Inventory control system
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1. An inventory control system comprising:
- a containment structure for containing a plurality of products, said containment structure configured to allow one of more of the products to be removed from or added to the containment structure;
a detection system configured to detect the removal or the addition of at least one product from the containment structure and to provide information relating to the removal or the addition; and
a processing system configured to report on the number of products that are contained in or that have been removed from or added to the containment structure based on information from the detection system.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an inventory control system where the most updated number of products displayed on a display space is electronically determined and communicated to a computer for remote users, and electronically displayed along with other relevant information about the products.
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19 Claims
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1. An inventory control system comprising:
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a containment structure for containing a plurality of products, said containment structure configured to allow one of more of the products to be removed from or added to the containment structure;
a detection system configured to detect the removal or the addition of at least one product from the containment structure and to provide information relating to the removal or the addition; and
a processing system configured to report on the number of products that are contained in or that have been removed from or added to the containment structure based on information from the detection system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An inventory control system comprising:
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a detection system configured to detect the removal or the addition of at least one product from a containment structure and to provide information relating to the removal or the addition; and
a processing system configured to report on the number of products that are contained in or that have been removed from or added to the containment structure based on information from the detection system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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