RFID tag cylinder inventory control method
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Apr 26, 2016
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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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A method of RFID inventory control for vending containers is provided, including providing 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, an access device 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 providing an RFID inventory interrogation and data collection device, 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 device in communication with the RFID inventory interrogation and data collection device, configured to indicate a quantity of available containers, and a quantity of unoccupied storage volumes.
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