Inventory devices and methods

US8212674B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Arthur G. Howarth · Mississauga, CA
• Prasad Miriyala · San Jose, US
• Chandrodaya Prasad · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 4, 2007
• Grant date: Jul 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/08
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In one implementation, a method includes reading first component data from a first tag associated with a first component of a device. The device may be powered on or off. The first component data indicate components associated with the first component at a first time. The method may involve obtaining second component data from a second tag associated with a support structure. The second component data may indicate components disposed in the support structure at a second time. The method may also involve comparing the first component data with the second component data and determining whether the first component data match the second component data.