Supply chain management using item detection system

US7356495B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Michael Beigl · Karlsruhe, DE
• Christian Reynolds Decker · Karlsruhe, DE
• Uwe Kubach · Waldbronn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 2003
• Grant date: Apr 8, 2008
• Expiry date: May 24, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/203
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system to monitor item placement and item movement on surfaces includes an identification system embedded in one or more surfaces and a computer. The identification system periodically scans the surfaces to generate data related to items placed on the surfaces. The data includes item type, item location on each surface, and number of items placed on each surface. The computer receives and processes the data to monitor item placement and item movement on the surfaces.