Dynamic control containment unit

a technology of containment unit and dynamic control, which is applied in the direction of program control, testing/monitoring control system, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of inaccurate information, small accountability, and inability to accurately monitor and control inventory

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-06-26
MOBILE ASPECTS INC
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Typically, there is little accountability as to what has been taken, who took it, and how many they took.
The current method of maintaining and controlling inventory is both labor intensive and imprecise.
During busy times, the information garnered is inaccurate or the entire process is sometimes skipped.
This action of manual input causes the system to decrement the item from inventory.

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[0043] The present invention is particularly useful in the field of medicine, and, in particular, at hospitals. In a hospital application, the items 12 are typically medical items, such as containers of medicine, medical devices, etc. A specific example of the use of the control containment unit 10 in connection with a hospital follows.

[0044] Items 12 are received from a distributor or manufacturer at the hospital's central supply room, with the RF / ID transponder 28, in the form of a tag or label, already affixed to the item 12, using a set tag-to-item association scheme. If the item 12 arrives with no RF / ID transponder 28 attached, hospital employees can affix the RF / ID transponder 28 themselves and perform the tag-to-item association using the input mechanism 56 or recognition signal receiver 66 located on the housing 16. The employee then waves his or her RF / ID badge over the input mechanism 56 or recognition signal receiver 66, thereby causing the drawers 26 of the control conta...

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Abstract

The present invention is a dynamic control containment unit for holding a plurality of discrete items, including a signal emitting mechanism associated with each of the plurality of discrete items, an enclosed housing having at least one receptacle accessible by a user and having at least one of the plurality of items contained therein, a passive signal receiving mechanism in communication with the receptacle for receiving signals emanating from the signal emitting mechanism and a securement system configured to prevent unauthorized access to the dynamic control containment unit. A controller is in communication with the signal receiving mechanism and initiates actions based upon the signal content.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60 / 344,920, filed Dec. 21, 2001.[0002] 1. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates generally to control containment systems and apparatus, containing multiple and discrete items and, in particular, to a radio frequency identification system for securely tracking items.[0004] 2. Description of Related Art[0005] In many industrial and service applications, multiple items must be tracked for a variety of reasons. For example, these items may be tracked so that the user knows when additional items should be obtained or ordered, who is using the items and for what purpose, and for expensive items, a secure tracking system is required. Whether for security purposes or inventory purposes, an identification system must be developed in order to accurately track and manage a large amount of items, typically discrete and small items.[0006] Health care delivery institutions, like hospitals, h...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G08B13/14G08B13/24
CPCG08B13/1427G08B13/2457G08B13/2462G07C9/00111G08B21/0294G06Q10/087G08B21/0227G07F9/026G06Q20/203G07C9/28
Inventor SRIHARTO, TIMURRAHIM, MUHAMMADKARDONO, PRIBADIMANDAVA, SUNEILLE, KHANG
Owner MOBILE ASPECTS INC
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