Mobile object tracking system
First Claim
1. A portable object tracking system for tracking use of individual objects within a group of objects removed as a set, said system comprising:
- a system controller for monitoring and recording usage information for the objects;
at least one portable object carrier having a series of object holders mounted thereon for receiving and releasibly mounting each of the objects of the set of objects to be tracked on said object carrier, and a communication link communicating with each said object holder; and
an identifier associated with each object received in said object holders for detecting placement and removal of objects within said object holders.
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Abstract
A mobile object tracking system is provided for tracking the removal and use of specific objects within a group checked out from storage between the time the objects are checked out and the replacement of the objects in the storage. The system includes a system controller and a storage unit that receive and store a series of object carriers therein. Each object carrier includes a series of object holders in which id tags for the group of objects checked out of the storage are received. The object carrier monitors the time each object is removed from the object carrier, which information is thereafter communicated to the system controller.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable object tracking system for tracking use of individual objects within a group of objects removed as a set, said system comprising:
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a system controller for monitoring and recording usage information for the objects;
at least one portable object carrier having a series of object holders mounted thereon for receiving and releasibly mounting each of the objects of the set of objects to be tracked on said object carrier, and a communication link communicating with each said object holder; and
an identifier associated with each object received in said object holders for detecting placement and removal of objects within said object holders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of tracking use of individual objects of a set of objects checked out from a storage means, comprising:
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placing the individual objects to be tracked in object holders mounted on a portable object carrier;
removing selected ones of the objects from their object holders as needed for use of each object;
detecting the removal of the selected objects from their object holders;
replacing removed objects in their object holders on the object carrier after use; and
determining the use of each object of the set of objects. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile object tracking system for tracking use of individual objects of a set of objects, comprising:
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at least one portable object carrier having a series of object holders in which each individual object of the set of objects is received and stored; and
a series of identification tags to which each individual object is mounted, each identification tag being received within one of said object holders, and having means for indicating use of the object applied thereto. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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