Patent ID: 11972479
Assignee: nan
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method for issuing and returning a transport trolley, the method comprising:
providing the transport trolley with a blockade element, the blockade element being configured to:
wirelessly communicate with a mobile communication device;
selectively prevent the taking of the transport trolley in a locked arrangement; and
selectively release the transport trolley for use in an unlocked arrangement;

transmitting an identification feature of a mobile communications device to identify the mobile communication device with the blockade element via wireless communication without a communication to a central server;
storing the transmitted identification feature in a memory of the blockade element;
selectively releasing the transport trolley into the unlocked arrangement and associating the mobile communication device with the transport trolley; and
selectively preventing the taking of the transport trolley in the locked arrangement and disbanding the association upon a return of the transport trolley by deleting or marking the stored identification feature.