System and method for control of bailment inventory

1. A method for control of bailment inventory, the method comprising:

receiving a customer identifier from a customer;

receiving from the customer at least one customer item for bailment;

associating the customer identifier with the at least one customer item;

storing the at least one customer item;

returning the at least one customer item to the customer; and

reflecting a vision of at least one signal to an alternate location with a mirror affixed to a tripod, the at least one signal providing a visual indication of a process status.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the customer identifier is associated with a previously known customer.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving step includes entering the customer identifier into a bailment inventory module.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising;

taking a photograph of the customer using a camera operatively attached to the bailment inventory module.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

creating a customer account associated with the customer, wherein the customer account includes the photograph of the customer.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

reading a customer payment card using a credit card reader operatively attached to a bailment inventory module.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the associating step includes taking a photograph of the at least one customer item.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the associating step includes associating a QR code for each of the at least one customer items.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

labeling each of the at least one customer items with the associated QR code for that customer item.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising;

displaying a cost of bailment to the customer; and

verifying acceptance of the cost of bailment from the customer.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a data associated with the customer, the data based on at least one of the customer identifier and the at least one customer item;

aggregating the data with previously generated data for at least one other customer; and

generating a business intelligence report based on the data.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one customer item is a coat.

13. A method for control of bailment inventory, the method comprising:

receiving at least one item for bailment from a customer;

taking a first photograph of the at least one item for bailment;

taking a second photograph of the customer;

associating the first photograph with the at least one item for bailment and associating the second photograph with the customer;

storing the at least one item for bailment;

returning the at least one item for bailment after verification of the customer's identity through use of the first photograph and verification of the at least one item through use of the second photograph; and

reflecting a vision of at least one signal to an alternate location with a mirror affixed to a tripod, the at least one signal providing a visual indication of a process status.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

generating a data associated with the customer, the data based on at least one of the at least one item for bailment and the customer;

aggregating the data with previously generated data for at least one other customer; and

generating a business intelligence report based on the data.

15. A system for control of bailment inventory, the system comprising:

a bailment inventory module comprising an input, the input configured to obtain a customer identifier and a payment information;

a camera associated with the bailment inventory module, the camera configured to take one or more photographs of bailed property units and owners of the bailed property units;

a display associated with the bailment inventory module, the display configured to provide verification of a transfer of possession of the bailed property units;

at least one signal associated with the bailment inventory module, wherein each of the at least one signals provides a visual indication of a process status; and

a mirror affixed to a tripod, the mirror associated with the bailment inventory module to reflect a vision of the at least one signals to an alternate location.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the input is further configured to obtain a communication address of each of the owners of the bailed property units.

17. The system or claim 16 , further comprising an output, the output configured to send a communication for each non-retrieved bailed property unit to the communication address of the owner or the non-retrieved bailed property unit.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the input further comprises a payment card reader to obtain the payment information.

19. The system of claim 15 , further comprising:

one or more lights operatively coupled to the bailment inventory module;

wherein the bailment inventory module is configured to activate at least one of the one or more lights to display a status of a bailment process.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the bailment inventory module is selected from the group consisting of a smartphone, tablet, and personal computer.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one signals comprises one or more LEDs.

22. The system of claim 15 , wherein the bailed property units are a coat.