Patent ID: 9558470
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A system for ordering and receiving consumable articles in a supply room of a facility, the system comprising: (i) a plurality of restocking cards, each restocking card comprising a machine readable tag, and configured to be removably attached to consumable article packaging and identify a predetermined ordering quantity of said consumable article, said consumable article being stored in a supply room of a facility; (ii) a plurality of visual cues placed underneath said plurality of stocking cards on said consumable article packaging such that when a restocking card is removed, the visual cue underneath becomes visible and signals that an order has been placed for said consumable article; (iii) a container in said supply room, comprising a machine tag reader for reading said plurality of restocking cards; and (iv) a central stock server comprising a processor and memory units connected to said container for receiving orders to be fulfilled from the container and transferring said orders to be fulfilled to a fulfillment server, wherein when an employee wishes to order a predetermined quantity of consumable article in the supply room, the employee removes the restocking card from said consumable article's packaging and presents the restocking card to the container, the container then transmits an order for the quantity and consumable article associated with the restocking card to the central stock server which processes the order and sends it to a fulfillment server.