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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Matthew J. Lipsey, Sherwood, AR (US);
David C. Fly, Maumelle, AR (US);
Preston C. Phillips, Conway, AR (US);
Jason Newport, Conway, AR (US);
Cody L. Houston, Conway, AR (US);
Joseph Chwan, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Frederick J. Rogers, North Little Rock, AR (US);
Sean W. Ryan, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Snap-On Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
An inventory control system comprises an object storage device, a display device, and one or more processors. The object storage device includes a plurality of compartments, in which each compartment has a plurality of storage locations for storing objects. The display device is configured to display information about the object storage device. The one or more processors are configured to establish a description database of objects configured for storage in the inventory control system. The one or more processors retrieve object keywords corresponding to objects stored in the plurality of storage locations of one of the plurality of compartments. The one or more processors also generate a text block based on the retrieved object keywords. On the display device, the one or more processors display a representation of the plurality of compartments of the object storage device with the text block applied to the one of the plurality of compartments.