System and method for monitoring and management of inventory of products and assets in real time
First Claim
1. A system for real time monitoring and management of an inventory of products and assets, the system comprising:
- a. one or more smart storage units, each smart storage unit comprising a storage unit for housing inventory products and assets, coupled with a general purpose interface board (GPIB) for automatic detection and communication of one or more inventory events;
b. a central server coupled with at least one smart storage unit, comprising an aggregation module for aggregating the inventory events received from at least one smart storage unit, an analysis module for processing the aggregated inventory events for producing inventory tracking reports, and a communication module for communicating at least one of the inventory events and the inventory tracking reports; and
c. one or more destination devices coupled with the central server for displaying at least one of the received inventory events and the inventory tracking reports.
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Abstract
A system for real time monitoring and management of an inventory of products and assets includes one or more smart storage units, each comprising a storage unit for housing inventory products and assets, coupled with a general purpose interface board (GPIB) for automatic detection and communication of one or more inventory events. A central server is coupled with at least one smart storage unit, and comprises an aggregation module for aggregating the inventory events received from at least one smart storage unit, an analysis module for processing the aggregated inventory events for producing inventory tracking reports, and a communication module for communicating at least one of the inventory events and the inventory tracking reports. One or more destination devices are coupled with the central server for displaying at least one of the received inventory events and the inventory tracking reports.
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1. A system for real time monitoring and management of an inventory of products and assets, the system comprising:
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a. one or more smart storage units, each smart storage unit comprising a storage unit for housing inventory products and assets, coupled with a general purpose interface board (GPIB) for automatic detection and communication of one or more inventory events; b. a central server coupled with at least one smart storage unit, comprising an aggregation module for aggregating the inventory events received from at least one smart storage unit, an analysis module for processing the aggregated inventory events for producing inventory tracking reports, and a communication module for communicating at least one of the inventory events and the inventory tracking reports; and c. one or more destination devices coupled with the central server for displaying at least one of the received inventory events and the inventory tracking reports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for real time monitoring and management of an inventory of products and assets, the method comprising:
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a. obtaining inventory events; b. determining whether the obtained inventory events require to be notified; c. notifying the inventory events that require to be notified; d. repeating steps a. and b. if none of the obtained inventory events require to be notified; e. aggregating the notified inventory events; f. analyzing the aggregated inventory events; and g. communicating the analyzed inventory events to one or more destinations. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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