Inventory monitoring and control applications
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1. A computerized monitoring system comprising:
- an interface that receives information indicative of weights from plural remote elements; and
a processing part, which stores information indicative of a unit quantity of a dispensable item, which determines a weight before dispensing, a weight after dispensing, and produces an output signal indicative of a number of unit quantities which have been dispensed.
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Abstract
Inventory control system which automatically monitors weights of items both before and after dispensing. The difference in weight is used to determine an amount of product that has been dispensed. The amount of product that has been dispensed as compared with the amount of money that the employee takes in for dispensing the product. This can be used to determine employee theft. Embodiments can use various techniques to determine who are the dishonest employees.
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23 Claims
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1. A computerized monitoring system comprising:
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an interface that receives information indicative of weights from plural remote elements; and
a processing part, which stores information indicative of a unit quantity of a dispensable item, which determines a weight before dispensing, a weight after dispensing, and produces an output signal indicative of a number of unit quantities which have been dispensed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a weighing element, which weighs an item which is located thereon; and
a wireless interface, associated with said weighing element, which automatically wirelessly communicates an output signal indicative of said weight. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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weighing at least one dispensable element both before and after dispensing; and
based on said weighing, producing an indication of an amount of said element that has been dispensed; and
automatically comparing said amount with an amount that was indicated as being dispensed by a purchasing database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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weighing at least one dispensable element at a first time;
detecting that said at least one dispensable element has been removed from a location of weighing;
detecting that said at least one dispensable element has been replaced to said location of weighing, and responsive to detecting that said at least one dispensable element has been replaced to said location of weighing, again weighing said at least one dispensable element; and
based on said weighing and said again weighing, producing an indication of an amount of said element that was removed during a time that said element was removed; and
automatically comparing said amount with an amount indicative of an intended amount of said element that was removed. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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