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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2023
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
David C. Fly, Maumelle, AR (US);
Matthew J. Lipsey, Sherwood, AR (US);
Preston C. Phillips, Conway, AR (US);
Jason Newport, Conway, AR (US);
Andrew R. Lobo, Wadsworth, IL (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
The present application describes an automated inventory control system that comprises a storage device, a sensing system, a data storage, and one or more processors. The storage device includes a plurality of storage locations for storing objects. The sensing system is configured to associate the storage device with a first location and with a second location. The data storage is configured to store configurable data of the storage device. The one or more processors are configured to send configurable data corresponding to the first location to the storage device in response to receiving information associating the storage device with the first location from the sensing system. In response to receiving information associating the storage device with the second location from the sensing system, the one or more processors are configured to send configurable data corresponding to the second location to the storage device.