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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Michael D. Essenmacher, Danbury, CT (US);
Anthony M. Cocuzza, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Nancy S. Tilley, High Falls, NY (US);
Janice M. Young, White Plains, NY (US);
Yuk L. Chan, Rochester, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Automated item replenishment for a plurality of items is accomplished by associating each item with one or more tags, which may in turn be associated with a particular consumption level of the item. One or more tag detection units are positioned to monitor an entry and/or an exit point of a monitored location. An inventory database maintains an inventory of the items currently present at the location and tracks consumption levels and exhaustion dates associated with each item.