Encoded information reading terminal with item locate functionality
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a communication interface comprising a graphical user interface that;
displays one or more characteristics of a first item of interest, wherein the first item of interest is associated with a second item of interest;
receives user input to modify at least one of the one or more characteristics of the first item of interest;
a processor that;
determines an identifier associated with the second item of interest based on the modified one or more characteristics of the first item of interest; and
an radio frequency identification (RFID) reader that;
transmits an RF interrogation signal that is configured to activate an RFID tag corresponding to the identifier if the RFID tag is within range of the RF interrogation signal; and
generates a notification that the item associated with the selected identifier is within a range of the RFID reader.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An encoded information reading terminal can comprise a microprocessor, a memory communicatively coupled to the microprocessor, a communication interface, and an RFID reading device configured to output raw message data comprising an encoded message and/or output decoded message data corresponding to an encoded message. The EIR terminal can be configured, responsive to receiving one or more target item identifiers, to attempt to locate at least one RFID tag transmitting an encoded representation of a binary string, at least part of which is equal to at least part one of the specified one or more target item identifiers. The EIR terminal can be further configured, responsive to successfully locating at least one RFID tag, to notify a user via a visual message and/or an audible message.
71 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An apparatus comprising:
-
a communication interface comprising a graphical user interface that; displays one or more characteristics of a first item of interest, wherein the first item of interest is associated with a second item of interest; receives user input to modify at least one of the one or more characteristics of the first item of interest; a processor that; determines an identifier associated with the second item of interest based on the modified one or more characteristics of the first item of interest; and an radio frequency identification (RFID) reader that; transmits an RF interrogation signal that is configured to activate an RFID tag corresponding to the identifier if the RFID tag is within range of the RF interrogation signal; and generates a notification that the item associated with the selected identifier is within a range of the RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A method comprising:
-
displaying, on a graphical user interface, one or more characteristics of a first item of interest, wherein the first item of interest is associated with a second item of interest; receiving user input to modify at least one of the one or more characteristics of the first item of interest; querying, in response to receiving the modified characteristics, a database of target item identifiers; retrieving, from the database, an identifier in the database satisfying the modified characteristics; and transmitting an RF interrogation signal in response to receipt of the identifier, where the RF interrogation signal is configured to activate an radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag corresponding to the identifier if the RFID tag is within range of the RF interrogation signal; and generating a notification indicating the presence of the queried item within the vicinity of the RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. An radio frequency identification (RFID) reader comprising:
-
a communication interface with a graphical user interface configured to; display one or more characteristics of a first item of interest, wherein the first item of interest is associated with a second item of interest; receive user input to modify at least one of the one or more characteristics of the first item of interest; a processor configured to; determine an identifier associated with the second item of interest based on the modified one or more characteristics of the first item of interest; transmit an RF interrogation signal that is configured to activate the RFID tag corresponding to the identifier if the RFID tag is within range of the RF interrogation signal; and generates a notification that the item associated with the selected identifier is within a range of the RFID reader, where at least part of the RFID signal is associated with at least part of the selected identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification