Product location method utilizing product bar code and product-situated, aisle-identifying bar code
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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 items for their 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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34 Claims
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19. A system for creating an item location directory to locate one or more specific items, which consists essentially of:
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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 a 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 one 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 one processor adapted to receive inputs from said at least one bar code reader;
e.) sufficient programming within said processor to provide 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 wherein said unique item-identifying bar code is a universal price code bar code. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of creating data for directories for locating items, which consists eventually of:
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a.) for a plurality of different sets of items, each set'"'"'s item 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 on at least one item of each set of items;
b.) physically applying unique location-identifying bar codes to at least one item of each set of items, said location-identifying bar codes representing the specific location of the item to which it is applied;
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 and for storage thereof for subsequent directory retrieval;
wherein said item-identifying bar codes are universal price code bar codes. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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