Apparatus for manufacturing management using a wireless device
US6838977B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/203
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of inventory management is described. Upon activation of a button on a wireless device, the wireless device having a light source and a transceiver with a unique media address corresponding to a unique product, the device broadcasts a first signal including an order command and the unique media address by the transceiver via a wireless medium. A central controller then receives the first signal, identifies the unique media address included in the first signal, and using a database, identifies the unique product associated with the unique media address.
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