ITEM POSITION INDICATOR AND OPTIMIZED ITEM RETRIEVAL FOR A SENSOR EQUIPPED STORAGE UNIT
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1. A computer implemented method for communicating a shelf position of an item within a storage unit, the computer implemented method comprising:
- identifying the item to be located, to form an identified item;
determining a shelf position of the identified item in the storage unit; and
communicating the shelf position of the identified item to a user.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for communicating the shelf position of an item within a storage unit. An item to be located in the storage unit is identified. The storage unit system determines the shelf position of the identified item. The system then communicates the shelf position of the identified item to the user. If the user requests multiple items, the optimal sequence of retrieval for the items is determined based on a user configurable algorithm.
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1. A computer implemented method for communicating a shelf position of an item within a storage unit, the computer implemented method comprising:
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identifying the item to be located, to form an identified item; determining a shelf position of the identified item in the storage unit; and communicating the shelf position of the identified item to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for identifying a placement of an item within a storage unit, the apparatus comprising:
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a user interface; a tag reader; and a controller, wherein the controller further comprises; a bus; a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device contains a computer usable program product; and a processor unit, wherein the processor unit executes the computer usable program product to identify the item to be located,to form an identified item;
determine a shelf position of the identified item in the storage unit; and
communicate the shelf position of the identified item to a user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for identifying a placement of an item within a storage unit, the computer program product comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer usable program code tangibly embodied thereon, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code for identifying the item to be located, to form an identified item; computer usable program code for determining a shelf position of the identified item in the storage unit; and computer usable program code for communicating the shelf position of the identified item. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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