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US 9,959,521 B2Granted
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.
Claims12
A method for control of bailment inventory, the method comprising:
- a) receiving a customer identifier from a customer;
- b) receiving from the customer at least one customer item for bailment;
- c) associating the customer identifier with the at least one customer item, the associating step including taking a photograph of the item and associating a tag with the customer identifier;
- d) storing the at least one customer item and tag with a hanger;
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- e) returning the at least one customer item 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.
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A method for control of inventory, the method comprising:
- a) receiving a customer identifier from a customer;
- b) associating the customer identifier with an item and associating a tag with the customer identifier, the associating step including taking a photograph of the item;
- c) exchanging the item having the tag with the customer;
- wherein step cis 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 exchanging step.
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A method for control of inventory, the method comprising:
- a) receiving a customer identifier from a customer;
- b) associating the customer identifier with an item, the associating step including taking a photograph of the item;
- c) exchanging the item with the customer;
- wherein step c is 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 exchanging step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.