Methods and apparatus for inventory location compliance

US8102264B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Symbol Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Charles Rinkes · Medina, US
• Thomas L. Mountjoy · Wadsworth, US
• David Mohnke · Willoughby, US
• Michael Hulthen · Medina, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2008
• Grant date: Jan 24, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/203
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An inventory compliance system includes an RFID reader having an agent configured to periodically read all RF tags within its range and then send the resulting tag information to an inventory application that processes the received information (e.g., tag ID, etc.) to determine the state of inventory at that time—i.e., the number, type, and location of each of the tags. In this way, through automatic updating via mobile and stationary RFID readers, an organization is able to monitor inventory without manual intervention, thereby reducing cost and time associated with conventional inventory compliance methods.