Patent ID: 8686831
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mobile tool facility comprising: a container configured to be moved to a plurality of locations, the container including an interior and a container end providing access to the interior; a portal system rigidly coupled with the container, the portal system spaced from the container end to allow access to the portal system, the portal system operable to control access into and out of the container through the container end; a radio frequency scanning area between the container end and a locking door; a radio frequency shield wall positioned in the interior of the container and spaced from the portal system to allow access between the portal system and the shield wall, the shield wall configured to reduce an amount of electromagnetic energy entering the interior of the container; and a plurality of items stored in the interior of the container in a controlled space defined by the shield wall and interior walls of the container, the plurality of items being available to be removed from the container through the portal system by an authorized individual, wherein the portal system further comprises a radio frequency (RF) reader, the RF reader configured to read data from an RF identification tag (RFID tag) associated with an item of the plurality of items moving through the portal system, and wherein the radio frequency shield wall prevents the RF reader from erroneously detecting RFID tags on items within the container; the radio frequency shield wall to prevent erroneous readings of items still located within the container; the portal system further configured to secure the locking door while scanning the radio frequency scanning area for the item of the plurality of items as a user exits the interior of the container to verify replacement or removal of the at least one item; and automatically read data from the RFID data tag associated with the item and associate or disassociate the item from the user by the portal system.