Patent ID: 8570169
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
1. A portable dispensing device comprising: a container configured to be moved to a plurality of locations, the container including an interior and an end; an access point positioned at the end of the container and configured to control access by an authorized individual into and out of the container; a plurality of bins and a plurality of scales disposed within the interior of the container, where each bin is independently coupled to one of the plurality of scales for measuring a weight of the bin and its contents; and a computing device in electrical communication with the access point and configured to allow or deny access to the container, the computing device being in electrical communication with each scale and configured to receive the measured weight from each scale and determine a number of items in each bin based on the measured weight, the computing device being configured to associate an item added to or removed from each bin with the authorized individual upon that individual exiting the container.