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Method of identifying the disposition of plug-in units at a warehouse
Assignee: Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
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Filing: 1987-12-21
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Granted: 1989-12-26
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Expires: 2007-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A method of identifying the disposition of portable modular plug-in units (11) of telecommunications equipment. A bar code (15) is first placed on each plug-in unit (11). A scanner (21) or a personal computer (25) is then programmed to identify which plug-in units (11) are to be scrapped, which are to be modified, which are to be tested, and which require no action. Each bar code (15) is scanned with a scanning wand (17) and then the scanner (21) or computer (25) is read to determine what action to take regarding each plug-in unit (11).
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Haydon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:04
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10861; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/08; G06Q10/087; G06Q10/0877; H; H04; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of identifying the disposition of portable modular plug-in units of telecommunications equipment, the method comprising the steps of: placing a bar code on each plug-in unit identifying that unit; installing said plug-in units in telecommunications equipment; removing at least some of the plug-in units from the telecommunications equipment and transporting the removed plug-in units to a warehouse or the like; storing data in a scanner to identify which of the removed plug-in units are to be scrapped, which are to be modified, which are to be tested, and which require no action; at said warehouse or the like, scanning the bar code of each of said removed plug-in units with a scanning wand attached to the scanner to identify that unit; and comparing said stored data with the identity of each removed plug-in unit as read by the scanner to determine what action to take regarding the removed plug-in unit.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of identifying the disposition of portable modular plug-in units of telecommunications equipment, the method comprising the steps of: placing a bar code on each plug-in unit identifying that unit; installing said plug-in units in telecommunications equipment; removing at least some of the plug-in units from the telecommunications equipment and transporting the removed plug-in units to a warehouse or the like; storing data in a scanner to identify which of the removed plug-in units are to be scrapped, which are to be modified, which are to be tested, and which require no action; at said warehouse or the like, scanning the bar code of each of said removed plug-in units with a scanning wand attached to the scanner to identify that unit; and comparing said stored data with the identity of each removed plug-in unit as read by the scanner to determine what action to take regarding the removed plug-in unit.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of identifying the disposition of portable modular plug-in units of telecommunications equipment, the method comprising the steps of: placing a bar code on each plug-in unit identifying that unit; installing said plug-in units in telecommunications equipment; removing at least some of the plug-in units from the telecommunications equipment and transporting the removed plug-in units to a warehouse or the like; inputting data into a computer as to which plug-in units are to be scrapped, which are to be modified, which are to be tested, and which require no action; down loading data from the computer into a scanner; at said warehouse or the like, scanning the bar code of each of said removed plug-in units with a scanning wand attached to the scanner to identify that unit; and comparing the stored data with the identity of each removed plug-in unit as read by the scanner to determine the desired disposition of each plug-in unit.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of identifying the disposition of portable modular plug-in units of telecommunications equipment, the method comprising the steps of: placing a bar code on each plug-in unit identifying that unit; installing said plug-in units in telecommunications equipment; removing at least some of the plug-in units from the telecommunications equipment and transporting the removed plug-in units to a warehouse or the like; inputting data into a computer as to which plug-in units are to be scrapped, which are to be modified, which are to be tested, and which require no action; down loading data from the computer into a scanner; at said warehouse or the like, scanning the bar code of each of said removed plug-in units with a scanning wand attached to the scanner to identify that unit; and comparing the stored data with the identity of each removed plug-in unit as read by the scanner to determine the desired disposition of each plug-in unit.
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