Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods, devices and computer readable storage devices for tracking inventory
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Application No.: US14071873Application Date: 2013-11-05
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Publication No.: US09916561B2Publication Date: 2018-03-13
- Inventor: Nikhil S. Marathe , Christopher Baldwin , Wayne Robert Heinmiller , Patrick Kenny , Susan Kenny , Michael Towster
- Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Hartman & Citrin LLC
- Main IPC: G06G1/14
- IPC: G06G1/14 ; G06Q20/00 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06Q30/00 ; G06Q10/00

Abstract:
The location of a container and the location of a storage device that stores a particular item are determined. A determination is made that the particular item is placed in the container. The locations of the particular item and the container are tracked as the container moves through a premises. For a purchase-related transaction, a determination is made whether the location of the particular item corresponds to the location of the container. If the location of the particular item corresponds to the location of the container, a cost for the particular item is included in the purchase-related transaction. If not, the cost for the particular item is not included in the purchase-related transaction, and the location of the particular item is accounted for.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150127496A1 Methods, Devices and Computer Readable Storage Devices for Tracking Inventory Public/Granted day:2015-05-07
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