Equipment management system
AssigneeProva Group, Inc.
InventorsTommy Davis, David Doser
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Abstract
The invention is a system and method of managing equipment. The system incorporates a tagging device to attach identification tags to each piece of equipment. A scanning device is used to read the identification tags and relay this information to an equipment server. An input device is used to input information to the equipment server. The equipment server runs the equipment management program. The system flags a potential asset assigned to an asset creating individual. Equipment is designated an asset after use in an asset creating event.
Claims14
1-5. (canceled)
A method for database query formulation and access comprising the steps of;
- reading identification data from an identification tag that uniquely identifies the identification tag;
- querying a database to determine whether the identification data is stored in the database;
- storing classification data that identifies an item associated with the identification tag with the identification data if the identification data is not stored in a database;
- receiving a state identifier indicating a state of the item associated with the identification tag if the identification data is stored in the database;
- determining whether the state identifier is an allowed state identifier;
- rejecting the state identifier if the state identifier is not an allowed state identifier;
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- storing the state identifier with the identification data if the state identifier is an allowed state identifier.
A method for database query formulation and access comprising the steps of;
- reading identification data from an identification tag that uniquely identifies the identification tag;
- affixing the identification tag to an item;
- storing in the database the identification data and classification data that identifies the item;
- receiving a first state identifier indicating a state of the item associated with the identification data;
- storing in the database the first state identifier with the identification data;
- receiving a second state identifier and the identification data;
- querying the database to determine the first state identifier associated with the identification data;
- determining whether the second state identifier is an allowed state identifier based on the first state identifier;
- rejecting the second state identifier if the second state identifier is not an allowed state identifier based on the first state identifier;
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- storing in the database the second state identifier with the first state identifier and the identification data if the second state identifier is an allowed state identifier.
A system for database query formulation and access comprising;
- an identification tag reader reading identification data from an identification tag that uniquely identifies the identification tag;
- a database query system querying a database to determine whether the identification data is stored in the database;
- a database input system storing classification data that identifies an item associated with the identification tag with the identification data if the identification data is not stored in a database;
- a checkout system receiving a state identifier indicating a state of the item associated with the identification tag if the identification data is stored in the database;
- an asset creation system determining whether the state identifier is an allowed state identifier;
- an equipment reorder system rejecting the state identifier if the state identifier is not an allowed state identifier;
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- the asset creation system storing the state identifier with the identification data if the state identifier is an allowed state identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.