SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A STORAGE COMPARTMENT THAT IS ACCESSED

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13435916

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Methods, apparatuses and computer program products are provided for identifying which storage compartment of a plurality of storage compartments is moved from an inaccessible state to an accessible state. An apparatus according to example embodiments may include a plurality of storage compartments, each configured to transition from an inaccessible state to an accessible state. Each of the plurality of storage compartments may include a respective auditory generation device which may be configured to generate an audible tone in response to the associated storage compartment being transitioned from an inaccessible state to an accessible state. The apparatus of example embodiments may include a processing device configured to detect the audible tone and to identify the storage compartment transitioned from the inaccessible state to the accessible state in response to identifying the audible tone. The processing device may include a microphone configured to receive the audible tone.

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OMNICELL INC590 E MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Fisher, Jim Zelienople, US 22 265
Johnson, Douglas Ambridge, US 51 1045
Roberts, Darrin Bradford Woods, US 2 39

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