Method of cigarette packaging and cigarette packaging system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8555605
APP PUB NO 20110265428A1
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13080291

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A method of cigarette packaging, the method comprising the steps of: Packing at least a first cigarette packet (52a) labeled with a first unique code (I2a) and a second cigarette packet (52b) labeled with a second unique code (I2b) into a first carton (10) and recording an information (56) that at least the two cigarette packets (52a,52b) with the first unique code (I2a) and the second unique code (I2b) are packed into the same carton (10) in a database; Packing the first carton (10) into a case (20); Detecting the first unique code (I2a) in the case (20) and reading from the database all the unique codes (I2b) of the cigarette packets (52b) that are packed into the same carton (10) as the detected first unique code (I2a). Furthermore, a method for tracking cigarette packets (52a,52b) and a cigarette packaging system is described.

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JT INTERNATIONAL GERMANY GMBHDIEDENHOFENER STRASSE 20 TRIER 54294

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Schmitz, Reiner Bernex, CH 4 29

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