System to effectuate point of use control and accountability of monitored articles

摘要

The method and system for a material cabinet for use in cooperation with a plurality of articles stored in the material cabinet is disclosed. Each of the plurality of articles having a radio frequency identification tag attached thereto is connected through at least an antenna or a plurality of antennas installed in the material cabinet to a radio frequency identification reader, which is interpreted through a software in a computer system. This method and system has capability to effectuate point of use control of the stored articles through a database in the computer system. This method and system also implements a security mechanism through a lock system to secure the store articles from unauthorized user/stock clerks.

主权项

1. A material cabinet system for use in cooperation with a plurality of articles stored in a material cabinet, each of the plurality of articles having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached thereto, the system comprising:
a material cabinet having a plurality of shelves installed; a magnetic lock system incorporated within the cabinet; at least one antenna for tracking the movement of the plurality of pieces of articles, wherein the at least one antenna receives a radio frequency identification (RFID) signal for each of the plurality of articles having the attached radio frequency identification (RFID) tag when moved from or onto the plurality of shelves in the material cabinet; and a computer system in communication with the at least one antenna and the magnetic lock system, the computer system having at least one tracking software loaded into a memory of the computer system.