System and method for tracking inventory
First Claim
1. An inventory-tracking unit associated with a storage unit holding items to be dispensed comprising:
- a card reader to read an access card issued to a user;
a recorder to record data from items removed from said storage unit;
a processor communicating with a sensor in said storage unit and with said card reader and scanner, said sensor providing item data to said processor that is associated with items removed from said storage unit, said processor comparing item data received from said sensor with data recorded by said recorder to detect coincidence, said processor generating a transaction upon coincidence of item data received from said sensor with said recorded data; and
a communications interface to transmit said transaction to a remote site.
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Abstract
An inventory-tracking unit associated with a storage unit holding items to be dispensed includes a card reader to read an access card issued to a user and a recorder to record data from items removed from the storage unit. A processor communicates with a sensor in the storage unit and with the card reader and recorder. The sensor provides item data to the processor that is associated with items removed from the storage unit. The processor compares item data received from the sensor with the data recorded by the recorder to detect coincidence. The processor generates a transaction upon coincidence of item data received from the sensor with the recorded data. A communications interface transmits the transaction to a remote site.
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26 Claims
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1. An inventory-tracking unit associated with a storage unit holding items to be dispensed comprising:
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a card reader to read an access card issued to a user;
a recorder to record data from items removed from said storage unit;
a processor communicating with a sensor in said storage unit and with said card reader and scanner, said sensor providing item data to said processor that is associated with items removed from said storage unit, said processor comparing item data received from said sensor with data recorded by said recorder to detect coincidence, said processor generating a transaction upon coincidence of item data received from said sensor with said recorded data; and
a communications interface to transmit said transaction to a remote site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An inventory-tracking system comprising:
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a remote site; and
at least one inventory-tracking unit associated with storage unit holding items to be sensed, said inventory-tracking unit comprising;
an inventory-tracking unit associated with a storage unit holding items to be dispensed comprising;
a card reader to read an access card issued to a user;
a recorder to record data from items removed from said storage unit;
a processor communicating with a sensor in said storage unit and with said card reader and scanner, said sensor providing item data to said processor that is associated with items removed from said storage unit, said processor comparing item data received from said sensor with data recorded by said recorder to detect coincidence, said processor generating a transaction upon coincidence of item data received from said sensor with said recorded data; and
a communications interface to transmit said transaction to a remote site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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