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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiko Kambe, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Shinichi Kashiwagi, Susono Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An item management apparatus includes an interface that receives a first identification of a first radio device carried by a user and a second identification of an alarm device correlated with an item deposited by the user. A memory stores the first identification and the second identification received by the interface in association with each other. A receiver receives a first signal from the first radio device. A processor determines a radio signal strength of the first radio device based on the first signal. A transmitter transmits a second signal for causing the alarm device to provide an alarm notice if the radio signal strength of the first radio device is determined to be greater than a predetermined value.