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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Encompass Technologies, Llp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan W. O'Neil, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Encompass Technologies, LLP, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
Abstract
An computer-implemented inventory control system and a method of inventory control which includes an inventory control program executable to analyze a sensor signal generated by a distance sensor having a fixed position at a target location to calculate the inventory level of a target product positioned at the target location based on separation distance between the distance sensor and the target product.