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Cooler inventory management system

  • US 6,349,244 B1
  • Filed: 06/09/1999
  • Issued: 02/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for tracking the movement of a plurality of products, comprising:

  • a shelf;

    said plurality of products positioned on said shelf;

    said shelf comprising a first end;

    each of said plurality of products being accessible through said first end without restriction;

    an optical sensor positioned about said first end of said shelf; and

    a controller functionally connected to said optical sensor so as to track the removal of one of said plurality of products from said first end of said shelf and to track the insertion of one of said plurality of products into said first end of said shelf.

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