摘要 |
<p>A method and system is designed for vending products from a defined area, such as a micro-warehouse (35) with a door (37). The method includes fitting each product (90) with a radio frequency identification tag (95), positioning the plurality of products in a micro-warehouse (35), sensing opening and closing of the micro-warehouse door, scanning the plurality of products in the micro-warehouse upon sensing closing of the door to determine the number and type of products in the micro-warehouse, generating a message based on the number and type of products in the micro-warehouse, transmitting the message to a remote processor or server (12), and maintaining an inventory in the remote processor based on the message.</p> |