Method and apparatus for inventorying substances

US6450406B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventor

• Christopher Brown · Seligenstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 21, 2001
• Grant date: Sep 17, 2002
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G11C2216/20
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A portable, integrated scanner/scale apparatus capable of scanning and weighing articles of inventory and particularly intended for use with a method of inventorying bottled liquids, specifically liquor at a bar, or pharmaceuticals. The integrated scanner/scale apparatus is defined by a housing containing a scanner, a weighing scale, and a plurality of other components used by the scanner/scale apparatus for gathering, recording, and distributing inventory data. Housed inside the integrated scanner/scale apparatus is a memory device for storing information obtained from the scanner/scale apparatus, a display device for displaying data either generated by the scanner or scale or entered by the key pad, and a serial port or RF communications devices for enabling interconnection between the memory device and a personal computer having a software program for calculating inventory stock amounts and profits, etc.