Appeal 2006-2018
Application 09/815,731
1 error due to breakage or the like is more or less inevitable. Therefore,
2 it is necessary to first correct all the inventory data at the beginning
3 processing. For the production plan data, production plan
4 modification transfer data and required quantity data, too, all the
5 initial values are reset for starting from zero. (col. 14, ll. 21-29).
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7 From our review of Salvo, we make the following findings of facts:
8 20. The invention is related to inventory management systems and
9 methods. (col. 1, ll. 1-2).
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11 21. [A] system and method for inventory management, in particular,
12 vendor-managed inventory, are provided. (col. 2, ll. 57-59).
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14 22. The control unit analyzes the inventory amount signals and also
15 analyzes the amounts and inventory price information, and uses this
16 information to determine if an inventory order should be placed. (col. 3, ll.
17 5-7).
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19 23. The inventory management system and method, as embodied by
20 the invention, permit monitoring and determining real-time inventory status
21 of one or more storage receptacles, such as silos at a manufacturing site,
22 automatic ordering of inventory to replenish the receptacles at a low price,
23 and purchasing the inventory at a lowest possible price. (col. 3, ll. 42-48).
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25 24. The inventory monitoring also permits prediction of estimated
26 future inventory usage, lot identification, forecasting based on trends and
27 economic indicators, automatic notification of inventory occurrences that
28 require attention, and automation of inventory ordering. (col. 3, ll. 52-56).
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30 25. The on-site storage areas and receptacles transmit their amount
31 signals to the site controller 112. Thus, the site controller 112 receives
32 inventory amount signals from each on-site storage device. The site
33 controller 112 forwards these signals over time to the control unit 114, as the
34 processor 102 forms articles from the inventory 150 and the amounts within
35 the receptacles 104 drop. Accordingly, the control unit 114 determines the
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