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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2003
Donald G. Bauer, Laurel, MD (US);
Richard J. Campero, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Paul B. Rasband, Frederick, MD (US);
Martin D. Weel, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Donald G. Bauer, Laurel, MD (US);
Richard J. Campero, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Paul B. Rasband, Frederick, MD (US);
Martin D. Weel, Coto De Caza, CA (US);
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with certain aspects related to the present invention collect item information from RFID tags attached to items in an inventory, and uses the collected item information to perform various inventory management processes. In one aspect, the inventory management processes may include determining, reporting, and/or providing corrective actions for one or more events associated with at least one of depletions of items in the inventory, changes in the design of items in the inventory, defects with one or more items, misplaced items, the movement of an unusual umber of items within a short period of time (i.e., shrinkage), and malfunctions of one or more components included in the environment.