US 12,136,063 B2
Portable inventory tracking system
Peter Godlewski, San Clemente, CA (US)
Assigned to CAREFUSION 303, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/103,431.
Application 18/103,431 is a continuation of application No. 17/527,045, filed on Nov. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,568,363.
Application 17/527,045 is a continuation of application No. 16/867,493, filed on May 5, 2020, granted, now 11,176,515, issued on Nov. 16, 2021.
Application 16/867,493 is a continuation of application No. 12/503,012, filed on Jul. 14, 2009, granted, now 10,657,488, issued on May 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0169458 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2023.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2013.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispensing system, comprising:
a dispensing cabinet comprising a plurality of containers for securely storing medical items;
at least one recognition device configured to detect a respective item unit being moved from or to a respective container of the plurality of containers;
a transceiver associated with the at least one recognition device and configured to transmit an output indicating a change in a quantity of the respective item unit stored in the respective container based on the at least one recognition device detecting the respective item unit being moved from or to the respective container;
a processor configured to:
receive an indication that a button was activated in connection with the output from the transceiver, the output indicating the change in quantity of at least one item unit of a first item type being moved from or to a first container of the plurality of containers;
electronically obtain an access status of the plurality of containers of the dispensing cabinet when the output is received, the access status indicating which two of the plurality of containers are open and when at least one of the plurality of containers is closed when the output is received;
determine a new location for the at least one item unit in the dispensing cabinet based on the received output and the indication that the button was activated and the access status indicating which two of the plurality of containers are open and when at least one of the plurality of containers is closed when the output is received; and
cause, responsive to determining the new location, one or more supply records associated with the first item type to be updated to reflect the new location of the at least one item unit and a change to a first amount of the first item type stored in the first container.