SYSTEM AND CASE FOR TRACKING ARTICLES
First Claim
1. An article tracking and control system comprising:
- (i) wireless identification means for attaching to articles to be tracked;
(ii) a case for containing said articles to be tracked wherein said articles are tagged with said identification means;
(iii) an antenna mounted close to the cover of said case so that said antenna is able to read said tagged articles of (ii) entering or being removed from said case, while tagged articles inside the case are not detected by said antenna;
(iv) processing means for tracking each entry and removal of said tagged articles into or out of said case; and
(v) means for visualizing reports and/or alerts regarding the status of said tagged articles inside said case.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an article tracking and control system that records articles when they are entered into or removed from a case. Each article is tagged with an RFID tag and is identified individually by the system. The system comprises: wireless identification means attached to each article; a case for containing the tagged articles; an antenna mounted close to the cover of the case so that the antenna is able to read the tagged articles entering or being removed from the case, while tagged articles inside the case are not detected by said antenna; processing means for tracking each entry and removal of a tagged article into or out of the case; and means for visualizing reports and/or alerts regarding the status of tagged articles inside the case.
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32 Claims
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1. An article tracking and control system comprising:
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(i) wireless identification means for attaching to articles to be tracked; (ii) a case for containing said articles to be tracked wherein said articles are tagged with said identification means; (iii) an antenna mounted close to the cover of said case so that said antenna is able to read said tagged articles of (ii) entering or being removed from said case, while tagged articles inside the case are not detected by said antenna; (iv) processing means for tracking each entry and removal of said tagged articles into or out of said case; and (v) means for visualizing reports and/or alerts regarding the status of said tagged articles inside said case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A case for tracking and control articles, said case comprising:
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(i) articles tagged with wireless identification means; (ii) an antenna mounted into the perimeter of said case so that said antenna is able to read said tagged articles of (i) entering or being removed from said case, while tagged articles inside the case are not detected by said antenna; (iii) processing means for tracking each entry and removal of said tagged articles into or out of said case; and (iv) means for visualizing reports and/or alerts regarding the status of said tagged articles inside said case. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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