SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TRACKING, STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF ITEMS USING RFID TECHNOLOGY

摘要

A system (100) for automated tracking of an item (102) to be stored in a storage facility (104) includes an RFID transponder (108) which has stored identifying information retrievable via an RFID reader (114). The RFID transponder (108) is adapted to be affixed to the item (102). An imaging device (110) captures an image of the item (102), which is stored in a database (118) of an information processing system, along with other item information including item owner information. The item information is associated with the identifying information of the RFID transponder (108) within the database (118). The item (102) is stored within a storage container (106), and an RFID interrogator (120) located at the storage facility (104) is configured to scan the storage container (106) to determine the presence of the item (102) therein. The information processing system stores, within the database (118), identifying information of the storage container (104) with the item information of the item (102) contained therein. The system provides for improved automated tracking and management of items held in storage on behalf of their owners.