Inventoriable-object control and tracking system
US7342494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2009/00936
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inventoriable-object control and tracking system comprising, in accordance with its preferred embodiments, an object identification assembly having an electronic device, with a unique electronically-readable identification code, which is connected to an inventoriable-object to enable control over access to the object and tracking of the object to identify a user in possession of the object. The system further includes a row and column matrix of electrical connectors located offset from a panel defining a corresponding row and column matrix of polarized slots for receipt of a plurality of object identification assemblies in a single orientation. Each connector of a matrix of electrical connectors comprises a pair of opposed, spring contacts having independently-deflectable portions to insure proper electrical contact with an electronic device of each object identification assembly. The system also includes a local controller connected to the matrix of electrical connectors and to a remote controller which executes, in accordance with the preferred methods, a plurality of software routines that communicate bi-directionally using a serial protocol, via a parallel data communication…
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