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US 7,404,520 B2Granted
System and method for providing location information in transaction processing
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorSarosh Vesuna
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Abstract
Real time location system functionality is provided in conjunction with bar codes and other coded information devices to provide location information in transaction processing systems. A system and method of the present invention may be used to track the location of objects which are coupled to coded information devices.
Claims12
A method for tracking a location of an object, comprising:
- providing a machine-readable code on said object, said code having corresponding code data;
- providing a portable reading device having a wireless radio for transmitting data over a wireless communications network;
- reading said machine-readable code on said object using said portable reading device;
- using said wireless communications network to determine by triangulation the location of said portable reading device, said determination being triggered by said reading;
- providing said code data corresponding to said read machine-readable code and said location data to a computer using said wireless communications network;
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- associating in said computer said machine-readable code with said location data.
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A system for tracking a location of an object using a wireless network, said system including a portable device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- an RF radio for transmitting data over said wireless network;
- and a scanning apparatus for scanning information stored in a machine-readable format, wherein said scanning apparatus is configured to scan at least one item containing information stored in a machine-readable format, said system triggering said wireless network to determine the location of said portable device by triangulation when said scanning apparatus scans at least one item, said wireless network associating said information corresponding to said machine readable format to said location data and storing said association.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.