5821 results about "Traceability" patented technology

An electronic messaging system and method with reduced traceability. An electronic message is separated into a message content and container (header) information. In one aspect, the message content and header information are displayed separately. In another aspect, an electronic message is permanently automatically deleted from the system at a predetermined time.

Traceable material property data is maintained in a database and provided to users upon demand. Cohesive and logical definitions of material property datasets are provided that capture the different industry standard facets of a material property. Traceability information includes the manufacturer of the material, the source of the material, the property measuring authority, points of responsibility, facets and constraints of the measurement process. Attributes for dataset ownership and dataset access cost are maintained and only the dataset owner is allowed to update those attributes. The ability to control access to the dataset is provided to the data owner. A dataset's measuring authority is permitted to review and re-grade data. The ability to define groups of users is provided with a designated user having the ability to control group membership and set the group's policies with respect to access of datasets owned by any member of the group. The ability to transfer or trade ownership of data is permitted.

The invention provides a method and system for privacy protection of block chain transaction. The method comprises: a transaction group is established between nodes of a block chain system, a user establishes an account at a node, and the node generates public and private key information of the account and then joining of a group is carried out; a transaction request node encrypts transaction information by using a broadcast encryption algorithm, carries out group signature processing on the encrypted transaction information, and then broadcasts the transaction information after broadcast encryption and group signature processing; a common non-account-recording node verifies the transaction information and then broadcasts the transaction information, an account-recording node decrypts thetransaction information and performs an intelligent contract to carry out account recording, broadcast encryption is carried out and then the information is recorded into a public account book, wherein the stored data are only allowed to be opened by the account-recording node, the transaction request node and an administration node. With the broadcast encryption algorithm and group signature technology, a privacy protection problem in the block chain system is solved and the traceability of the transaction is ensured.

A method and apparatus for drug product tracking (or other pharmaceutical, health care or cosmetics products, and / or the packages or containers they are supplied with) using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 has one or more colocated pitches Λ which represent a unique identification digital code that is detected when illuminated by incident light 24. The incident light 24 may be directed transversely from the side of the substrate 10 (or from an end) with a narrow band (single wavelength) or multiple wavelength source, and the code is represented by a spatial distribution of light or a wavelength spectrum, respectively, or a combination thereof. The encoded element 8 may be used to label any desired item, such as drugs or medicines, or other pharmaceutical or health care products or cosmetics. The label may be used for many different purposes, such as for sorting, tracking, identification, verification, authentication, anti-theft / anti-counterfeit, security / anti-terrorism, or for other purposes. In a manufacturing environment, the elements 8 may be used to track inventory for production information or sales of goods / products. Such labeling provides product identification at the pill or liquid medicine level, which provides traceability of these products to their manufacturer, thereby reducing counterfeit products in the marketplace. Also, the elements 8 may be incorporated into a film, liquid, coating or adhesive tape at attached to the product package.

A communication system employable with an enterprise that provides applications for a user through a communication device, and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the communication system includes a policy / user database that stores policies across an enterprise related to the user and the communication device for access to the applications within the enterprise. The communication system also includes a security server that authenticates access of the communication device to the applications based on the policies. The communication system also includes a control server that approves and controls access of the communication device to the applications based on authentication from the security server. The communication system still further includes an audit / traceability server that provides a record of transactions for the access by the communication device to the applications and provides an alert in real time when approval is denied.

A food traceability and alert system utilizing blockchain or similar structures with cryptographic signatures, distributed sensors throughout the supply chain, and cloud infrastructure to provide trusted information from all states of the supply chain is disclosed.

