System and method for tracking usage of items at a work site
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1. A method for tracking usage of items comprising:
- receiving, with a sensor in a mobile electronic device, data identifying a first type of item stored in a first sub-container in a container, a second type of item stored in a second sub-container in the container, and a single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second type of item present in the second sub-container from a single tag associated with the container;
generating, with a user interface in the mobile electronic device, a prompt identifying the first type of item and the second type of item and requesting entry of a single count of the first type of item and the second type of item for removal from the first sub-container and the second sub-container, respectively;
receiving, from the user interface, the single count of the first type of item and the second type of item; and
storing in the single tag, with the sensor in the mobile electronic device, a revised single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second type of item present in the second sub-container, the revised single number being identified with reference to the single count received from the user interface and the single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second type of item present in the second sub-container received from the single tag.
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Abstract
A method tracks usage of items stored in containers. To perform the method, a sensor in a mobile electronic device receives data identifying a type of item stored in a container and a number of the type of item present in the container from a tag associated with the container. A user interface in the mobile electronic device generates a prompt requesting entry of a count of the items removed from the container. The sensor in the mobile electronic device generates a revised number of the items stored in the container and stores the revised number in the tag.
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1. A method for tracking usage of items comprising:
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receiving, with a sensor in a mobile electronic device, data identifying a first type of item stored in a first sub-container in a container, a second type of item stored in a second sub-container in the container, and a single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second type of item present in the second sub-container from a single tag associated with the container; generating, with a user interface in the mobile electronic device, a prompt identifying the first type of item and the second type of item and requesting entry of a single count of the first type of item and the second type of item for removal from the first sub-container and the second sub-container, respectively; receiving, from the user interface, the single count of the first type of item and the second type of item; and storing in the single tag, with the sensor in the mobile electronic device, a revised single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second type of item present in the second sub-container, the revised single number being identified with reference to the single count received from the user interface and the single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second type of item present in the second sub-container received from the single tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for tracking usage of items comprising:
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a container including a first sub-container configured to hold a first type of item and a second sub-container configured to hold a second type of item; a single tag affixed to the container and configured to store data corresponding to the first type of item stored in the first sub-container and the second type of item stored in the second sub-container; and a mobile electronic device having a processor and memory, a software application program includes programmed instructions stored in the memory of the mobile electronic device that the processor executes to operate the mobile electronic device to; receive, with a sensor in a mobile electronic device, data identifying the first type of item stored in the first sub-container, the second type of item stored in the second sub-container, and a single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second item present in the second sub-container from the single tag; generate, with a user interface in the mobile electronic device, a prompt identifying the first type of item and the second type of item and requesting entry of a single count of the first type of item and the second type of item for removal from the first sub-container and the second sub-container, respectively; receive, from the user interface, the single count of the first type of item and the second type of item; and store in the single tag, with the sensor, a revised single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second type of item present in the second sub-container, the revised single number being identified with reference to the single count received from the user interface and the single number of the first type of item present in the first sub-container and the second type of item present in the second sub-container received from the single tag. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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