Methods, Devices and Computer Readable Storage Devices for Tracking Inventory
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Abstract
The location of a container and the location of a storage device that stores a particular item are determined. A determination is made that the particular item is placed in the container. The locations of the particular item and the container are tracked as the container moves through a premises. For a purchase-related transaction, a determination is made whether the location of the particular item corresponds to the location of the container. If the location of the particular item corresponds to the location of the container, a cost for the particular item is included in the purchase-related transaction. If not, the cost for the particular item is not included in the purchase-related transaction, and the location of the particular item is accounted for.
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40 Claims
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21. An inventory security system for tracking items located in an item bin at a commercial premises, comprising:
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at least two communicators, each (i) including a communication device configured to electrically couple to a corresponding sensor and (ii) corresponding to only one from the group including a mobile container and the item bin; wherein the sensors respectively determine weight changes in the mobile container and the item bin; and a tracker configured to receive (i) a first information signal from one of the communicators, the first information signal being representative of a location and a weight change of the mobile container and (ii) a second information signal from the other communicator, the second information signal being representative of a location and a weight change of the item bin; wherein the tracker is configured to correlate the first and second information signals to determine a deposit of an item from the item bin into the mobile container. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for tracking items located in an item bin at a commercial premises, comprising:
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receiving, by a tracker communicatively coupled to at least to communicators, a first information signal originating from one of the communicators, the first information signal being representative of a location and a weight change of a mobile container; receiving, by the tracker, a second information signal originating from the other communicator, the second information signal being representative of a location and a weight of the item bin; and correlating, by the tracker, the first and second information signals to determine a deposit of an item from the item bin into the mobile container. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer-readable storage device for tracking items located in an item bin at a commercial premises, the computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations comprising:
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receiving a first information signal originating from a communicator communicatively coupled to the processor, the first information signal being representative of a location and a weight change of a mobile container; receiving a second information signal originating from another communicator communicatively coupled to the processor, the second information signal being representative of a location and a weight of the item bin; and correlating the first and second information signals to determine a deposit of an item from the item bin into the mobile container.
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