Merchandise inventory management system
First Claim
1. A merchandise inventory management system comprising a merchandise control ID tag that is attached to merchandise and stores said merchandise identification data, a personal ID tag that stores data that identifies an employee and has a storage area into which the aforementioned merchandise identification data can be written and from which said data can be read, a read/write device that reads data from and writes data into the aforementioned merchandise control ID tag and personal ID tag, and a verification device that verifies the merchandise identification data read out from the aforementioned merchandise control ID tag and personal ID tag by said read/write device;
- wherein when said merchandise is being removed by said employee, the read/write device reads out merchandise identification data from said merchandise control ID tag and stores said merchandise identification data in said personal ID tag; and
when said merchandise is subsequently being brought in by said employee, the read/write device reads out merchandise identification data from said merchandise control ID tag and also reads out merchandise identification data from said personal ID tag; and
the verification device compares that merchandise identification data read out from in the merchandise control ID tag with the merchandise identification data read out from said personal ID tag.
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Abstract
An employee theft control system includes a merchandise control ID tag 121 that is attached to an article and stores merchandise identification data, a personal ID tag 120 that stores data that identifies an employee and has a storage area into which merchandise identification data can be written and read from which said data can be read, a read/write device 109 that reads data from and writes data into the merchandise control ID tag 121 and the personal ID tag 120, and a verification device 100 that verifies the merchandise identification data read out from the merchandise control ID tag 121 and the personal ID tag 120 by the read/write device 109. At the location from which merchandise is to be removed, the merchandise identification data is read out from the merchandise control ID tag 121 on the merchandise to be removed by the employee and stored in the personal ID tag 120; and at the location into which the merchandise is to be brought in, the merchandise identification data is read from the merchandise control ID tag 121 on the merchandise to be brought in by the employee and the merchandise identification data stored in the personal ID tag 121 is read, which are then verified against each other.
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7 Claims
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1. A merchandise inventory management system comprising
a merchandise control ID tag that is attached to merchandise and stores said merchandise identification data, a personal ID tag that stores data that identifies an employee and has a storage area into which the aforementioned merchandise identification data can be written and from which said data can be read, a read/write device that reads data from and writes data into the aforementioned merchandise control ID tag and personal ID tag, and a verification device that verifies the merchandise identification data read out from the aforementioned merchandise control ID tag and personal ID tag by said read/write device; wherein when said merchandise is being removed by said employee, the read/write device reads out merchandise identification data from said merchandise control ID tag and stores said merchandise identification data in said personal ID tag; and
when said merchandise is subsequently being brought in by said employee, the read/write device reads out merchandise identification data from said merchandise control ID tag and also reads out merchandise identification data from said personal ID tag; and
the verification device compares that merchandise identification data read out from in the merchandise control ID tag with the merchandise identification data read out from said personal ID tag.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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