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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2006
Selcuk Suat Eren, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brian Jules Jaeger, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Douglas Alan Law, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul Allen Roberts, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shawn Konrad Sremaniak, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Selcuk Suat Eren, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brian Jules Jaeger, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Douglas Alan Law, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul Allen Roberts, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shawn Konrad Sremaniak, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for coordinating delivery of components to manage solution delivery and installation to customers. When a customer order for components is received, a component tracking device is configured to be placed within one or more pre-designated areas of a customer site. Each component to be shipped to the customer site is tagged with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that is associated with the order. The tracking device is used to detect the presence of each component at the pre-designated areas within the customer site. An RFID reader in the tracking device detects the presence of a component by reading the RFID tag on the component. Data about the presence of each component is recorded. An installation team may be notified when the recorded data indicates that a number of components in the order have been detected within the pre-designated areas of the customer site.