RFID monitor
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1. A method of inventory monitoring, comprising:
- automatically detecting information from plural stage lighting devices that are being returned into a storage facility, as said stage lighting devices are passed through a specified area, said automatically determining information from all of said plural stage lighting devices;
once said information from each of said stage lighting devices has been detected as they are passed through said portal a plurality at a time, changing an indicator to a state that indicates that all the information from all of said plural stage lighting devices has been detected;
automatically adding information to an inventory database indicative of said stage lighting device having been returned, responsive to said detecting; and
using said information that has been automatically added to maintain an inventory.
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Abstract
Inventory control and monitoring system uses an RFID reader to read tags on multiple lights passing through a portal. A light turns green after all the tags have been read. Information from those tags is added to an inventory database, which keeps track of which lights, and how many of each kind of light, is in stock. Locations of the lights can also be added to the inventory system.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of inventory monitoring, comprising:
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automatically detecting information from plural stage lighting devices that are being returned into a storage facility, as said stage lighting devices are passed through a specified area, said automatically determining information from all of said plural stage lighting devices; once said information from each of said stage lighting devices has been detected as they are passed through said portal a plurality at a time, changing an indicator to a state that indicates that all the information from all of said plural stage lighting devices has been detected; automatically adding information to an inventory database indicative of said stage lighting device having been returned, responsive to said detecting; and using said information that has been automatically added to maintain an inventory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An inventory monitoring system, comprising:
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a reader, automatically reading information from plural stage lighting devices that are being returned, as said stage lighting devices are passed through a specified area all at the same time; an indicator, responsive to said reader, which has states that indicate a reading state of said reader in reading said information, which has a first state that indicates that said information from said stage lighting devices has not been completely read, and has a second state that indicates that said information from said stage lighting devices has been completely read; an inventory computer, receiving said information, and automatically adding said information to an inventory database and using said automatically added information to maintain an inventory. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of inventory monitoring, comprising:
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automatically detecting information from plural stage lighting devices that are being returned into a storage facility, as said stage lighting devices are passed through a specified area, said automatically determining information from plural stage lighting devices, which includes at least one lighting device, and at least non-lighting device; determining that plural of said stage lighting devices has been detected as they are passed through said portal all at the same time, and informing a user that said plural of said devices has been detected; automatically adding information to an inventory database indicative of said stage lighting device having been returned, responsive to said detecting; and using said information that has been automatically added to maintain an inventory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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