The invention discloses a logistics tracking method based on a block chain. The method comprises steps that a user sending node uploads parcel information to a main node; the main node generates a digital fingerprint for the parcel information uploaded by the user sending node, writes the digital fingerprint and a corresponding time stamp into a block chain, broadcasts the block chain in all nodes; each logistics node generates parcel state information successively according to the digital fingerprint, the node information of the logistics node and the node information of a next logistics node in accordance with a parcel physical space transfer path; a corresponding user receiving node signs for the parcel, generates parcel receiving information and uploads the parcel receiving information to the main node in order for the main node to write the parcel receiving information into the block chain. The logistics tracking method applies the block chain technology to the logistics field, guarantees the traceability of the authenticity and the state of logistics information by using the unchangeable characteristic of the block chain, saves the logistics information and update state information fast and efficiently according to the characteristic of a private chain in order to satisfy a requirement for logistics instantaneity.

A method for supply chain management using mobile devices with a server on an electronic data network includes receiving identifying information for a product transmitted from a mobile device via the network, the server being periodically updated with product recall data. The server queries a traceability server via the network for master data and event data related to the product using the identifying information. The server processes the recall data, master data, and event data to produce product data which is output to the mobile device.

Methods and systems for using blockchain digital currency are provided herein. The methods and systems comprise a blockchain digital currency that is created and utilized on a permission-based network of financial institutions. The blockchain digital currency is created by a central authority and minted into circulation by banks within the network, and is backed by reserves of real world currency of any country. The digital currency can be used for any type of financial transaction, and the system provides security, trust, traceability and a detailed audit trail for all transactions.

A system and method for providing ad hoc controlled user access to wireless and wireline IP communication networks while maintaining privacy for users and traceability for network providers. The method includes an authentication interface accepting user credentials, and a validation entity for credential verification and access authorization. The credentials include a unique identifier and a system generated password. The unique identifier is associated with a personal entity of the user such as a cellular telephone. The password is transmitted to the user through a SMS message to his cellular telephone. The user's Internet session is monitored by the system and all records are indexed by his cellular telephone number. The system and method therefore permit fast and traceable access for guest users at networks where they are were not previously known. Alternatively, users do not provide their unique identifiers such as cellular telephone numbers which are instead already stored in the system. A user provides a username and a one time password is generated by the system and sent to the user by SMS. This enables the system to validate the user's identity as well as the user to validate the Internet resources' identity.

A computer implemented method and system for software auditability and bidirectional traceability in a software development lifecycle is provided. The lifecycle having at least development and deployment phases is bridged with a configurable workflow engine, a configuration management engine, and a managed deployment engine, interconnected with one or more representations of work to be performed or of work performed. Additionally, auditability and bidirectional traceability is provided by linking a development asset in the development phase to a deployment asset in the deployment phase so that: the development asset can be determined from the deployment asset; a deploying entity deploying the deployment asset can be determined from the development asset; a development request for developing the development asset can be determined from the deployment asset deployed; and a deployment environment where the deployment asset is being deployed can be determined from the development asset.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a commodity anti-counterfeiting method and a device. The method comprises the following steps of generating the public key and the private key of a commodity; storing the hash values of the serial number, the public key and the private key of the commodity and the circulation data of the commodity in a common database by using a block chain; upon receiving the verification information of the public key of the commodity and determining the stored state of the public key in the common database, determining the first legal sales state of the commodity according to the serial number and the circulation data of the commodity, and marking the state of the commodity to be sold out; upon receiving the verification information of the secret key of the commodity and determining the stored state of the public key corresponding to the secret key in the common database, determining the first legal verification state of the commodity according to the serial number and the circulation data of the commodity, and marking the state of the commodity to be verified. Through preparing the public key and the private key of the commodity into special two-dimension codes and pasting the special two-dimension codes onto the outer package and the surface of the commodity, the readability, the verifiability and the binding performance of anti-counterfeiting marks are ensured. Meanwhile, by means of the block chain, the commodity circulation traceability and the commodity source uniqueness are ensured. At the same time, the cost is reduced.

