EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
The invention is a system and method of managing equipment. The system incorporates a tagging device to attach identification tags to each piece of equipment. A scanning device is used to read the identification tags and relay this information to an equipment server. An input device is used to input information to the equipment server. The equipment server runs the equipment management program. The system flags a potential asset assigned to an asset creating individual. Equipment is designated an asset after use in an asset creating event.
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43 Claims
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24. A method for monitoring an inventory of products in a storage area, 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 that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is present in the storage area when a response is received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification; determining that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is not present in the storage area; and updating the inventory list based on the products verified to be present and the products determined to not be present. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. 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 storage area; an antenna operable to receive and transmit signals within the 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 that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is present in the storage area when a response is received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification; determine that the product corresponding to the wireless tag is not present in the 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 storage area. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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