| US 7,394,380 B2 | ||
| System and method for improved item tracking | ||
| Andrew M. Ballin, New York, N.Y. (US); John F. Morar, Mahopac, N.Y. (US); and Paul A. Moskowitz, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/354,903. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0188324 A1, Aug. 16, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—572.1 [340/539.1; 340/539.13; 340/572.1; 340/573.1; 340/825.49; 235/375; 235/384; 235/385; 235/386; 235/492; 700/215; 700/219; 700/224; 700/225; 705/28; 705/29] | 3 Claims |
| 2. A method for tracking objects, comprising:
associating an object with a person;
identifying and locating the person;
recording a disassociation of the object with the person;
locating the object based upon a location of the disassociation; and
receiving an enquiry for the location of the object, retrieving data regarding the association of the object with the person;
retrieving the location of the disassociation of the object with the person; assigning a person to search the location of
the disassociation for the object; and locating the object.
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