Automated asset management system with multiple sensing technologies
First Claim
1. An automated asset management system comprising:
- a plurality of storage locations for storing objects;
first and second sensing subsystems each configured to sense presence or absence of the objects in the plurality of storage locations of the asset management system, wherein the first and second sensing subsystems are configured to sense the presence or absence of a same particular object in the asset management system using different respective first and second sensing modalities;
a processor; and
a non-transitory machine readable recording medium storing program instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
perform a scan of the storage locations using the first sensing subsystem, and determine the presence or absence of the particular object in the plurality of storage locations using the first sensing modality of the first sensing subsystem, andperform a scan of the storage locations using the second sensing subsystem, and confirm the presence or absence of the particular object in the plurality of storage locations using both the result of the determination made using the first sensing modality and a determination of the presence or absence of the particular object using the second sensing modality of the second sensing subsystem,wherein the first sensing subsystem includes optical identification sensors, andwherein the second sensing subsystem is operative to differentiate between objects that are not differentiated by the first sensing subsystem.
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Abstract
An automated asset management system includes a plurality of storage locations for storing objects, and first and second sensing subsystems each configured to sense presence or absence of the objects in the plurality of storage locations. The first and second sensing subsystems are used to sense the presence or absence of a same particular object using different respective sensing modalities. In operation, a first scan of the storage locations is performed using the first sensing subsystem, and the presence or absence of the particular object is determined using the first sensing modality. In turn, a second scan of the storage locations is performed using the second sensing subsystem, and the presence or absence of the particular object is confirmed using both the result of the determination made using the first sensing modality and a determination of the presence or absence of the particular object using the second sensing modality.
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1. An automated asset management system comprising:
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a plurality of storage locations for storing objects; first and second sensing subsystems each configured to sense presence or absence of the objects in the plurality of storage locations of the asset management system, wherein the first and second sensing subsystems are configured to sense the presence or absence of a same particular object in the asset management system using different respective first and second sensing modalities; a processor; and a non-transitory machine readable recording medium storing program instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; perform a scan of the storage locations using the first sensing subsystem, and determine the presence or absence of the particular object in the plurality of storage locations using the first sensing modality of the first sensing subsystem, and perform a scan of the storage locations using the second sensing subsystem, and confirm the presence or absence of the particular object in the plurality of storage locations using both the result of the determination made using the first sensing modality and a determination of the presence or absence of the particular object using the second sensing modality of the second sensing subsystem, wherein the first sensing subsystem includes optical identification sensors, and wherein the second sensing subsystem is operative to differentiate between objects that are not differentiated by the first sensing subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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performing, using a first sensing subsystem, a first scan of a plurality of storage locations for storing objects in an automated asset management system having the first sensing subsystem and a second sensing subsystem each configured to sense presence or absence of the objects in the plurality of storage locations; determine, based on a result of the first scan, presence or absence of a particular object in the plurality of storage locations using a first sensing modality of the first sensing subsystem; performing, using the second sensing subsystem, a second scan of the plurality of storage locations; and confirming the presence or absence of the particular object in the plurality of storage locations using both a result of the determination made using the first sensing modality and a determination of the presence or absence of the particular object using a second sensing modality of the second sensing subsystem, wherein the first and second sensing subsystems are configured to sense the presence or absence of a same particular object in the asset management system using different respective first and second sensing modalities, wherein the first sensing subsystem includes optical identification sensors, and wherein the second sensing subsystem is operative to differentiate between objects that are not differentiated by the first sensing subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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