Product location method utilizing product bar code and aisle-situated, aisle-identifying bar code
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1. A system for creating an item location directory to locate one or more specific items, which comprises:
- a.) a plurality of sets of different items, each set having at least one item therein, each set having a specified location, and each set having its own unique item-identifying bar code, with at least one item of each set having said unique item-identifying bar code located thereon;
b.) a plurality of specified locations, each location having at least one of said plurality of sets of different items located thereat, each location of said plurality of locations having a unique location-identifying bar code, each of said plurality of locations having a said unique location-identifying bar code physically situated thereon;
c.) at least one bar code reader for reading said item-identifying bar codes and said location-identifying bar codes;
d.) at least on processor adapted to receive inputs from said at least one bar code reader;
f.) sufficient programming within said processor to provide for recognition, organization, storage and presentation of item-identification/corresponding location-identification data pairs obtained from said item-identifying bar codes and said location-identifying bar codes, so as to create an item location directory therefrom.
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Abstract
The present invention is an item location directory method and system which involves the use of item-identifying bar codes on the items to be included in the directory, and location-identifying bar codes physically applied to the corresponding locations. These are read in a preset manner with a bar code reader and inputted into a processor for creation of item/corresponding location data for the directories.
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1. A system for creating an item location directory to locate one or more specific items, which comprises:
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a.) a plurality of sets of different items, each set having at least one item therein, each set having a specified location, and each set having its own unique item-identifying bar code, with at least one item of each set having said unique item-identifying bar code located thereon;
b.) a plurality of specified locations, each location having at least one of said plurality of sets of different items located thereat, each location of said plurality of locations having a unique location-identifying bar code, each of said plurality of locations having a said unique location-identifying bar code physically situated thereon;
c.) at least one bar code reader for reading said item-identifying bar codes and said location-identifying bar codes;
d.) at least on processor adapted to receive inputs from said at least one bar code reader;
f.) sufficient programming within said processor to provide for recognition, organization, storage and presentation of item-identification/corresponding location-identification data pairs obtained from said item-identifying bar codes and said location-identifying bar codes, so as to create an item location directory therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A method of creating data for directories for locating items, whcih comprises:
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(a) for a plurality of different sets of items, each set'"'"'s items being different from items of other sets, and each set containing at least one item, and each set having a specific location, providing a unique item-identifying bar code to at least one item of a set of items;
(b) physically applying unique location-identifying bar codes to each of said specific locations;
(c) reading said item-identifying bar codes and said location-identifying bar codes in a predetermined sequence to create item/corresponding location data and inputting said data to a processor for assemblage into a directory format an for storage thereof for subsequent directory retreival. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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