Identification system and method
First Claim
1. An inventory identification system, comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to output a signal including at least one value based on measurements of at least one of an environmental parameter and an inventory-item parameter of an inventory item;
a low electromagnetic radiation display device associated with the inventory item tracked by the inventory identification system, the low electromagnetic radiation display device electrically connected to the at least one sensor and configured to receive the signal of the at least one sensor and graphically represent the signal as a display output, wherein the low electromagnetic radiation display device and the inventory item are configured to be co-located within a restricted electromagnetic radiation environment;
an optical imaging device optically coupled to the low electromagnetic display device and configured to optically generate an image of the display output, the image configured to graphically represent the at least one value;
an optical processing system configured to receive and process the image to determine device data based on the processed image; and
a transmitter configured to receive the sensor data from the optical processing system and transmit the device data to a remote data collection device.
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Abstract
A inventory identification method and system disclosed herein that includes a low electromagnetic radiation display device, at least one sensor electrically connected to the low electromagnetic radiation display device, an optical imaging device configured to optically generate an image of a display output of the low electromagnetic radiation display device, the display output configured to graphically represent at least one value received from the at least one sensor. The system further includes an optical processing system configured to receive and process the image from the display output of the low electromagnetic radiation display to determine device data based on the processed image, and a data transmitter configured to transmit the device data to a remote data collection device.
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20 Claims
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1. An inventory identification system, comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to output a signal including at least one value based on measurements of at least one of an environmental parameter and an inventory-item parameter of an inventory item; a low electromagnetic radiation display device associated with the inventory item tracked by the inventory identification system, the low electromagnetic radiation display device electrically connected to the at least one sensor and configured to receive the signal of the at least one sensor and graphically represent the signal as a display output, wherein the low electromagnetic radiation display device and the inventory item are configured to be co-located within a restricted electromagnetic radiation environment; an optical imaging device optically coupled to the low electromagnetic display device and configured to optically generate an image of the display output, the image configured to graphically represent the at least one value; an optical processing system configured to receive and process the image to determine device data based on the processed image; and a transmitter configured to receive the sensor data from the optical processing system and transmit the device data to a remote data collection device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An inventory identification system, comprising:
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a low electromagnetic radiation display device associated with a device accountable to the inventory and configured to display at least one value received from at least one sensor; the at least one sensor electrically connected to the low electromagnetic radiation display device to provide the at least one value to the low electromagnetic radiation display device; an optical imaging device configured to optically generate an image from the at least one value displayed on the low electromagnetic radiation display device, the image configured to graphically represent the at least one value received from the at least one sensor, wherein the optical imaging device further comprises one of; a camera mounted to an automatic translation system configured to move the camera along a predetermined path to generate a series of images, wherein each image of the series of images containing a display output of one of a plurality of low electromagnetic radiation display devices, wherein the plurality of low electromagnetic radiation display devices comprises the low electromagnetic radiation display device, and a camera having panning and zooming capabilities; an optical processing system configured to receive and process the image to determine device data based on the processed image; a transmitter configured to transmit the device data to a remote data collection device; an additional low electromagnetic radiation display device configured to receive data associated with the series of images and configured to generate an additional display output of the additional low electromagnetic radiation display device graphically representing the data associated with the series of images, and an additional optical imaging device configured to generate an additional image of the additional display output.
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12. An inventory identification system for a restricted electromagnetic radiation environment, comprising:
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a display device electronically connected to an inventory item tracked by the inventory identification system, the display device and the inventory item being co-located within the restricted electromagnetic radiation environment; a sensor electrically connected to the display device, the sensor being located within the restricted electromagnetic radiation environment and transmitting signals to the display device representing real-time changes in environmental conditions within the restricted electromagnetic radiation environment, the sensor being co-located with the inventory item within the restricted electromagnetic radiation environment; an electrical connection between the display device and the inventory item tracked by the inventory identification system, the electrical connection receiving data from the inventory item indicating a device status; an optical imaging device configured to generate an image of a graphical display on the display device, the graphical display being generated by the display device based on the signals transmitted from the sensor and the data received from the electrical connection; a processor receiving the image of the graphical display and determining device data based reading contents of the graphical display; and a transmitter outside of the restricted electromagnetic radiation environment configured to transmit the device data to a remote inventory identification accounting device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for inventory identification of a inventory item in a restricted electromagnetic radiation environment, the method comprising:
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providing a low electromagnetic radiation display device configured to generate a display output on a low electromagnetic radiation graphical display; receiving signals from at least one sensor and signals from the inventory item associated with the low electromagnetic radiation display device; generating the display output on the low electromagnetic radiation graphical display, wherein the display output is based on the signals from the at least one sensor and data received from the inventory item, wherein the low electromagnetic radiation graphical display and the inventory item are disposed in the restricted electromagnetic radiation environment; generating an image of the display output at a remote location from the low electromagnetic radiation display device; processing the image to determine device data representative of the signals from the at least one sensor and the signals from the inventory item; and transmitting the device data to another remote location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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