System and method for control of bailment inventory
AssigneeChexology, LLC
InventorsDerek Pacque, Gerry Hays, Nathan Altman
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Abstract
A method and system for control of bailment inventory is disclosed. The method includes receiving a customer identifier from a customer, receiving from the customer at least one customer item for bailment, associating the customer identifier with the at least one customer item, storing the at least one customer item, and returning the at least one customer item to the customer.
Claims21
1-22. (canceled)
A method for control of bailment inventory, the method comprising:
- a) receiving a customer identifier from a customer,
- b) receiving from the customer at coat for bailment;
- c) associating the customer identifier with the at least the coat, the associating step including taking a photograph of the item;
- d) storing the at least one coat;
- and
- e) returning the at least one coat to the customer,
- wherein each of the steps b), d), and e) are carried out by an attendant;
- wherein the customer identifier is received with a tablet computer or a smartphone having a display and a camera, the camera situated on an opposite side of the display, the camera configured to take the photograph of the item;
- wherein the photograph of the item is shown on the display at least during the returning step.
The method of claim 21, further comprising:
- determining whether the customer identifier is associated with a previously known customer.
The method of claim 21, wherein the receiving step includes entering the customer identifier into the tablet computer or the smart phone.
The method of claim 21, further comprising:
- reading a customer payment card using a credit card reader operatively attached to the tablet computer or the smartphone.
The method of claim 21, wherein the associating step includes reading a code on a hanger.
The method of claim 21, further comprising:
- displaying a cost of bailment to the customer, and
- verifying acceptance of the cost of bailment from the customer.
The method of claim 21, further comprising:
- generating a data associated with the customer, the data based on at least one of the customer identifier and the at least one coat;
- aggregating the data with previously generated data for at least one other customer, and generating a business intelligence report based on the data.
The method of claim 21, wherein the storing step includes storing the at least one coat with a hanger.
The method of claim 21, wherein the customer identifier is received with the tablet computer.
The method of claim 21, wherein the customer identifier is received with the smartphone.
A method for control of bailment inventory, the method comprising:
- a) receiving a customer identifier from a customer,
- b) receiving from the customer at coat for bailment;
- c) associating the customer identifier with the at least the coat, the associating step including taking a photograph of the item and associating a machine-readable code on a hanger or on a tag on the hanger with the customer identifier,
- d) storing the at least one coat with the hanger, and
- e) returning the at least one coat to the customer,
- wherein each of the steps b), d), and e) are carried out by an attendant;
- wherein the customer identifier is received with a tablet computer or a smartphone having a display and a camera, the camera situated on an opposite side of the display, the camera configured to take the photograph of the item;
- wherein the photograph of the item is displayed on the display at least during the returning step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.