Method and System for Conducting Inventories and Appraisals
First Claim
1. A method of inventorying at least one item, comprising:
- displaying a grid defining cells on an electronic device, said grid being labeled along a first direction with indications of variations of a first characteristic of said items, and labeled along a second direction with indications of variations of a second characteristic of said items, and;
determining a second value for said second characteristic of one of said items;
determining a first value for said first characteristic of one of said items;
communicating said first and second values for one of said objects to said electronic device by indicating which cell of said grid corresponds to said first and second values, and;
repeating for each of said items that it is desired to inventory.
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Abstract
A system and method for conducting an inventory and/or appraisal is disclosed. A grid marked along one direction with increments of one characteristic and along a second direction with increments of another characteristic is electronically displayed by an electronic device. An item is assayed with respect to the two characteristics and the values for those characteristics are communicated to the electronic device by indicating the appropriate cell in the grid. The electronic device increments an integer displayed in the cell to increment the inventory. Different grids can be selected for different types of items. Monetary values can be associated with items and stored in the electronic device to facilitate an appraisal. Multiple portable electronic devices can be used in combination and with a central computer station. The types of items that can be inventoried and appraised are unlimited. Several embodiments are discussed. Some relate to timber.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of inventorying at least one item, comprising:
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displaying a grid defining cells on an electronic device, said grid being labeled along a first direction with indications of variations of a first characteristic of said items, and labeled along a second direction with indications of variations of a second characteristic of said items, and; determining a second value for said second characteristic of one of said items; determining a first value for said first characteristic of one of said items; communicating said first and second values for one of said objects to said electronic device by indicating which cell of said grid corresponds to said first and second values, and; repeating for each of said items that it is desired to inventory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of inventorying at least one item, said method comprising:
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displaying a grid defining cells on an electronic device, said grid being labeled along a first direction with indications of variations of a first characteristic of said items, and labeled along a second direction with indications of variations of a second characteristic of said items, and; determining a second value for said second characteristic of one of said items; determining a first value for said first characteristic of one of said items; communicating said first and second values for one of said objects to said electronic device by indicating which cell of said grid corresponds to said first and second values, and; repeating for each of said items that it is desired to inventory.
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17. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure for inventorying timber comprising:
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a first field containing data representing different species of trees; a second field containing data representing diameter measurements of at least one tree; a third field containing data representing length measurements said at least one tree; a fourth field containing data representing quantities of said at least one tree, and; a fifth field containing data relating data stored in said first, second, and third fields to the quantity of a tree of particular specie and measurement. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for inventorying at least one item, comprising:
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a storage device; an electronic display device, a processor programmed to; display a grid defining cells on said electronic display device, said grid being labeled along a first direction with indications of variations of a first characteristic of said items, and labeled along a second direction with indications of variations of a second characteristic of said items; receive information indicating which cell of said grid corresponds to values for said first characteristic and said second characteristic of an object to be inventoried; increment a count based on said received inventory; maintain in said storage device a database of quantities of items inventoried. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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