Notification system for detecting tool usage
US11776379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37587
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tool notification system for determining tool usage information that would be otherwise unavailable or not easily discoverable by comparing information output by a tool and information obtained from a source. The tool notification system includes a tool operatively coupled to a sensor which may communicate information about the use, location, or other status of the tool to a processing system of the tool notification system. The processing system also receives the information from the source, which may include information about the parts supplied to the tool, the designated location of the tool, or other threshold parameters associated with supplying or using the tool. The processing system is configured to compare the information output from the tool and the information from the source and determine whether a condition is met for thereby sending a notification about tool usage.
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