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US 12,543,871 B2Granted
Automatic sensing methods and devices for inventory control
AssigneeTouchcode Holdings, LLC
InventorsJohn Gentile, Terrance Z. Kaiserman, Steven Martin Cohen, Daniel P. Lawrence
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Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to methods of tracking stocked inventory, such as products or other items stocked on a store shelf or other storage space. The disclosure is also directed to devices and systems that may be utilized to carry out such methods.
Claims6
A method of electronically identifying one or more objects hung on a display, the method comprising:
- providing a display peg, the display peg comprising two electrically conductive terminals laterally aligned along an upper surface of the display peg;
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- hanging an object on the display peg, the object comprising a printed resistive element having a preselected resistance,
- wherein upon hanging the object on the display peg, the resistive element contacts each of the electrically conductive terminals such that an electrical current is capable of flowing between the electrically conductive terminals via the resistive element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.