Tracking system
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1. A method for tracking garments, comprising:
- retrieving garments from one or more customer facilities;
scanning at the one or more customer facilities for an RFID tag associated with the retrieved garments to obtain garment identifying information;
delivering the retrieved garments to a garment provider facility;
laundering the retrieved garment at the garment provider facility using RFID tag to track the retrieved garments through a laundering process;
delivering laundered garments to a customer that has employees as part of a program to provide the customer with laundered garments into one or more customer facilities;
scanning at the one or more customer facilities for the RFID tag associated with the laundered garments to obtain garment identifying information; and
associating the garment identifying information with delivery information for the laundered garments, wherein the delivery information includes confirmation of delivery of the laundered garments into the one or more customer facilities.
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Abstract
An improved tracking system for garments provided to a customer by a garment provider.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for tracking garments, comprising:
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retrieving garments from one or more customer facilities; scanning at the one or more customer facilities for an RFID tag associated with the retrieved garments to obtain garment identifying information; delivering the retrieved garments to a garment provider facility; laundering the retrieved garment at the garment provider facility using RFID tag to track the retrieved garments through a laundering process; delivering laundered garments to a customer that has employees as part of a program to provide the customer with laundered garments into one or more customer facilities; scanning at the one or more customer facilities for the RFID tag associated with the laundered garments to obtain garment identifying information; and associating the garment identifying information with delivery information for the laundered garments, wherein the delivery information includes confirmation of delivery of the laundered garments into the one or more customer facilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of tracking a garment, comprising:
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associating an RFID tag with the garment as garment identifying information; retrieving the garment from one or more customer facilities; scanning at the one or more customer facilities for the RFID tag associated with the retrieved garment to obtain the garment identifying information; delivering the retrieved garment to a garment provider facility; cleaning the retrieved garment at the garment provider facility using the RFID tag to track the retrieved garment through a cleaning process; scanning for the RFID tag at the garment provider facility prior to delivery; delivering the cleaned garment from the garment provider facility into a facility of a customer that has employees; and scanning the RFID tag at the customer facility to associate the garment identifying information with receipt at the customer facility and to receive further delivery information directing cleaned garments to a receiving area designated by the customer.
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25. A garment tracking system, comprising:
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a first RFID scanner located at garment provider facility and configured to; associate an RFID tag with the garment as garment identifying information, and associate garment identifying information with a particular order for a customer; and a second RFID scanner located at a customer facility and configured to; associate the RFID tag and associated garment identifying information with a particular location in the customer facility to confirm delivery of the garment as part of the particular order into the customer facility, and a particular employee of the customer.
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