Wireless scanners for maintaining inventory
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1. A wireless reader comprising:
- at least one transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals;
at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory and generate and process signals transmitted and received by the at least one transceiver; and
at least one memory comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to cause the wireless reader to at least;
send multiple polling requests to multiple tags in a first cycle, the polling requests in the first cycle each identifying a different bucket number within a range of bucket numbers and instructing tags with a first state and the identified bucket number to respond with their respective identifier and switch to a second state opposite from the first state; and
after sending the multiple polling requests in the first cycle, send multiple polling requests to the multiple tags in a second cycle, the polling requests in the second cycle each identifying a different bucket number within the range of bucket numbers and instructing tags with the second state and the identified bucket number to respond with their respective identifier and switch to the first state opposite from the second state.
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Abstract
A system for maintaining inventory in a retail store may comprise multiple wireless readers. The multiple wireless readers may be distributed throughout the retail store so that every location within a coverage area of the system is within boundaries of at least two wireless readers. Each of the multiple wireless readers may be configured to send polling requests to tags within the coverage area, read responses from the tags, the responses identifying the respective tags, and send identities of the tags to a remote server.
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1. A wireless reader comprising:
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at least one transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory and generate and process signals transmitted and received by the at least one transceiver; and at least one memory comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to cause the wireless reader to at least; send multiple polling requests to multiple tags in a first cycle, the polling requests in the first cycle each identifying a different bucket number within a range of bucket numbers and instructing tags with a first state and the identified bucket number to respond with their respective identifier and switch to a second state opposite from the first state; and after sending the multiple polling requests in the first cycle, send multiple polling requests to the multiple tags in a second cycle, the polling requests in the second cycle each identifying a different bucket number within the range of bucket numbers and instructing tags with the second state and the identified bucket number to respond with their respective identifier and switch to the first state opposite from the second state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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