Method and apparatus for monitoring depletion of an item

Details Method and apparatus for monitoring depletion of an item Method and apparatus for monitoring depletion of an item

2006-08-25

2010-11-30

Gart, Matthew S (Department: 3687)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Inventory management

C340S572100

Reexamination Certificate

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07844509

ABSTRACT:
A computer implemented method, apparatus, system, and computer usable program code for monitoring a real-time depletion of an item in a storage unit. A controller identifies an item placed in the storage unit to form an identified item. The controller detects a change in mass sensor data from a mass sensor shelf in a set of mass sensor shelves associated with the storage unit. The controller associates the change in mass sensor data with the identified item to form a current mass for the identified item. The controller determines a depletion of the identified item based a difference between the current mass and a previous mass for the identified item.

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