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RFID cabinet

  • US 8,416,080 B2
  • Filed: 07/23/2009
  • Issued: 04/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A storage system, comprising:

  • a cabinet for containing a plurality of items of inventory, at least some of the items of inventory comprising RFID tags, each RFID tag comprising data used to identify the item on which it is located;

    an RFID reader contained within the cabinet; and

    a computer coupled to the cabinet, the computer configured to periodically

         1) cause the RFID reader to read the data from all of the RFID tags in the cabinet and report the data to the computer, and

         2) record the data from all of the RFID tags;

    wherein the computer is further configured to generate a visual picture of a layout of the cabinet and to highlight where a particular item is located within the cabinet.

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