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Apparatus and method for managing articles

US6992587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateFeb 24, 2004
Grant dateJan 31, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B21/24
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To easily and correctly manage a plurality of articles, a capture device 12 captures articles to which radio tags having different IDs are attached, and the tag IDs of the radio tags of the articles are received using a tag ID reception card 10. A captured image is associated with a received tag ID and entered. A plurality of articles are managed in a group using captured images and received tag IDs.

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