Title:
TOOL MONITORING SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/109266
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system for monitoring a set of tools, to enable a user to determine whether each tool in the set has been replaced in its container after use, comprising a transponder attached to each tool in the set; a unique tool name assigned to each transponder; an inventory of the tool names of the set of tools, associated with the tool container; a proximity sensor provided on the tool container, which is capable of communicating with each transponder to identify which tools in the set are in the tool container and which tools in the set are not in the tool container; means for comparing the tools which are identified as being in the tool container with the inventory; and means for providing an indication to the user if all of the tools in the set are not in the tool container.
Inventors:
BUCKLEY DANIEL M (IE)
Application Number:
PCT/IE2004/000066
Publication Date:
November 17, 2005
Filing Date:
May 07, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SNAP ON TOOLS CORP (US)
BUCKLEY DANIEL M (IE)
BUCKLEY DANIEL M (IE)
International Classes:
A61B5/06; A61B19/00; G06K17/00; G07F7/00; G07G1/00; G07G3/00; A61B19/02; (IPC1-7): G06F17/60; A61B5/06; G06K17/00; G07G1/00; G07G3/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2005001669A2 | 2005-01-06 |
Foreign References:
| EP1329743A2 | 2003-07-23 | |||
| US5920261A | 1999-07-06 | |||
| US4114601A | 1978-09-19 | |||
| FR2776101A1 | 1999-09-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Moore, Barry (11 Mespil Road, Dublin 4, IE)
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