Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inventory assistance device and method
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Application No.: US15145144Application Date: 2016-05-03
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Publication No.: US10318771B2Publication Date: 2019-06-11
- Inventor: Michael Hansen
- Applicant: Intermec Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US SC Fort Mill
- Assignee: INTERMEC IP CORP.
- Current Assignee: INTERMEC IP CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: US SC Fort Mill
- Agency: Additon, Higgins & Pendleton, P.A.
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; G06K7/10 ; G08B3/10 ; G08B5/36 ; G08B6/00

Abstract:
A system comprises two or more item storage bins, each item storage bin comprising: a wireless communication tag emitting a wireless signal having data identifying the item storage bin on which the wireless communication tag is positioned, and an indicator activated by receiving a feedback signal identifying the item storage bin on which the indicator is positioned; and a personal device comprising: a wireless communicator configured to communicate with the wireless communication tags, and a controller coupled to the wireless communicator and configured to identify one of the item storage bins from the wireless signal, and in response to identifying the one item storage bin, sending the feedback signal through the wireless communicator to the indicator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160247006A1 INVENTORY ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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