Global Patent Index - EP 1451733 A1

EP 1451733 A1 20040901 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING FLOWS OF GOODS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING FLOWS OF GOODS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG VON WARENFLÜSSEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR SURVEILLER DES FLUX DE MARCHANDISES

Publication

EP 1451733 A1 20040901 (DE)

Application

EP 01978758 A 20011106

Priority

IB 0102074 W 20011106

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03040973A1] The invention relates to a method for monitoring flows of goods, according to which the flow of items is monitored by way of a distribution network that comprises item positions (P1, P2,...) and junctions interlinking said item positions. The movements of every item are recorded in a data base (2). Event numbers are established for every item which document how often the item passes a certain junction or arrives at a determined item position. The event numbers are checked for defined criteria and a warning is issued once the criteria are not fulfilled. The inventive method allows, depending on the criteria, the localization of gray market activities, inefficiencies or defective items.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60; G05B 19/418

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06Q 10/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03040973A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03040973 A1 20030515; EP 1451733 A1 20040901; US 2004254801 A1 20041216

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0102074 W 20011106; EP 01978758 A 20011106; US 49415404 A 20040812