Method and system of communication for automated inventory systems
First Claim
1. A method of communication between a dispensing unit and an administrative unit of an automated inventory system, comprising:
- dispensing a quantity of an item in a transaction by said dispensing unit;
collecting transaction data by said dispensing unit;
establishing a communication connection to said administrative unit by said dispensing unit; and
transferring said transaction data to said administrative unit from said dispensing unit.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of this invention are directed towards the communication infrastructure of an automated inventory system, on which the necessary communication between a dispensing unit and an administrative unit of the system occurs. To facilitate the integration of the automated inventory system into the client'"'"'s computer network, the infrastructure is preferably implemented using hypertext transfer protocol (http) or its secured counterpart (https). In certain embodiments the administrative unit is located external to the client'"'"'s network, beyond the client'"'"'s firewall. In these embodiments it is preferable to have the dispensing unit initiate communication with the administrative units because the firewall is typically setup to reject external connection requests.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of communication between a dispensing unit and an administrative unit of an automated inventory system, comprising:
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dispensing a quantity of an item in a transaction by said dispensing unit;
collecting transaction data by said dispensing unit;
establishing a communication connection to said administrative unit by said dispensing unit; and
transferring said transaction data to said administrative unit from said dispensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automated inventory system, comprising:
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an administrative unit; and
a dispensing unit configured to;
dispense a quantity of an item;
maintain a record of said quantity of said item;
establish a communication connection to said administrative unit; and
transfer said record to said administrative unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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