Self-adjusting portals with movable data tag readers for improved reading of data tags
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1. A system for reading a data tag on an article as the article is moving relative to a base, said system comprising:
- a positioning device movably mounted on said base; and
a data tag reader mounted on said positioning device, said data tag reader being adapted to read a data tag mounted on the moving article, said positioning device being configured to move relative to the base and responsive to position information of the article relative to the reader, said positioning device being responsive to the position information for improved reading of the data tag.
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Abstract
Moving data tag readers in a portal responsive to a moving article to improve reading of a data tag on the article. Position sensors determine position information for the moving article. A controller module translates a positioning device having a data tag reader mounted thereon responsive to the determined position information. Moving the data tag reader provides improved reading of the data tag on the moving article.
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49 Claims
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1. A system for reading a data tag on an article as the article is moving relative to a base, said system comprising:
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a positioning device movably mounted on said base; and
a data tag reader mounted on said positioning device, said data tag reader being adapted to read a data tag mounted on the moving article, said positioning device being configured to move relative to the base and responsive to position information of the article relative to the reader, said positioning device being responsive to the position information for improved reading of the data tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for reading a data tag on an article as the article is moving relative to a data tag reader, said system comprising:
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a data tag reader for reading the data tag;
a processor configured for determining, responsive to article data, a desired movement of the data tag reader relative to the data tag;
an interface for receiving data describing the desired movement determined by the processor; and
a carriage connected to the interface, said data tag reader being mounted on said carriage, said carriage being capable of the desired movement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for reading a data tag on an article as the article is moving relative to a data tag reader, said system comprising:
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a data tag reader for reading the data tag;
an interface for receiving article data;
a processor configured for determining, responsive to the article data received by the interface, a desired movement of the data tag reader relative to the data tag; and
a carriage, said data tag reader being mounted on said carriage, said carriage being capable of the desired movement determined by the processor.
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32. A computer-implemented method for adjusting the position of a data tag reader relative to a data tag to improve the readability of the data tag by the data tag reader, said computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining position information for the article relative to the data tag reader; and
moving the data tag reader responsive to the determined position information to improve reading by the data tag reader of the data tag on the moving article. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components for improving the readability of a data tag on an article moving relative to a data tag reader, said components comprising:
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a sensor module for determining position information for the article relative to the data tag reader; and
a controller module for moving the data tag reader responsive to the position information determined by the sensor module to improve reading by the data tag reader of the data tag on the moving article. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. In a manufacturing system, a self-adjusting radio frequency identification portal for improving the readability of a radio frequency identification tag on an article moving relative to the portal, said portal comprising:
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telescoping carriage assemblies, each of said telescoping carriage assemblies being adapted to hold a radio frequency identification reader;
translator elements, each of said telescoping carriage assemblies being movably mounted on at least one of the translator elements;
a position sensing element for determining positional data of the article relative to the radio frequency identification reader; and
actuators for translating, along the translator elements, the telescoping carriage assemblies movably mounted thereon responsive to the positional data determined by the position sensing element to read the radio frequency identification tag associated with the moving article, said actuators being connected to the position sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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