US 12,314,896 B2
Medical cabinet communication system and methods
Nathan John Wicks, Clinton, MA (US); Richard Eugene Leitermann, Arlington, MA (US); Jean-claude Jacques Saghbini, Newton, MA (US); and Lars Rohrberg, Groton, MA (US)
Assigned to Wavemark, Inc., Concord, MA (US)
Filed by Wavemark, Inc., Concord, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/162,410.
Application 17/162,410 is a continuation of application No. 16/848,355, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 10,909,498.
Application 16/848,355 is a continuation of application No. 16/151,080, filed on Oct. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,621,546, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Application 16/151,080 is a continuation of application No. 15/455,065, filed on Mar. 9, 2017, granted, now 10,115,073, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/305,887, filed on Mar. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0150466 A1, May 20, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); A47F 5/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 50/22 (2018.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.01); H04B 5/77 (2024.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); A47F 10/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [A47F 5/0043 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.02); H04B 5/77 (2024.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); A47F 2010/025 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage cabinet, comprising:
a shelf configured to read a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with an item located within the storage cabinet; and
a communication device configured to communicate with an inventory management system via a first communication channel, and further configured to communicate with a mobile device via a second communication channel;
wherein the communication device communicates via the first communication channel to the inventory management system an inventory signal comprising information corresponding to the RFID tag associated with the item.