Patent ID: 7358857

Claim:
A method for storing items in a storage facility, wherein the storage facility is a warehouse or other facility in which the items are stored in defined storage locations including shelves or bins, the method comprising: receiving and recording a GPS signal through a transceiver within an indicia scanner at first location; determining an approximate coordinate position of the first location based on the GPS signal received by the transceiver coupled to an indicia scanner; processing the GPS signal to determine the approximate coordinate position of the first location; determining the identity of an item by scanning a symbol associated with the item with said indicia scanner; reading a broadcast error compensation signal transmitted directly from a base station having a fixed location; comparing the approximate coordinate position of the first location from the GPS signal to the broadcast error compensation signal from the base station; determining a second location based on said comparing, the second location being a storage location at which an item is to be stored; and associating the storage location and identity in a database.