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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Hans Gregory Schantz, Huntsville, AL (US);
Peter J. Beucher, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Hans Gregory Schantz, Huntsville, AL (US);
Peter J. Beucher, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Q-Track Corporation, Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
An inventory control system and method uses a locating device associated with a mover and identifies an ID tagged asset using an ID reader also associated with the mover. Thus, a single relatively high-cost locating device may be temporarily associated with the asset, enabling precise location of a multitude of assets as a mover traverses an inventory area. The asset location and identification may be associated in a database. The asset location may be refined by using additional measurement devices, for example a forklift height sensor, to determine extension from a locating device. A further embodiment utilizes RFID or barcode technology for the ID tag. The locating device may utilize near-field location technology, signals-of-opportunity, or other RTLS technologies.