INVENTORY MONITORING AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring an inventory of products in a storage device that has an antenna, each product having a corresponding wireless tag with a corresponding wireless tag identification, the method comprising the steps of:
- accessing an inventory list containing at least one wireless tag identification;
sending, for each of the at least one wireless tag identification in the inventory list, a specific query via the antenna to the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification;
verifying, in the case that a response is received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification, that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is present in the storage device;
determining, in the case that a response is not received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification, that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is not present in the storage device; and
updating the inventory list based on the products verified to be present and the products determined to not be present.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring the inventory of products in a storage device that has an antenna are provided, wherein each product has a corresponding wireless tag having a unique wireless tag identification. The inventory monitoring includes accessing an inventory list containing at least one wireless tag identification, sending a specific query via the antenna for each of the at least one wireless tag identifications in the inventory list to the corresponding wireless tag, verifying, in the case that a response is received from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification, that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is present in the storage device, determining, in the case that a response is not received from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification, that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is not present in the storage device, and updating the inventory list based on the products verified to be present and the products determined to not be present in the storage device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring an inventory of products in a storage device that has an antenna, each product having a corresponding wireless tag with a corresponding wireless tag identification, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing an inventory list containing at least one wireless tag identification; sending, for each of the at least one wireless tag identification in the inventory list, a specific query via the antenna to the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification; verifying, in the case that a response is received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification, that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is present in the storage device; determining, in the case that a response is not received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification, that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is not present in the storage device; and updating the inventory list based on the products verified to be present and the products determined to not be present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An inventory monitoring system for monitoring an inventory of products each of which has a corresponding wireless tag with a corresponding wireless tag identification, comprising:
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a securable storage area; an antenna operable to receive and transmit signals within the securable storage area; and a processor configured to; access an inventory list containing at least one wireless tag identification; send, for each of the at least one wireless tag identification in the inventory list, a specific query via the antenna to the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification; verify, in the case that a response is received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification, that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is present in the securable storage area; determine, in the case that a response is not received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification, that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is not present in the securable storage area; and update the inventory list based on the products verified to be present and the products determined to not be present in the securable storage area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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