IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0338177
(2006-01-24)
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등록번호 |
US-7778880
(2010-09-06)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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Remote access to a computerized inventory, which includes images of items stored in a storage unit that is assigned to a customer, is provided so that the customer may view the images of the stored items. The remote access may further allow the customer to select particular items, according to the i
Remote access to a computerized inventory, which includes images of items stored in a storage unit that is assigned to a customer, is provided so that the customer may view the images of the stored items. The remote access may further allow the customer to select particular items, according to the images, and send instructions to a storage facility representative, concerning those selected items.
대표청구항
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I claim: 1. A storage system for managing groups of property items, the system comprising: a plurality of storage units, each storage unit being assigned to a corresponding customer and being sized to contain for storage every item of a group of various miscellaneous property items associated with
I claim: 1. A storage system for managing groups of property items, the system comprising: a plurality of storage units, each storage unit being assigned to a corresponding customer and being sized to contain for storage every item of a group of various miscellaneous property items associated with the customer, every property item of the group having been moved from a site of the corresponding customer, and each storage unit being either a room in a storage facility or a portable storage container; a database including a computerized inventory for each assigned storage unit, each inventory including a record corresponding to each property item in the corresponding group of items associated with the customer and being stored in the corresponding assigned storage unit, and each record including a photographic image of the corresponding stored item; and a link between each customer and the database, the link including an Internet website that provides access for each customer to view the photographic images of the computerized inventory of the corresponding group of property items; and wherein the website includes at least one interactive element and a group of selectable instructions, the at least one interactive element being configured to allow each customer to select one or more photographic images, which correspond to one or more property items from the corresponding group of property items associated with the customer and being stored in the corresponding assigned storage unit, and to select instructions from the group of instructions concerning the one or more property items, and to send the selected instructions to personnel of the storage facility. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the database is searchable according to an unique identifier associated with the inventory of each assigned storage unit. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein each unique identifier includes a number associated with the corresponding assigned storage unit. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein each unique identifier includes a name of the corresponding customer. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein each unique identifier includes a name assigned to the inventory by the corresponding customer. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein each record further includes an alpha-numeric string identifier. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein each record further includes a bar code identifier. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the Internet website is configured to require authorization, via an input of an unique identifier, to allow each customer access to the computerized inventory. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the group of instructions includes instructions to move the one or more property items corresponding to the one or more selected photographic images out from the storage unit. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the group of instructions includes instructions to move the one or more property items corresponding to the one or more selected photographic images from the corresponding assigned storage unit to another storage unit of the plurality of storage units. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the group of instructions includes instructions to move the one or more property items corresponding to the one or more selected photographic images to a location outside the storage facility. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the group of instructions includes instructions to donate the one or more property items corresponding to the one or more selected photographic images to an organization. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the group of instructions includes instructions to auction the one or more property items corresponding to the one or more selected photographic images. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the link between the customer and the storage facility database further includes a computer readable medium containing a copy of the inventory. 15. The system of claim 1, further comprising a moving van for moving each group of property items from the site of the corresponding customer into the corresponding assigned storage unit. 16. A method for managing a group of various miscellaneous property items, the method comprising: assigning a customer a storage unit from among a plurality of storage units, the assigned storage unit being sized to contain all of the group of various miscellaneous property items for storage; moving all of the group of various miscellaneous property items from a site of the customer into the assigned storage unit; creating a computer inventory for the assigned storage unit, the inventory including a record for each item of the group of various miscellaneous property items that are moved into the storage unit; creating a photographic image of each item of the group of various miscellaneous property items; entering the photographic image of each item into the corresponding record of the computer inventory; linking the computer inventory to a remote computer terminal to provide the customer access to the photographic image of each item of the group of various miscellaneous property items that have been moved into the storage unit; providing an Internet website as a user interface in linking the computer inventory to the remote computer terminal; and providing at least one interactive element and a list of selectable instructions on the Internet website, the at least one interactive element enabling the customer to select one or more photographic images corresponding to one or more items from the group of various miscellaneous property items that have been moved into the storage unit, and to select instructions from the list of instructions concerning the one or more items corresponding to the one or more selected photographic images. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing the customer with an unique identifier required for accessing the computer inventory. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising storing the photographic image on a computer readable medium prior to entering the image into the corresponding record. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein entering the photographic image into the corresponding record is performed when the photographic image is created. 20. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing another at least one interactive element for selecting the group of items from additional groups of items corresponding to additional storage units having been assigned to the customer from the plurality of storage units for the storage of additional property items of the customer. 21. The method of claim 16, wherein: the selectable list of instructions includes at least one of the following: instructions to move the one or more items from the assigned storage unit to another storage unit, instructions to donate the one or more items and instructions to auction the one or more items; and the at least one interactive element further enables the customer to send the selected instructions to personnel that have direct access to the storage unit for carrying out the selected instructions. 22. A method for managing a group of various miscellaneous property items, the method comprising: moving all of the group of various miscellaneous property items belonging to a customer, from a site of the customer and into an assigned storage unit; creating a computer inventory for the assigned storage unit, the inventory including a record for each item of the group of various miscellaneous property items that are moved into the storage unit; creating a photographic image of each item of the group of various miscellaneous property items; entering the photographic image of each item into the corresponding record of the computer inventory; linking the computer inventory to a remote computer terminal to provide the customer access to the photographic image of each item of the group of various miscellaneous property items that have been moved into the storage unit; providing at least one interactive element and a list of selectable instructions, via the linking of the computer inventory to the remote computer terminal, the at least one interactive element enabling the customer to select one or more of the photographic images corresponding to one or more items from the group of various miscellaneous property items that have been moved into the storage unit, to select instructions from the list of selectable instructions concerning the one or more items corresponding to the one or more selected photographic images, and to send the selected instructions to personnel that have direct access to the storage unit; using the selected one or more photographic images to identify the corresponding one or more items of the group of various miscellaneous property items that have been moved into the storage unit; and segregating the identified one or more items from a remainder of the group of various miscellaneous property items that have been moved into the storage unit in order to carry out the selected instructions. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the list of selectable instructions includes more than one of the following: instructions to move the one or more items out from the assigned storage unit, instructions to donate the one or more items and instructions to auction the one or more items. 24. The method of claim 22, further comprising providing the customer with an unique identifier required for accessing the computer inventory. 25. The method of claim 22, further comprising storing the photographic image on a computer readable medium prior to entering the image into the corresponding record. 26. The method of claim 22, wherein entering the photographic image into the corresponding record is performed when the photographic image is created. 27. The method of claim 22, wherein linking the computer inventory to the remote computer terminal is accomplished via the Internet. 28. The method of claim 22, further comprising providing an Internet website as a user interface in linking the computer inventory to the remote computer terminal.
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