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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Guenter Zachmann, Rauenberg, DE;
Inventor:
Guenter Zachmann, Rauenberg, DE;
Assignee:
SAP SE, Walldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for tracking non-discrete goods. The method includes inserting a first identification device into a non-discrete good, detecting the first identification device within the non-discrete good, and determining a characteristic of the non-discrete good from the first identification device. The system includes a plurality of identification devices having characteristics similar to a non-discrete good, and a set of sensors to detect the plurality of identification devices and determine a characteristic of the non-discrete good based on the identification devices.