Mobile tool facility

A method of retrieving an item from a mobile tool facility including a container with an end and an interior to store a plurality of items and a portal system rigidly coupled with the container and spaced from the container end to define a controlled access area between the container end and the portal system, the method comprising:

• detecting the presence of a user at the portal system;
• receiving user access information with the portal system and determining if access should be granted to the user;
• in response to access being granted to a user:
• scanning the controlled access area for at least one of the plurality of items as the user removes the at least one item from the interior of the container;
• shielding the controlled access area from the container with a radio frequency shield wall to prevent erroneous readings of items still located within the container;
• and
• automatically reading data from both a first RFID tag associated with a first item and a second RFID tag associated with a second item, and associating only the first item of a group consisting of the first item and the second item with the user by the portal system, wherein the second item is disposable.

A method of returning an item to a mobile tool facility including a container with an end and an interior to store a plurality of items and a portal system rigidly coupled with the container and spaced from the container end to define a controlled access area between the container end and the portal system, the method comprising:

• detecting the presence of a user at the portal system entering a controlled access area of a container configured to be moved to a plurality of locations and having an interior to store a plurality of items;
• receiving user access information with the portal system and determining if access should be granted to the user;
• in response to access being granted to a user:
• scanning the controlled access area for at least one of the plurality of items as the user enters the interior of the container to return the at least one item;
• shielding the controlled access area from the container with a radio frequency shield wall having a lockable door to prevent erroneous readings of items still located within the container;
• locking the lockable door while scanning the controlled access area for at least one of the plurality of items as the user exits the interior of the container to verify replacement of the at least one item;
• and
• at the portal system, automatically reading data from an RFID data tag associated with the at least one item and disassociating the at least one item from the user by the portal system.