Intelligent Tool Detection Systems And Methods
AssigneePico MES Inc.
InventorsRyan Kuhlenbeck, Geoffrey Bucks, Zachary Nelson, Alan Gilder
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Abstract
Systems and methods for intelligent tool detection are described. One embodiment includes a remote server, a processing system communicatively coupled to the remote server, and a tool tray communicatively coupled to the processing system. The tool tray is configured to store a plurality of tools, and to detect whether a tool has been removed from the tool tray. The tool tray is configured to communicate information associated with the removal of the tool to the processing system. The processing system is configured to communicate the information to the remote server.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a remote server;
- a processing system communicatively coupled to the remote server;
- and
- a tool tray communicatively coupled to the processing system, wherein the tool tray is configured to store a plurality of tools, wherein the tool tray is configured to detect whether a tool has been removed from the tool tray, wherein the tool tray is configured to communicate information associated with the removal of the tool to the processing system, and wherein the processing system is configured to communicate the information to the remote server.
A method comprising:
- monitoring, by a tool tray, a status of a plurality of tools stored in the tool tray;
- detecting, by the tool tray, a removal of a tool from the tool tray;
- communicating, by the tool tray to a processing system communicatively coupled to the tool tray, information associated with the removal of the tool;
- and
- transmitting, by the processing system, the information to a remote server, wherein the processing system is communicatively coupled to the remote server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.