Inventory assistance device and method
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- two or more item storage bins, each item storage bin comprising;
a wireless communication tag emitting a wireless signal having data identifying the item storage bin on which the wireless communication tag is positioned, andan indicator activated by receiving, from a personal device, a feedback signal identifying the item storage bin on which the indicator is positioned; and
the personal device, comprising;
a feedback module;
a wireless communicator configured to communicate with the wireless communication tags; and
a controller coupled to the wireless communicator, the controller configured to continuously scan for detection of the tags located within range of the wireless communicator, identify one of the two or more item storage bins from the wireless signal, and, in response to identifying the one item storage bin, sending the feedback signal through the wireless communicator to the indicator.
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Abstract
A system comprises two or more item storage bins, each item storage bin comprising: a wireless communication tag emitting a wireless signal having data identifying the item storage bin on which the wireless communication tag is positioned, and an indicator activated by receiving a feedback signal identifying the item storage bin on which the indicator is positioned; and a personal device comprising: a wireless communicator configured to communicate with the wireless communication tags, and a controller coupled to the wireless communicator and configured to identify one of the item storage bins from the wireless signal, and in response to identifying the one item storage bin, sending the feedback signal through the wireless communicator to the indicator.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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two or more item storage bins, each item storage bin comprising; a wireless communication tag emitting a wireless signal having data identifying the item storage bin on which the wireless communication tag is positioned, and an indicator activated by receiving, from a personal device, a feedback signal identifying the item storage bin on which the indicator is positioned; and the personal device, comprising; a feedback module; a wireless communicator configured to communicate with the wireless communication tags; and a controller coupled to the wireless communicator, the controller configured to continuously scan for detection of the tags located within range of the wireless communicator, identify one of the two or more item storage bins from the wireless signal, and, in response to identifying the one item storage bin, sending the feedback signal through the wireless communicator to the indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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storing bin-identifying data in a personal device memory about one or more specific item storage bins, the one or more specific item storage bins being a subset of a plurality of item storage bins; selecting a specific item storage bin from the plurality of item storage bins; determining an identification of the selected specific item storage bin by detecting, with the personal device, a wireless signal generated by a wireless communication tag disposed on the selected specific item storage bin when the personal device is in proximity to the selected specific item storage bin; sending, with the personal device, a feedback signal to an indicator positioned on the selected specific item storage bin in response to determining the identification; and generating a positive feedback with the indicator positioned on the selected specific item storage bin in response to receiving the feedback signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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