Patent ID: 11946688
Assignee: FFF ENTERPRISES, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  A  G | IPC A  F

Claim 8:
9. A medical storage and dispensing system for packaged medicine and regulated medical products using an optical scanner and comprising trays for flexible operating environments and enclosed spaces, comprising:
an integrated portable open-top tray comprising an enclosed housing and a platform positioned above housing, wherein the platform includes a solid flat surface that is adapted to be open for access by hand of users, regardless of whether users are authenticated, to receive and support a plurality of packaged medicine or regulated medical products on the tray, the tray further comprising, enclosed within the housing, a processor, memory, battery and wireless communications circuit that are configured to operate the tray when the tray is put in use in the system, the tray further comprising a weight sensor, a temperature sensor, a motion sensor and a light sensor that are supported and housed by housing, wherein the processor, memory, communication circuit, temperature sensor, motion sensor and light sensor are adapted to operate under normal conditions operating in a refrigerator or freezer; wherein the weight sensor is configured to sense the weight of a total load on the platform and the platform is supported or carried by the housing;
wherein computer readable instructions stored in the non-transient memory configured the process and wireless communication circuit to perform steps comprising:
implement a timer that switches the tray to a sleep mode in which the tray is operating in a low power mode in which electrical power is applied to provide limited functionality until one or more types of activity is detected;
control when communications are transmitted by being configured to send communications when the light sensor is activated due to the light sensor sensing light activation;
in response to the light sensor being activated after being in sleep mode,
transmit to the other device an update, wherein the update comprises a report of battery status, current temperature using the temperature sensor, current weight on the platform using the weight sensor to the other device; wherein the temperature, battery status and weight is received from memory and/or from the sensors, and
communicate with another nearby device via wireless communications including communicating a change in the scanned items stocked on the platform based on the changes in the weight sensed by the weight sensor; and

during the sleep mode, maintain the time and measure time since last update was transmitted.