Monitoring removal and replacement of tools within an inventory control system
US9811962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/00896
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inventory control system is described that includes a tool storage device including a drawer or a tray providing a pallet, wherein the pallet includes storage locations for objects; a sensing device configured to form an image of the storage locations; and a data processor configured to determine presence or absence of the pallet and presence or absence of objects within the storage locations of the pallet using the information from the image.
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