The present invention relates to an inventory control system (10) comprising: a portable computer (12) having a portable computer stylus (12E) which has at least one portable computer stylus button (12EB). A portable printer (14) is electrically connected to the portable computer CPU (12A). A computer software (16) is contained within the portable computer (12). The computer software (16) comprises computer software inventory (16A) having computer software inventory items. The computer software ...

The present invention automates the process of receiving transportation documentation and producing advance loading manifests therefrom to optimize load planning and dynamic product shipment and delivery control. Methods provide for receipt of the transportation documentation, initial preparation, and transmission of the documentation from on board a vehicle or while the vehicle is in transit. A remote processor receives the documentation, stores the documentation and feeds the documentation to ...

A system for computer device component audit and inventory management operates in a data network and includes an inventory agent installed on a target computer device for detecting and compiling software and hardware inventory data associated with the target device. An inventory-commence message is deployed through an electronic message handling system, operable on the data network, which requests inventory data from the inventory agent which then compiles the inventory data into executable lang...

A parts-management system includes a terminal apparatus and a management apparatus for communicating with the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a first memory which stores identification information of each part used in the terminal apparatus and an operation value corresponding to an operation of each part in a mutually related manner, a controller which performs a predetermined operation processing corresponding to an operation of each part and updates the operation value sto...

A system and method is provided for identifying an unknown object from an object class such as transmissions, engines, and other parts. The system utilizes a classification scheme configured to distinguish objects of the object class based upon variations observable through visual inspection. In many instances, these variations can be relatively obscure. In use, the system presents sets of options for selection by a user. Each set is directed to a particular feature for distinguishing objects of...

A novel method for order processing, manufacturing and distributing integrated circuits (ICs) including the steps of: dry packing a plurality of programmable ICs and placing the dry packed programmable ICs into inventory such that the inventory is re-accessible in an automated manner. A plurality of configuration programs are stored and in response to orders from customers, a subset of the inventoried ICs are unpacked in order to process the order. The process then includes the steps of programm...

A vehicle part inventory management system is provided for filling at least part of the vehicle part orders by one vehicle dealer from the inventory of another vehicle dealer. The inventory management system includes an ordered parts data structure for storing ordered parts information; an inventory data structure for storing vehicle part inventory information for a plurality of vehicle dealers; and a dealer assessment module connected to the ordered parts data structure and the inventory data s...

The customer solicitation support system includes: a portable apparatus carried by a customer; a plurality of client computers installed in shops; and a server for exchanging information among the plurality of client computers. The server manages desired product information, which indicates a product desired by a customer in association with customer information of each customer, and stocked product information, which indicates stocked products of each shop, in a database in association with sho...

An automated receiving system for a distribution facility having at least one automated receiving door and at least one manual receiving door. The automated receiving system includes a scheduler and a transport system. The scheduler is configured to receive electronic shipment data representative of an incoming shipment of packages, to determine an unload score for the incoming shipment based on the electronic shipment data, and to cause the incoming shipment to be directed to either the at leas...

A medicine packing apparatus having a memory (5) that stores shelf numbers of the respective shelf sections the respective kinds of medicines housed in medicine containers. A control unit (6) allows the memory (5) to store the corresponding relationship between the kind of a medicine housed in the medicine container and the shelf number upon attaching the medicine container to the shelf sections. The control unit (6) erases the corresponding relationship from the memory (5) when the medicine con...