Storage cabinet

A method for storing a plurality of items in a storage cabinet, each item including a first tag attached thereto, the first tag being an RF tag for recording item information relating to a corresponding item, the storage cabinet being in a first state in which the plurality of items is accessible from the outside, or in a second state in which the plurality of items is inaccessible from the outside, the method comprising:

• reading, by a first reader, item information recorded in the first tag of items stored in a housing, when the storage cabinet is in the second state;
• reading, by a second reader, item information of the first tag, when the storage cabinet is in the first state and an item to which the first tag is attached is made proximate from the outside to a predetermined area on the housing;
• determining a judgment result of whether the item information read by the second reader meets a warning occurrence condition by comparing the item information read by the first reader and the item information read by the second reader,
• wherein the warning occurrence condition is that an item to be stored in or to be retrieved from the housing is improper.

A storage cabinet for storing a plurality of items, each item including a first tag attached thereto, the first tag being an RF tag for recording item information relating to a corresponding item, the storage cabinet comprising:

• a housing for storing the plurality of items, the housing configured to be in a first state in which the plurality of items is accessible from the outside, or in a second state in which the plurality of items is inaccessible from the outside;
• a first reader configured to read item information recorded in the first tag of items stored in the housing, when the housing is in the second state;
• a second reader configured to read item information of the first tag, when the housing is in the first state and a user moves an item to which the first tag is attached close to a specific area on the housing, the specific area being a part of an exterior of the housing;
• a memory configured to record item information;
• and
• a first controller configured to record the item information read by the first reader in the memory, and to determine a judgment result of whether the item information read by the second reader meets a warning occurrence condition by comparing the item information read by the second reader and the item information recorded in the memory.

A method of storing a plurality of items in a storage cabinet, each item including a first tag attached thereto, the first tag being an RF tag for recording item information relating to a corresponding item, the method comprising:

• storing the plurality of items in a housing, the housing configured to be in a first state in which the plurality of items is accessible from the outside, or in a second state in which the plurality of items is inaccessible from the outside;
• reading item information recorded in the first tag of items stored in the housing via a first reader, when the housing is in the second state;
• reading item information of the first tag via a second reader, when the housing is in the first state and a user moves an item to which the first tag is attached close to a specific area on the housing, the specific area being a part of an exterior of the housing;
• recording the item information read by the first reader in a memory;
• and
• determining a judgment result of whether the item information read by the second reader meets a warning occurrence condition by comparing the item information read by the second reader and the item information recorded in the memory.