Inventory controls with radio frequency identification

A system of inventory control comprising:

• means for providing inventory item attributes comprising data elements in computer memory, wherein the inventory item attributes describe an inventory item, the inventory item has an RFID identification tag having an RFID identification tag code, and the inventory item attributes comprise:
• an RFID identification tag code field,
• a control value,
• an acceptable control value range, and
• an out of range action;
• means for detecting changes in the inventory item attributes, wherein means for detecting changes in inventory item attributes include means for reading, through an RFID reader, the RFID identification code from the RFID tag associated with the inventory item;
• means for recording detected changes in inventory item attributes;
• means for comparing the control value and the acceptable control value range;
• and
• means for taking action in dependence upon the result of the comparing and the out of range action.

A computer program product of inventory control comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for providing inventory item attributes comprising data elements in computer memory, wherein the inventory item attributes describe an inventory item, the inventory item has an RFID identification tag having an RFID identification tag code, and the inventory item attributes comprise:
• an RFID identification tag code field,
• a control value,
• an acceptable control value range, and
• an out of range action;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting changes in the inventory item attributes, wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for detecting changes in inventory item attributes include means for reading, through an RFID reader, the RFID identification code from the RFID tag associated with the inventory item;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for recording detected changes in inventory item attributes;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing the control value and the acceptable control value range;
• and
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for taking action in dependence upon the result of the comparing and the out of range action.