HARDWARE EQUIPMENT HIRE CABINET
First Claim
1. A hardware equipment hire cabinet, comprising:
- a hardware equipment storage area comprising a plurality of equipment bays;
a hire tracking system comprising a first equipment sensor configured to detect removal of a piece of equipment from an equipment bay and to electronically store hire data concerning such removal; and
a quarantine system comprising a dedicated quarantine area and a second equipment sensor configured to detect the presence of a quarantined piece of equipment in the quarantine area and to electronically store quarantine data.
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Abstract
Hardware equipment hire cabinet. An automated hardware equipment hire cabinet is provided in which the hiring of pieces of hardware equipment is monitored by the use of individual tags being read by tag readers such that their removal and replacement can be monitored and hire times and service intervals monitored. In at least one exemplary embodiment of a hardware equipment hire cabinet of the present disclosure, the cabinet comprises a hardware equipment storage area comprising a plurality of equipment bays, a hire tracking system comprising a first equipment sensor configured to detect removal of a piece of equipment from an equipment bay and to electronically store hire data concerning such removal, and a quarantine system comprising a dedicated quarantine area and a second equipment sensor configured to detect the presence of a quarantined piece of equipment in the quarantine area and to electronically store quarantine data.
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20 Claims
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1. A hardware equipment hire cabinet, comprising:
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a hardware equipment storage area comprising a plurality of equipment bays; a hire tracking system comprising a first equipment sensor configured to detect removal of a piece of equipment from an equipment bay and to electronically store hire data concerning such removal; and a quarantine system comprising a dedicated quarantine area and a second equipment sensor configured to detect the presence of a quarantined piece of equipment in the quarantine area and to electronically store quarantine data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hardware equipment hire cabinet, comprising:
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a hardware equipment storage area comprising a plurality of equipment bays; a hire tracking system comprising a first equipment sensor configured to detect removal of a piece of equipment from an equipment bay and to electronically store hire data concerning such removal; and a quarantine system comprising; a dedicated quarantine area, and a second equipment sensor configured to detect the presence of a quarantined piece of equipment in the quarantine area and to electronically store quarantine data, the second equipment sensor further configured to recognize multiple pieces of equipment, the quarantine system is configured to produce an alert upon detection of a quarantined piece of equipment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A hardware equipment hire cabinet, comprising:
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a hardware equipment storage area comprising a plurality of equipment bays; a hire tracking system comprising a first equipment sensor configured to detect removal of a piece of equipment from an equipment bay and to electronically store hire data concerning such removal; and a quarantine system comprising; a dedicated quarantine area, and a second equipment sensor configured to detect the presence of a quarantined piece of equipment in the quarantine area and to electronically store quarantine data, the second equipment sensor further configured to recognize multiple pieces of equipment, the quarantine system configured to produce an alert upon detection of a quarantined piece of equipment, to produce an alert if a quarantined piece of equipment is removed from the dedicated area, and to cut power to the equipment bay if an associated piece of equipment is quarantined to prevent further electrical charging. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification