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System and Method for Tracking Items Stored in a Compartment

  • US 20150179036A1
  • Filed: 03/02/2015
  • Published: 06/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for tracking locations of items comprising:

  • a plurality of items, each item being configured to be stored and removed from a compartment;

    a plurality of tags affixed to the plurality of items in a one-to-one correspondence to uniquely identify each item in the plurality of items with an identifier stored in each tag;

    a tag reading device associated with the compartment and configured to receive data from each tag in the plurality of tags in response to each removal from and each return to the compartment of each item in the plurality of items;

    a sensor configured to identify a state change of the compartment;

    an output device; and

    a processor communicatively coupled to the tag reading device, the sensor, and the output device, the processor being configured to;

    identify removal of one item in the plurality of items from the compartmentwith reference to the identifier stored in the tag begin received by the tag reading device;

    identify the state change in the compartment with the sensor after identification of the removal of the one item and without identifying that the one item has been returned to the compartment; and

    generate an output with the output device that includes the identifier corresponding to the one item in response to the identification of the state change in the compartment.

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