RFID TAG CYLINDER INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM
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Apr 7, 2016
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Oct 7, 2014
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Oct 7, 2014
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An RFID inventory system for vending containers is provided. The system includes a modular vending unit including a rotatable RFID-tagged container storage and dispensing unit, capable of incrementally rotating and locking in predetermined positions, comprising multiple discrete storage volumes each configured to contain a single RFID-tagged container, and an access means for accessing the interior of the rotatable RFID-tagged container storage and dispensing unit, capable of switching between a locked and an unlocked state, and configured to cooperate with the rotatable storage and dispensing unit. The system also includes an RFID inventory interrogation and data collection means, comprising an RFID transducer capable of sending an interrogate signal, and receiving a RFID response signal from each RFID-tagged container, and an electronic container inventory means in communication with the RFID inventory interrogation and data collection means, configured to indicate a quantity of available containers, and a quantity of unoccupied storage volumes.
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