Patent ID: 8369981

Claim:
A method of object location management, comprising the steps of: deploying a plurality of fixed contactless identification devices in an area, each of the fixed contactless identification devices exhibiting a unique fixed device identifier that can be read from a distance by a mobile locator; placing movable contactless identification devices on movable objects to be stored in the area, each of the movable contactless identification devices exhibiting a unique movable device identifier that can be detected from a distance by the mobile locator; computing a current location of a designated movable contactless identification device based on fixed device identifiers and movable device identifiers that are detected by the mobile locator and received through a network by a server; determining that the designated movable contactless identification device and associated object has been placed in an improper location by the server; and sending directions to the mobile locator to remove the object from the improper location and to place the object in an assigned location by the server.