INVENTORY MANAGEMENT FOR A QUANTIFIED AREA
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a profile that includes a set of tasks;
navigating, by a reader device, a quantified area according to the profile to locate one or more items in the quantified area;
locating a first item in the quantified area;
creating a location report that identifies the first item in the quantified area, wherein the location report is to be used to generate an inventory of items in the quantified area; and
sending the location report to one of a server or a mobile client device.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a profile that includes a set of tasks. The method further includes navigating, by a reader device, a quantified area according to the profile to locate one or more items in the quantified area. The method also includes locating a first item in the quantified area. The method includes creating a location report that identifies the first item in the quantified area. The location report is to be used to generate an inventory of items in the quantified area. The method further includes sending the location report to one of a server or a mobile client device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a profile that includes a set of tasks; navigating, by a reader device, a quantified area according to the profile to locate one or more items in the quantified area; locating a first item in the quantified area; creating a location report that identifies the first item in the quantified area, wherein the location report is to be used to generate an inventory of items in the quantified area; and sending the location report to one of a server or a mobile client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having encoded therein programming code executable by a processor to perform or control performance of operations comprising:
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receiving a profile that includes a set of tasks; navigating, by a reader device, a quantified area according to the profile to locate one or more items in the quantified area; locating a first item in the quantified area; creating a location report that identifies the first item in the quantified area, wherein the location report is to be used to generate an inventory of items in the quantified area; and sending the location report to one of a server or a mobile client device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile automation unit comprising:
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a memory; and a processing unit operatively coupled to the memory to maintain an inventory of items in a quantified area, as the mobile automation unit navigates in the quantified area to identify the items based on identification of tags associated with the items, wherein the inventory is maintained based on a predetermined profile. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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