}
- G06Q 30/0185: {Product, service or business identity fraud}
- H04L 9/3236: {using cryptographic hash functions}
- 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
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A logistics method for a Product supply and distribution chain is described, the chain including a plurality of subjects in connection with one another through a centralized server for managing various activities for each subject in the chain and for using the data for the benefit of each subject in the chain, the method including the steps of: generating, through an electronic device of a Producer, a Digital Identity of a Product, the Digital Identity having an identifier and information about the Product; communicating, through said electronic device of the Producer, the association between the identifier and the Producer to a first database of a Certifying Body; associating the Digital Identity with the Product; recognizing, through an electronic device of a Customer, the identifier associated with the Product and transmitting the identifier to the centralized server; consulting, by the centralized server, the database of the Certifying Body and transmitting to the electronic device of the Customer an electronic link pointing to the second database of the Producer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A logistics method for a Product supply and distribution chain, said chain including a plurality of subjects comprising at least one Certifying Body associated with a first database, a Producer, associated with a second database, that produces a Product, and a Customer, said plurality of subjects being in connection with one another through a centralized server for managing various activities for each subject in the chain and for using the data for the benefit of each subject in the chain, said method comprising the steps of:
generating, through an electronic device of said Producer, a Digital Identity of a Product, said Digital Identity comprising an identifier and information about said Product;
communicating, through said electronic device of said Producer, the association between said identifier and said Producer to said first database of said Certifying Body;
associating said Digital Identity with said Product;
recognizing, through an electronic device of said Customer, said identifier associated with said Product and transmitting said identifier to said centralized server;
consulting, by said centralized server, said database of said Certifying Body and transmitting to said electronic device of said Customer an electronic link pointing to said second database of said Producer, where said Digital Identity is stored;
accessing, by the electronic device of said Customer, said second database of said Producer by means of said electronic link and displaying said information about said Product on a screen associated with said electronic device of said Customer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of associating said Digital Identity with said Product comprises the step of physically associating a label comprising said identifier with said Product, or with the package thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, wherein said label is either in printed form or in electronic form in the memory means of which said identifier is stored.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of associating said Digital Identity with said Product comprises the step of affixing said identifier to a fiscal document, a freight bill or another document that follows the product during its commercial transactions.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said information comprises public information available to all the subjects in the chain and sensitive information only available to one or more specific subjects in the chain, said sensitive information being encrypted by said Producer with a public key of the Customer for whom said information is intended.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method according to claim 5, wherein said sensitive information comprises information reserved for particular subjects in said chain, and comprises one or more of the following pieces of information: purchase price, quantity of purchased products, data of the original invoice or receipt, selling price, quantity of sold products, shipping-related information.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The method according to claim 5, wherein said Customer displays said sensitive information on said screen associated with said electronic device of said Customer by using a private key corresponding to said public key.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The method according to claim 5, wherein said public information comprises non-privileged information made available to the users of said Product, and comprises one or more of the following pieces of information: best-before date; technical data sheet; safety data sheet; sanitary compliance certificate; tax compliance certificate; bar code; production lot.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
generating, by said Customer, a second Digital Identity comprising a second identifier and second information about said Product;
communicating, through said electronic device of said Customer, a second association between said second identifier and said Customer to said first database of said Certifying Body;
associating, by said Certifying Body, said second association with said Digital Identity.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said information is used by a respective management program of one of said plurality of subjects for further data processing, said further data processing comprising one or more of the following phases:
a Product monitoring phase for obtaining one or more of the following pieces of information: best-before date; technical data sheet; safety data sheet; bar code; production lot; tax compliance certificate; sanitary compliance certificate; purchase price, quantity and physical characteristics of the purchased products, data of the original invoice or receipt, selling price, quantity of sold products;
a correlation phase, as a function of a given time interval: list of simultaneously purchased products; best-before date, purchase invoice, production lot; best-before date, inventory data;
a phase of outputting a list of products associated with sanitary compliance criteria, as a function of results of a correlation with the best-before date;
a phase of outputting a list of products associated with special selling criteria, as a function of results of a correlation with the best-before date;
a control phase comprising: scanning the product by means of the input device, entering the best-before date, lot, to permit the visualization of the invoice connected with the purchased product;
an inventory phase comprising: product scanning by means of the input device, entering the quantity of each individual product, best-before date, bar code and lot;
a stock alignment phase, wherein the quantity of products in stock is updated and any human-related problems, such as mistakes and damaged products, are eliminated;
a stock visualization phase comprising: detailed visualization of the products in stock with their best-before dates, lots and bar codes: this visualization phase may be useful for setting up selling strategies for products near their best-before date;
a further stock visualization phase, upon selection of a specific time interval within which all invoices are displayed along with the respective products, lots, best-before dates and bar codes;
a document filing phase comprising: storing all the original documentation, such as invoices, receipts, HACCP compliance documents, requests from local health authorities and mandatory documents requested by designated international bodies;
an alert phase comprising: automatic monitoring of the best-before date of each product, automatic transmission of the notification of the list of products near their best-before date to predefined persons in charge.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said identifier comprises one or more of the following elements:
a number; an alphanumeric string; a bar code; a two-dimensional code; a logo; an image; an RFID tag; an NFC tag; an encrypted data block; a substance applicable to said Product.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A computer program product that can be loaded into memory means of said server and said electronic devices of said Producer and said Customer, comprising portions of software code adapted to implement the method according to claim 1.