System and method for quality management utilizing barcode indicators
AssigneeVarcode Ltd.
InventorsYaron Nemet, Ephraim Brand
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Abstract
A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of barcode indicators, each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one threshold by at least one product quality determining parameter, the at least one threshold being at least one of a time duration threshold and a combined temperature and time threshold, a barcode indicator reader operative to read the barcode indicators and to provide output indications and an indication interpreter operative to receive the output indications and to provide human sensible, product unit specific, product quality status outputs.
Claims10
A quality management system for products comprising:
- a multiplicity of barcode indicators each configured to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of at least one threshold by at least one product quality determining parameter, said multiplicity of barcode indicators being configured to provide said machine-readable indication only following actuation thereof, each of said multiplicity of barcode indicators comprising:
- a barcode comprising black areas and transparent areas;
- a pull strip, said pull strip being suitable to prevent the passage of solvents and coloring agents therethrough before removal thereof;
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- a colored area, said colored area disposed behind said pull strip, and said actuation comprises removal of said pull strip;
- a barcode indicator reader configured to read said barcode indicators and to provide output indications;
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- an indication interpreter configured to receive said output indications and to provide human sensible, product unit specific, product quality status outputs.
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