The invention discloses a crowdsourcing system based on block chain technology and a manufacturing method thereof. The system comprises an application layer, a block chain layer and a data storage layer connected in succession. The block chain layer comprises a plurality of interconnected blocks. The blocks comprise intelligent contract templates. The application layer is used to edit and record the information of the employer and the employees. The intelligent contract templates are used for user information registration, user task crowdsourcing condition achieving, and task crowdsourcing result summing as well as for creating and modifying the intelligent contracts. The data storage layer is used to store is used to store the detailed description information about the original data information tasks and the uploaded information of the task results. The Hash value of the original data information is stored in the block chain layer. The system and the method of the invention enable the employer and the employees to complete transactions automatically without a third-party intermediary agent, and moreover, the data of the block chain layer does not rely on the central database, eliminating the problem with single point fault. And the data cannot be tampered with or traced.

This invention is for a reader / writer device (terminal) for accessing item-related data in rewritable tags of the "RF-ID" type wherein each tag includes non-volatile memory. In a farm animal application each animal is implanted with an identified tag. From time to time, the terminal can be given a selected security level by reading password-like and individual identity data from a special tag held by an individual. As a result the individual can gain "read" and / or "write" to selected fields in the data record held within the tag. Further information may be added from time to time by empowered individuals. Schemes are enabled for the enhanced management of animals having such tags include accurate descriptors, proving ownership, showing compliance with disease control programmes and withholding periods after possible treatments, traceability of meat products from the shop to the farm, breeding schemes and performance recording. The use of security levels and the traceability of entries adds to the reliability of the stored information.

The invention discloses an agricultural product supply chain traceability system based on the internet of things and a block chain. The system comprises an internet-of-things module for carrying out unified standard collection on body information and activity information corresponding to an agricultural product at all links of an agricultural product supply chain, a checking module for packaging the body information and activity information, collected by the internet-of-things module, of the agricultural product into blocks and carrying out information effectiveness verification, a block chain module for storing blocks with successful verification by the checking module, and a tracing module being connected with the block chain module and being used for information tracing. During the information collection process, data exchange and understanding of all links of a supply chain are realized conveniently by using a unified standard. The block chain module stores related data information of the agricultural product, so that the system becomes a decentration platform; and thus modification of the traceability system data is not affected by tampering of tracing information by any link of the supply chain, so that a tracing objective is achieved. Therefore, data security and reliability of the overall network of the agricultural product supply chain can be guaranteed.

The invention discloses an agricultural product whole process traceability method and system, comprising the steps of: S1, marking a two-dimensional code identification corresponding to an agricultural product on the agricultural product on a land block; S2, a producer logging client scanning the agricultural product two-dimensional code on a corresponding land block, and uploading agricultural product production information to a cloud server in real time; S3, generating a traceablility two-dimensional code for the agricultural product on the land block, and adhering or printing the two-dimensional code on an agricultural product package; S4, in a circulation process, a transporter logging client scanning the traceablility two-dimensional code, and uploading agricultural product circulation information to the cloud server; and S5, when purchasing the agricultural product, a consumer employing a reading client to scan the traceablility two-dimensional code on the agricultural product package to determine whether the agricultural product is qualified, the reading client acquiring the agricultural product information from production to circulation if qualified, and otherwise actively promoting the consumer. The agricultural product whole process traceability method and system can conveniently upload agricultural product information in an on-line real-time mode, facilitate timely updating data, and improve security.

A front end client-server application configured to synchronize requirements between a requirements repository and a testing repository. The front end client-server application validates a requirement, processes at least one filter associated with the requirement, determines a requirement type of the requirement, and processes the requirement. In addition, the method comprises updating a testing application in accordance with the processed requirement. In addition, it can be determined whether a plurality of requirements received by the front end client-server application that need to be synchronized contain traceability relationships. If so, the front end client-server application replicates the traceability relationship between the requirements to be synchronized and any relevant, existing requirements at the testing repository. Furthermore, the front end client-server application allows a user to customize the requirements synchronization process.

The present invention provides an improved method of handling product recall activities through traceability. One embodiment of the present invention involves gathering data in a multi-layered database architecture containing supply, process, test, and customer layers. The data is supplied to a traceability module which contains a search engine to link and access the data. The search engine enables a search by part number, lot number, serial number, time stamp, and date / time frame. A traceability analysis is generated from the search, allowing failure analysis of the data. This analysis is performed through an event list over the entire supply, manufacturing, and customer data, facilitating backward and forward traceability of parts and components of the parts. This failure analysis further facilitates automatic response such as automatic warning and automatic recall to manufacturers and customers.

