Patent ID: 7753270
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: B65G,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A storing system for storing articles comprising: a drawer in which articles having IDs are placed, the drawer being movable in an opening direction and in a closing direction; an ID reader for reading the IDs of articles located in a reading area of the ID reader, the ID reader being positioned at a front side of the drawer when the drawer is in a closed state and being positioned in such a way that articles in the drawer that pass through the reading area as the drawer is moved are read by the ID reader simultaneously with movement of the drawer in the opening direction and simultaneously with movement of the drawer in the closing direction; and identification means for generating a list of IDs of articles read by the ID reader in response to the drawer being moved in the opening direction and in response to the drawer being moved in the closing direction, and for identifying the articles retrieved from or stored in the drawer, based on a difference between the list generated in response to the drawer being moved in the opening direction and the list generated in response to the drawer being moved in the closing direction.