Mobile object tracking system
First Claim
1. A portable object tracking system for tracking use of individual objects within a group of objects removed as a set, said system comprising:
- a system controller for monitoring and recording usage information for the objects;
at least one portable object carrier having a series of object holders mounted thereon for receiving and releasibly mounting each of the objects of the set of objects to be tracked on said object carrier, and a communication link communicating with each said object holder; and
an identifier associated with each object received in said object holders for detecting placement and removal of objects within said object holders.
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Abstract
A mobile object tracking system is provided for tracking the removal and use of specific objects within a group checked out from storage between the time the objects are checked out and the replacement of the objects in the storage. The system includes a system controller and a storage unit that receive and store a series of object carriers therein. Each object carrier includes a series of object holders in which id tags for the group of objects checked out of the storage are received. The object carrier monitors the time each object is removed from the object carrier, which information is thereafter communicated to the system controller.
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1. A portable object tracking system for tracking use of individual objects within a group of objects removed as a set, said system comprising:
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a system controller for monitoring and recording usage information for the objects;
at least one portable object carrier having a series of object holders mounted thereon for receiving and releasibly mounting each of the objects of the set of objects to be tracked on said object carrier, and a communication link communicating with each said object holder; and
an identifier associated with each object received in said object holders for detecting placement and removal of objects within said object holders.
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