INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH TIME FEATURE
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1. An inventory management system, comprising:
- a computer that determines a first record that stores information indicative of a product in inventory and stores said first record, determines a second record that stores information indicative of a nonzero time until said product will be ready for distribution to customers.
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Abstract
An inventory system which stores information indicative of a time until the inventory will be ready for reuse. The inventory system may automatically estimate that time based on information. The information can include a time of testing, a time until testing can be carried out, and/or a repair time.
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19 Claims
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1. An inventory management system, comprising:
a computer that determines a first record that stores information indicative of a product in inventory and stores said first record, determines a second record that stores information indicative of a nonzero time until said product will be ready for distribution to customers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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obtaining information of incoming inventory materials, wherein said information includes a designation indicative of a specific item; estimating a time until said item will be completed with testing, said estimating comprises estimating a time of total testing, and also a queue before which said testing will be carried out; and storing information indicative of said inventory materials, including at least a first record that indicates a first item which is ready for distribution to customers, and a second item that is not ready for distribution to customers, where said second item also includes an indication of an estimated time until said second item will be ready for distribution to customers. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving an item into inventory that has been used; automatically estimating a time until said item can be resent to a different user; and storing information indicative of said item and information indicative of said time into a database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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