Patent ID: 6901381
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method of keeping tabs on the usage of inventory on a transport making a trip between at least two locations, comprising the steps of: a) stocking a given amount of inventory onto said transport at the start of said trip; b) downloading data relating to said given amount of inventory to a portable processor terminal from one of a plurality of data processor terminals; c) docking said portable terminal onto said transport; d) updating the data in said portable terminal to reflect the remaining amount of stocked inventory or the amount of stocked inventory used or sold, or becoming not usable on said transport, as the inventory gets depleted during said trip; and e) uploading data reflecting the amount of stocked inventory left on said transport and/or used or becoming not usable from said portable terminal to said one or an other of said plurality of data processor terminals at the end of said trip.