SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRODUCT MOVEMENT USING A SENSOR
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1. An inventory tracking apparatus comprising:
- one or more sensor pads which comprise one or more sensors, wherein said sensor pads are configured to detect movement of an item via a change in sensor capacitance caused by an interaction between said sensor and said item;
a controller communicatively connected to said one or more sensor pads; and
a database that receives data from said controller and is configured to generate a signal signature based in part on said change in said sensor capacitance.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for determining product movement using a sensor. Through the interaction of items placed on an array of sensors connected to a circuit board controller, the apparatus is configured to detect a change in capacitance caused by the interaction and thereby associate it with an item or groups of items. Detection and association of such signals recorded in a database with items displaced in a storage location permits a user to keep track of said items remotely through a computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. An inventory tracking apparatus comprising:
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one or more sensor pads which comprise one or more sensors, wherein said sensor pads are configured to detect movement of an item via a change in sensor capacitance caused by an interaction between said sensor and said item; a controller communicatively connected to said one or more sensor pads; and a database that receives data from said controller and is configured to generate a signal signature based in part on said change in said sensor capacitance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of inventory tracking comprising the steps of:
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detecting a capacitance change when an item is placed on a sensor pad; generating a signal signature based in part on said capacitance change; and tracking a movement of said item based in part on a change in said item location indicated by said signal signature. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An inventory tracking apparatus comprising a non-transitory, computer readable recording medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the steps of:
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detecting a capacitance change when an item is placed on a sensor pad; generating a signal signature based in part on said capacitance change; and tracking a movement of said item based in part on a change in said item location indicated by said signal signature.
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