CPC G06Q 10/0875 (2013.01) [G06K 19/0728 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G07C 2009/0092 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for automatically updating electronically stored inventory in a bin, the method comprising:
providing an inventory device associated with a first moveable bin;
storing a local inventory of the first moveable bin in a non-volatile data store of the inventory device;
receiving, via a user interface associated with the first moveable bin, a first user input associated with an item type;
outputting, via a display device associated with the user interface, a visual representation associated with the local inventory of the first moveable bin;
electronically activating a communication interface device;
wirelessly synchronizing, via the activated communication interface device, the local inventory with one or more other inventory devices associated with one or more other respective bins geographically remote from the first moveable bin;
updating, based on inventory information wirelessly received during the synchronizing from the one or more other inventory devices, the local inventory to include at least a portion of the locations and inventories of the one or more other respective bins geographically remote from the first moveable bin; and
providing, via the display device, responsive to the first user input and based on the updated local inventory, a location of a bin storing the item type.
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