The present invention provides a technique for the development of a software-based business solution using blueprint. A blueprint is a collection of artifacts that relate to an enterprise, and to the processes that an enterprise may perform. The blueprint may contain artifacts describing general business goals for a particular type of enterprise (e.g., a transportation company), as well as descriptions of processes typically performed by such an enterprise. The descriptions may provide sufficient detail to enable traceability between elements of the blueprint in the event of changes. The blueprint may be customized to fit a particular enterprise, and may be used as a basis to select and / or create software component, combine components into software applications, and deploy the applications on an infrastructure.

A method for establishing an agricultural pedigree for agricultural products comprises the steps of: (a) Providing an open communication network accessible information storage device adapted to receive input of data relating to agricultural product production and distribution from multiple sources; (b) Inputting said data into said information storage device; (c) Storing and said data; and (d) Providing access to said data via the open communication network, wherein the information storage device is configured to be used as at least: (i) A tool for traceability of the agricultural products, (ii) A real time decision making tool, and (iii) A predictive modeling tool.

This invention is to solve the high cost of IV&V by simplifying the complex logistics of project management. This is an intelligent project management system comprising a project server computer remotely accessible by a user computing device. The project server computer includes several databases: A database of electronic library which stores documents that are required by the project, a database which stores project data that reflect the state of the project, and a database which stores the user information of privileged users. Several modules are executing in the project server computer to generate the view of the project, to automatically monitor the state of the project, to verify and validate the mapping between multiple documents for requirement traceability, to automatically indicate the state of the project, to automatically provide assistance to the user, to automatically inform the stakeholder on matters related to the project, and to authenticate the privileged user. This intelligent project management system assumes that the server computer contains a standard computer operating system that includes at least a web server, an email server and a search engine facility.

The present invention is an apparatus for the money transactions required in the selling of merchandise or media content on the Internet and uses at least one in-person contact with the buyer. A predefined transaction originating at a real place of business authorizes access to web content or merchandise from a place off the web. Purchasers (end-users) must physically go to a retail location to choose the Internet media or merchandise shopping cart they wish to acquire where age can be verified if necessary and payment can be made with or without a credit card. Content security using a non-audible or invisible code signal sequence(s) can provide traceability as well as absolute anonymity for the purchaser. This apparatus can be used to conduct transactions off the web so that business can be done on the web.

The invention discloses a government affair information resource sharing system based on a block chain, and belongs to the technical field of information sharing based on the block chain. By combiningP2P network, the cryptology and the artificial intelligence theory, the overall model architecture based on the block chain technology is provided, so that a government affair information resource sharing and exchange network system, a government affair information resource sharing and exchange block chain directory system, a certificate and trust system and an information resource sharing security intelligent exchange system are constructed. The government affair information sharing and exchanging system effectively solves the problems of trust islands, data ownership, peer-to-peer management, standard consistency, non-real-time exchange and the like in government affair information resource sharing application, and is high in safety, trustable, real-time exchange, data standard consistency, traceability and wide in sharing range.

Embodiments hereof relate to a catheter having a metal hypotube proximal shaft and a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit electrically connected to the metal hypotube such that the metal hypotube operates as an antenna for transmitting and receiving modulated RF signals between the RFID integrated circuit and an external receiver configured to read the electronic identification information carried by the RFID integrated circuit. The hypotube and RFID integrated circuit are embedded in a luer hub of the catheter. The RFID integrated circuit contains electronic identification information such as model / serial number, manufacturing information and other summary information for improving traceability of the catheter and removing paper work associated with product tracking.

