Personal Inventory System (NU12 Paper #9 by RT)

Good evening Sir,

Here is my NU12 paper for the week.

Thanks and Regards,
Risha

PERSONAL INVENTORY SYSTEM

For the past couple of months I've been missing pieces of accessories. They're cheap but I really liked them and used them often. They aren't easy to replace, so the loss is felt.

Everyone has lost something at least once in their lives, some more than others, and sometimes the item lost is something with sentimental value.  

I've been organizing the inventory of my shop for the past week and I was thinking if there was a way to take inventory also of all my personal possessions. If in groceries and other stores, we have barcodes marking each item to track them, why can't we have barcodes for our personal possessions as well? Of course it would be unsightly to see barcodes or stickers on items, but the barcodes can be in laser format.

The personal inventory system will be composed of a scanner which can connect to a laptop or desktop via USB. The scanner will scan any item and virtually stamps that item with a barcode. The item's barcode will automatically be input in the inventory system in the computer. Wherever the item will be placed, the system will be updated of its location, like a GPS tracking device. So if an item is missing or stolen, the item can be tracked.

If you are even meticulous, you can identify the maximum radius for the location of an item (from your home, your cellphone, or whatever starting point you wish), so that once it goes beyond the boundaries, you will be notified via email. This way you can still chase after the stolen item when it isn't so far away yet, or you can still go back for an item you left behind, when you aren't so far away yet.

This system will help people get organized and be able to keep track of the whereabouts of their items. 4