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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Eric H. Jenney, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew Ryan Weaver, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric H. Jenney, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew Ryan Weaver, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A pallet content identification mechanism is a small electronic device that is attached to a pallet. The pallet content identification mechanism reads RFID tags on the pallet using an RFID portal scanner, converts the RFID information into corresponding barcode information, and displays the corresponding barcodes on a small display. These barcodes may then be scanned by a conventional barcode scanner, thereby allowing all of the items on the pallet to be scanned into the barcode system without unpacking the pallet. The pallet identification mechanism allows a user to benefit from RFID technology on the pallet while still using barcode technology in the inventory control system.