INTEGRATED INVENTORY SCANNING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM

• US 20110290876A1
• Filed: 05/27/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Contract Datascan, LP, Datascan LP
• Original Assignee: Datascan LP
• Inventors: Graves, Carter, Arnold, Kevin, Billings, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/789,054
• Publication Number:
  US 20110290876A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10881 constructional details of hand-held scanners
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1091 means to wake up the scanner from a sleep mode, e.g. using an acceleration sensor indicating that the scanner is being picked up by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

The present disclosure generally provides an integrated system of gathering and analyzing inventory data in real-time using a hand-held scanner in communication with a network, database, and user interface. The hand-held scanner could be remotely accessed and updated using a wireless connection and thus improving efficiency and minimizing downtime. The integrated system thus allows data collected by the hand-held scanner to be queried, analyzed, and aggregated to assess various inventory related issues including, for example, inventory levels, projected sales figures, and reordering information in real-time.

Claims

1. An inventory scanning and analysis system comprising:

a device having a scanner, a handle, and a trigger disposed on the handle to operate the scanner; and

a communication module to wirelessly communicate data associated with inventory scanned by the device to a remote user interface.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the scanner comprises a photo-electric source to scan images proximate to the device.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a screen to display information associated with the device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module wirelessly communicates data from the device to a cellular network in real-time.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module is configured to receive data from a cellular network.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the removable handle comprises a quick-release connection to connect the handle to the housing of the device.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

an actuator disposed on the device, wherein the function of the actuator is programmable.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the device is configurable using software received from a cellular network.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote user interface comprises a graphical user interface associated with a website.

10. An inventory scanning and analysis system comprising:

a device having a scanner, a handle, and a trigger disposed on the handle to operate the scanner, wherein the device is configurable using information received from a wireless network; and

a communication module to communicate data in real-time between the scanning device and a graphical user interface associated with a website using the wireless network.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the scanner comprises a photo-electric source to scan images proximate to the device.

12. The system of claim 10 further comprising:

a screen to display information associated with the device.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the wireless network comprises a cellular network.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the removable handle comprises a quick-release connection to connect the handle to the housing of the device.

15. The system of claim 10 further comprising:

a set of programmable actuators disposed on the device.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the data comprises information associated with inventory scanned by the device.

17. An inventory scanning and analysis system comprising:

a device having a scanner;

a screen disposed on the device to display information associated with the device;

a set of programmable actuators disposed on the device;

a handle removably disposed on the device;

a trigger disposed on the handle to operate the scanner, wherein the device is configurable using information received from a wireless network; and

a communication module to communicate data between the scanning device and a graphical user interface associated with a website using the wireless network in real-time.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the scanner comprises a photo-electric source to scan images proximate to the device.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless cellular network.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the data comprises information associated with inventory scanned by the device.