Patent AU-2020281008-A1 (AU)
Title: Automated product cabinet for inventory control
Inventor: KERNICK EDWARD R
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2020-10-02
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) 
(19) World Intellectual Property 
Organization 
International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 
(43) International Publication Date W O 2021/064691 Al 
08 April 2021 (08.04.2021) W IPOIPCT 
(51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: SHIRTZ, Joseph F. et al.; JOHNSON & 
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01) G06K 9/00 (2006.01) JOHNSON, One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New 
A47F3/00 (2006.01) G16H 20/13 (2018.01) Brunswick, New Jersey 08933 (US).  
B25H 3/02 (2006.01) G07F11/62 (2006.01) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 
B65G 1/137 (2006.01) G07F 17/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available) AE, AG, AL, AM, 
(21) International Application Number: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 
PCT/1B2020/059292 CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, 
DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FL, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, UN, 
(22)InternationalFilingDate:02 October 2020 (02.10.2020) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, IT, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 
KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, 
(25) Filing Language: English ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, 
NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, 
(26)PublicationLanguage: English SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, 
(30) Priority Data: TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, WS, ZA, ZM, ZW.  
16/592,315 03 October 2019 (03.10.2019) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 
(71) Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 
INC. [US/US]; 7500 Centurion Parkway, Jacksonville, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, 
Florida 32256 (US). UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 
TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 
(72) Inventors: KERNICK, Edward R.; 7500 Centurion Park- EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, 
way, Jacksonville, Florida 32256 (US). SHIMODA, Maile; MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, 
Johnson & Johnson, 1700 E St Andrew P1, Santa Ana, Cal- TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, 
ifornia 92705 (US). KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).  
(54) Title: AUTOMATED PRODUCT CABINET FOR INVENTORY CONTROL 
(57) Abstract: An example automated product cabinet includes a hous
ing defining a storage area configured to receive a product and a face.  
AUTOMATED PRODUC LOCKER The cabinet includes a plurality of slots, where each slot is configured 
100 to receive a respective unit of the product, and a plurality of visual in
HOUSING 1J1 dicators configured to indicate positions of the units of the product. The 
cabinet includes a scanning bar configured to be slidably repositioned 
103 along the face of the housing, and a data capture device attached to the 
DRAWER(S) j scanning bar and configured to capture information about the product.  
The cabinet includes a controller operably coupled to the data capture 
VISUAL5INDKATOR device. The controller is configured to inventory the product based, at 
VISUA INDICATOS least in part, on the information about the product, and actuate one or 
107 more of the visual indicators that are associated with a desired unit of 
MACHINE VISION SYSTEM the product.  
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CONTROLLERS 
POWER SUPPLY _J 
ii 115 
POSITION DETECTOR 
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