Method and apparatus for associating the movement of goods with the identity of an individual moving the goods
US6909356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/2462
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tracking system monitors an entity that enters a controlled space and the addition, removal, or other movement or status changes of objects in the controlled space. A computer system, coupled to the tracking system, automatically associates the addition, removal or other movement or status changes of the objects with the identity of the entity and transmits this information to a server computer system. A user may subsequently access this information through one or more client computers coupled to the server computer system. The server computer system may also automatically notify a user or other computer systems, e.g., through a network interface, wireless interface, or telephone interface, when objects in the controlled space have been moved or the status has been changed and/or whether such movement or status change is authorized or not.
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