发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for maintaining and locating lost, misplaced or stolen articles |
摘要 |
Theft increases the average product cost to consumers. A mentoring system is presented that can help to reduce or prevent the inventory from lost or theft. Theft is a serious concern in the consumer market place. Industry loses billions per year on theft of merchandise. According to a Reuters report, last year, thefts by employees of U.S. retail merchandise accounted for $15.9 billion, or 44 percent of theft losses at stores, more than shoplifting and vendor fraud combined. Thus,total thief by the customers and store employees during the year 2008 amounted to $36 billion. Several embodiments of ways to control or reduce the thefts in the market place are presented.
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申请公布号 |
US8451118(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.05.28 |
申请号 |
US20100695176 |
申请日期 |
2010.01.28 |
申请人 |
GABARA QUINTON ANDREW;GABARA THADDEUS JOHN;TRACKTHINGS LLC |
发明人 |
GABARA QUINTON ANDREW;GABARA THADDEUS JOHN |
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G08B13/14;G05B19/00;G06Q20/00;G06Q30/00;G08B1/08;H04M3/16;H04W40/00 |
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G08B13/14 |
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