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Enabling communication between an inventory control system and a remote system over a network

  • US 10,217,307 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2013
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a plurality of object storage devices each including a plurality of drawers for storing objects and each having an access control device operative to limit access to the object storage device; and

    a data processor configured to;

    establish a first group including a first subset of the plurality of object storage devices, a first subset of all users of the plurality of object storage devices, and a first subset of all work locations associated with the plurality of object storage devices;

    establish a second group including a second subset of the plurality of object storage devices, a second subset of all users of the plurality of object storage devices, and a second subset of all work locations associated with the plurality of object storage devices;

    receive from a user a request to access at least one object storage device of the system;

    determine whether the user is associated with the first group or the second group; and

    based on a result of the determination, control the access control device of at least one object storage device of the plurality of object storage devices to grant the user access to the first subset of the plurality of object storage devices in the first group and at the first subset of all the work locations or the second subset of the plurality of object storage devices in the second group and at the second subset of all work locations.

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