Matthews International Corporation
CONVEYING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSOCIATING DATA WITH AN ITEM TRANSPORTED BY A CONVEYING SYSTEM

Abstract:

Systems and methods of associating data to an item being transported by a conveying system are disclosed. The item and data associated with the item are received at a first zone of the conveying system. The data is stored in a first computer-readable storage medium associated with the first zone. The item is transported to a second zone of the conveying system, and the data stored in the first computer-readable storage medium is transferred to a second computer-readable storage medium associated with the second zone.