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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2019
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Frederick J. Rogers, North Little Rock, AR (US);
David C. Fly, Maumelle, AR (US);
Preston C. Phillips, Conway, AR (US);
Matthew J. Lipsey, Sherwood, AR (US);
Joseph Chwan, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Jason Newport, Conway, AR (US);
Andrew R. Lobo, Wadsworth, IL (US);
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
An automated asset management system includes a plurality of storage locations for storing objects, and first and second sensing subsystems each configured to sense presence or absence of the objects in the plurality of storage locations. The first and second sensing subsystems are used to sense the presence or absence of a same particular object using different respective sensing modalities. In operation, a first scan of the storage locations is performed using the first sensing subsystem, and the presence or absence of the particular object is determined using the first sensing modality. In turn, a second scan of the storage locations is performed using the second sensing subsystem, and the presence or absence of the particular object is confirmed using both the result of the determination made using the first sensing modality and a determination of the presence or absence of the particular object using the second sensing modality.