Method and apparatus to indicated proximity of a medium and update a user inventory
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJan Rogoyski
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, computer usable code and apparatus for locating a desired medium having a radio frequency transponder having a product unique identifier, wherein the desired medium has a medium name. A radio frequency reader or reader looks up the medium unique identifier from a user inventor based on the medium name. The reader sends an interrogate signal. The reader receives a radio frequency response having a candidate identifier. The reader determines whether the candidate identifier matches search criteria and outputs a status change to a user interface.
Claims20
A computer implemented method for locating a desired medium, the computer implemented method comprising:
- transmitting an interrogate signal;
- receiving a radio frequency response having a candidate identifier in response to transmitting the interrogate signal;
- and
- outputting a status change indication to a user interface, wherein the status change indication indicates a location zone.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for locating a desired medium, the computer program product including;
- computer usable program code for transmitting an interrogate signal;
- computer usable program code for receiving a radio frequency response having a candidate identifier in response to transmitting the interrogate signal;
- and
- computer usable program code for outputting a status change indication to a user interface, wherein the status change indication indicates a location zone.
A data processing system comprising:
- a bus;
- a storage device connected to the bus, wherein computer usable code is located in the storage device;
- a communication unit connected to the bus;
- a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to locate a desired medium, the processing unit further executes the computer usable code to:
- transmit an interrogate signal;
- receive a radio frequency response having a candidate identifier in response to the interrogate signal;
- and output a status change indication to a user interface, wherein the status change indication indicates a location zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.