Patent ID: 6616037
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
A system for taking inventory of product contained within coded containers each having a readable code, said system comprising:(a) input means for generating and transmitting for each coded container a signal identifying the product contained within the coded container and the silhouette of the coded container; (b) data processing means operably associated with said input means for receiving said signal from said input means, said data processing means having data storage means containing, for each code on the coded containers, product information, including the type of product and the silhouette of the container associated with the code, said data processing means upon receiving said signal from said input means, operatively responding to correlate said signal with said product information corresponding to said code to produce a product description that includes an identification of the silhouette of the container within which the product is contained, said data processing means comprising: (i) display means for displaying said product description, including a visual display of the silhouette of the container; (ii) information entering means for entering product record information into the data storage means, including an indication on said silhouette of the coded container of the level of product remaining in the coded container; and (iii) program memory means containing data for controlling said data processing means and for creating at least one inventory report by operatively correlating said product identification information with said product record information to calculate the quantity of product contained within the coded container.