The invention relates to a vehicle multi-target coordinating lane changing assisting adaptive cruise control method. The method comprises the following steps that 1) LCACC combination property indexes are set according to two-front-vehicle traceability, multi-vehicle movement safety and longitudinal driving comfort requirements, and the LCACC combination property indexes comprise a cost function and I / O constraints; 2) a multi-target coordinating optimal control problem is built, solving is carried out through a rolling time domain optimization algorithm, the optimal control quantity is obtained, and optimal control is achieved. The LCACC cost function is set according to the following steps that a) a traceability cost function is built through a two-norm linear combination of the vehicle distance errors and vehicle speed errors of the own vehicle and two front vehicles; b) a comfort cost function is built by restraining longitudinal acceleration. The LCACC I / O constraints are set according to the steps that a) in the respect of tracking performance, vehicle following error constraints which are used for limiting the vehicle speed errors and the vehicle distance errors and allowed by a driver are obtained through driver experimental data in a statistic mode; b) in the respect of safety performance, the safety distance between the own vehicle and multiple surrounding vehicles is restrained in the view of vehicle following and collision avoidance; c) in the respect of comfort performance, the expected longitudinal acceleration data range is restrained.

An application adapted to run within an enterprise wide, web-based framework which provides reusable services and facilities such as security, meta-data management and traceability of data and a framework supporting the same. The framework supports decision making across the value chain, with an emphasis on the meta-data needed for decision making. The framework can support the activities of a virtual organization (internal or external) and the inevitable variations in data types, file formats etc. without requiring massive integration between the various sources of data involved.

Computer method and apparatus for managing traceability of a software program are disclosed. Given a subject software program, the invention method / apparatus provides a respective history log for each artifact of the program. The invention method / apparatus records in the respective history log changes made to an artifact of the subject software program. During a change being made to the artifact, a processor routine determines from the respective history log related artifacts. An indication of the determined related artifacts is displayed to a user as impact analysis results.

A computer implemented method and system for software auditability and bidirectional traceability in a software development lifecycle is provided. The lifecycle having at least development and deployment phases is bridged with a configurable workflow engine, a configuration management engine, and a managed deployment engine, interconnected with one or more representations of work to be performed or of work performed. Additionally, auditability and bidirectional traceability is provided by linking a development asset in the development phase to a deployment asset in the deployment phase so that: the development asset can be determined from the deployment asset; a deploying entity deploying the deployment asset can be determined from the development asset; a development request for developing the development asset can be determined from the deployment asset deployed; and a deployment environment where the deployment asset is being deployed can be determined from the development asset.

The invention relates to an intelligent terminal printing system based on cloud computing technology. The intelligent terminal printing system comprises an intelligent user terminal, a printer terminal and a cloud printing server, wherein the intelligent user terminal and the printer terminal are respectively connected with the cloud printing server through networks. The cloud printing server comprises a user management module, a printer management module, a safety management module, a printing request processing module, a printing agent module and various document application modules, the printer terminal finishes printing operation, and the cloud printing server is used for registering and managing users and printers, receiving, processing and storing printing requests transmitted by the users, converting formats of received documents and the like. The intelligent terminal printing system is high in traceability, wide in application, convenient in printing and fine in printing effect, all the printers capable of accessing the internet can be supported, the received documents to be printed can be automatically converted into formatted documents acceptable by the printer terminal, malicious users can be effectively prevented from attacking the printers, and resource waste is decreased.

The invention discloses a federated learning method and device based on a block chain. The method comprises the steps: determining the block chain; enabling the coordinator node to create a federatedlearning task according to the model original data sent by each participant node; receiving training data obtained by local training of the participant nodes; sending the to-be-updated parameters to other participant nodes according to the training data, so as to enable the other participant nodes to update own model parameters according to the to-be-updated parameters; and after model training iscompleted, issuing reward resources according to training data provided by each participant node in the training process, and writing rewards into the block chain. Compared with a traditional mode, the mutual trust problem of all parties is effectively solved; all parties participating in federated learning negotiate together to generate a coordinator node, so that the transparency of the processis improved; federated learning whole-process data is recorded in a block chain, so that the traceability of data operation is ensured; all parties are encouraged to actively participate through rewarding resources, and the enthusiasm of participants is improved.