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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Timothy B. Austin, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for item tracking are disclosed herein. The method determines at least one of first and second states of a container based on first data received from a first sensor associated with the container. Responsive to determining the container first state, the method modifies a communication protocol of a first device of the container, receives, by the first device, first information of at least one item associated with a first element, and determines the at least one item associated with the first element is positioned in the container based on the first information. Responsive to determining the container second state, the method identifies a first location of the container and modifies at least one of the communication protocol of the first device and a communication protocol of a second device of the container based on whether the second device receives second information of the first location associated with a second element.