Interactive inventory storage device, system, and method
US11113661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A90/10
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing automated inventory management of medicine and healthcare items stored within bins in care facilities are disclosed. A method includes providing an interactive storage device for attaching to a bin, and outputting, via an audiovisual element, a visual representation of a local inventory of the bin, receiving a user input, determining a change to the local inventory according to the user input, updating the local inventory in a non-volatile data store according to the change, synchronizing the local inventory with one or more nodes via a communication interface, and receiving, from the one or more nodes via the communication interface, periodic updates for a local cache comprising locations and inventories of one or more remote bins.
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