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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2005
Applicant:
John Higham, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
John Higham, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Omnicell, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An RFID for cabinet for monitoring items having an RFID tag includes a cabinet having at least one locking front door. An RFID detector is used for monitoring each item placed within the cabinet and is located within the interior of the cabinet. A computer is coupled to the RFID cabinet and controls opening and closing of the front door and is configured to receive an input that identifies the user. In this way, the computer is configured to periodically record data read from the RFID tags by the RFID detector.