Patent ID: 8970377
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G01V,G06Q,G08B

Abstract:
1. A system for tracking locations of items comprising: a plurality of items, each item being configured to be stored and removed from a compartment; a plurality of tags affixed to the plurality of items in a one-to-one correspondence to uniquely identify each item in the plurality of items with an identifier stored in each tag; a tag reading device associated with the compartment and configured to receive data from each tag in the plurality of tags in response to each removal from and each return to the compartment of each item in the plurality of items; a sensor configured to identify a state change of the compartment; a memory configured to store data corresponding to a graphical representation of the compartment and predetermined locations of the plurality of items in the compartment; a wireless network output device configured to send a message including the identifier corresponding to the one item to a mobile electronic device; and a processor communicatively coupled to the tag reading device, the sensor, the memory, and the wireless network output device, the processor being configured to: