Article management apparatus and method
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShigeaki Suzuki
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Abstract
An article management apparatus includes a processor configured to repeatedly acquire, at a predetermined interval, identification information from a radio tag attached to an article. The identification information is capable of identifying the article. The processor is also configured to track an elapsed reading time during which the identification information is repeatedly acquired. The processor is also configured to manage the elapsed reading time in association with the identification information.
Claims14
An article management apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
- repeatedly acquire, at a predetermined interval, identification information from a radio tag attached to an article, the identification information identifying the article;
- track an elapsed reading time during which the identification information is repeatedly acquired;
- and
- manage the elapsed reading time in association with the identification information.
A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause operations to be carried out, the operations comprising:
- repeatedly acquiring, at a predetermined interval, identification information from a radio tag attached to an article, the identification information identifying the article;
- tracking an elapsed reading time during which the identification information is repeatedly being acquired;
- and
- managing the elapsed reading time in association with the identification information.
A method for managing a state of an article using an article management apparatus having a processor, the method comprising:
- repeatedly acquiring, at a predetermined interval, identification information from a radio tag attached to an article, the identification information capable of identifying the article;
- tracking an elapsed reading time during which the identification information is repeatedly being acquired;
- and
- managing the elapsed reading time in association with the identification information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.