MOBILE INVENTORY UNIT MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to mobile inventory unit monitoring systems and methods. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile inventory unit monitoring system comprising a computer configured to execute at least one computer program, at least one wireless transmitter located proximate to a mobile inventory unit, a plurality of radio-frequency transceivers dispersed geographically at defined locations, and a gateway connected to a wide area network. Select information can be transmitted from the transmitter proximate to the mobile inventory unit, through a transceiver in the plurality of transceivers, through the gateway, and to the wide area network. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described.
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13. A mobile inventory unit monitoring system, comprising:
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a computer configured to execute at least one computer program that formats and stores select information for retrieval from a mobile inventory unit, said computer integrated with a wide area network; at least one wireless transmitter located proximate to the mobile inventory unit and configured to transmit select information and transmitter identification information; a plurality of radio-frequency transceivers dispersed geographically at defined locations configured to receive select information transmitted from at least one nearby wireless transmitter and further configured to transmit the select information, the transmitter identification information and transceiver identification information; and at least one gateway connected to the wide area network configured to receive and translate the select information, the transmitter identification information, and transceiver identification information, said gateway further configured to transmit the translated information to the computer over the WAN, - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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25. The mobile inventory unit monitoring system of claim wherein select transceivers further include a microphone, a speaker, and means for communicating two-way voice information to the WAN via the transceivers.
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