Methods, devices and computer readable storage devices for tracking inventory

US9916561B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Nikhil Marathe · Roselle, US
• Christopher Baldwin · Algonquin, US
• Wayne Robert Heinmiller · Elgin, US
• Patrick Kenny · Barrington, US
• Susan Kenny · Barrington, US
• Michael Towster · Barrington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 5, 2013
• Grant date: Mar 13, 2018
• Expiry date: Nov 5, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The location of a container and the location of a storage device that stores a particular item are determined. A determination is made that the particular item is placed in the container. The locations of the particular item and the container are tracked as the container moves through a premises. For a purchase-related transaction, a determination is made whether the location of the particular item corresponds to the location of the container. If the location of the particular item corresponds to the location of the container, a cost for the particular item is included in the purchase-related transaction. If not, the cost for the particular item is not included in the purchase-related transaction, and the location of the particular item is accounted for.