Patent ID: 7623032
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: A47G,G06Q

Abstract:
1. An object inventory tracking system comprising: a) a reception panel, including an array of apertures comprising: b) a plurality of fobs adapted to be engageable with an associated object to be inventoried, each of said fobs incorporating an onboard readable memory for storing information identifying the associated object, each of said fobs extensible through respective ones of said apertures and adapted to couple the memory with the electrical contacts of the corresponding apertures of the upper face plate and said circuit board wherein said fob is capable of engaging the contacts in at least two orientations wherein said memory is a touch memory device having a reflective coating to aid in the transmission of light from the light generating device through said fob; and c) a microprocessor in electrical communication with said electrical contacts for reading and displaying the location of the fobs disposed in said apertures and for reading and displaying the absence of a fob in said apertures; d) at least one light-generating device positioned adjacent each of said electrical contacts and is in electrical communication with said microprocessor wherein said light-generating device is a light emitting diode.