System for collecting and automatically checking ordered articles
First Claim
1. A mobile device for collecting and validating collected articles, each article equipped with a transponder, the mobile device comprising:
- means for moving along a runway in a predetermined path;
a receiving means for receiving and supporting the collected articles while moving along the runway in the predetermined path;
a radio-frequency (RF) interrogation means for obtaining identifying information on each of the articles collected by the device; and
comparison means for comparing the identifying information obtained with references relative to a determined order for articles and thus for validating the collected articles as the articles are collected along the runway.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a mobile device for collecting and validating collected articles, each equipped with a transponder and including rollers for moving along a runway in a predetermined path, a horizontal beam for receiving the articles collected during this displacement one by one, a radio-frequency interrogator for obtaining identifying information on each of the articles collected by the device and a comparator for comparing the identifying information obtained with references relative to a determined order for articles and thus for validating the collected articles as they are collected along the runway.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device for collecting and validating collected articles, each article equipped with a transponder, the mobile device comprising:
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means for moving along a runway in a predetermined path; a receiving means for receiving and supporting the collected articles while moving along the runway in the predetermined path; a radio-frequency (RF) interrogation means for obtaining identifying information on each of the articles collected by the device; and comparison means for comparing the identifying information obtained with references relative to a determined order for articles and thus for validating the collected articles as the articles are collected along the runway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device for collecting and validating collected articles, each article equipped with a transponder, the mobile device comprising:
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a guide portion for moving the mobile device along a runway in a predetermined path; a receiving portion configured to receive and support the collected articles while moving along the runway in the predetermined path; a radio-frequency (RF) interrogation device that obtains identifying information on each of the articles collected by the mobile device; and a comparison unit that compares the identifying information obtained from the transponder with a predetermined order for articles. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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