Tool having an integral system for remotely ordering inventory
CA 2594510 C · Owner: Illinois Tool Works Inc. · Inventors: Panasik, Cheryl L.
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A host tool having an integral system for ordering inventory from an inventory order interface has a processing unit, a location provider and a remote connector. The location provider is configured to selectively provide the location of the host tool to the processing unit while the remote connector , is configured to establish a remote connection between the processing unit and an inventory order interface of the supplier of the inventory. A customer identification card having order information is selectively connected to the host tool. When the card is connected, the information is read by and transmitted from the host tool to the inventory order interface through the remote …
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- Filed December 19, 2005 and granted October 4, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 19, 2025.
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