Electromagnetic pathways to eliminate RFID limitations
First Claim
1. A system for enhanced substantially simultaneously monitoring multiple aggregated RFID-tagged products comprising an RFID reader disposed remote from said aggregated RFID-tagged products, said reader including an antenna for the transmission and reception of RF signals in the direction of said RFID-tagged products, a supplemental antenna disposed intermediate said antenna associated with said RFID reader and said RFID-tagged products, said supplemental antenna including at least a portion thereof in substantially non-interrupted RF communication with multiple ones of said RFID tags associated with said RFID-tagged products and at least a portion thereof being in substantially non-interrupted RF communication with said antenna associated with said RFID reader, whereby said supplemental antenna enhances the transmission of coded information between said reader and said RFID tags associated with said RFID tagged products.
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Abstract
A system for enhanced substantially simultaneously monitoring multiple aggregated RFID-tagged products comprising an RFID reader disposed remote from said aggregated RFID-tagged products and a supplemental antenna disposed intermediate the RFID reader and the RFID-tagged products. The supplemental antenna includes at least a portion thereof in substantially non-interrupted communication with multiple ones of the RFID tags associated with the RFID-tagged products and at least a portion thereof being in substantially non-interrupted communication with said antenna associated with said RFID reader, whereby said supplemental antenna enhances the transmission of coded information between the reader and the RFID tags associated with the RFID tagged products. A slip sheet having a supplemental antennas associated therewith is disclosed.
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- 1. A system for enhanced substantially simultaneously monitoring multiple aggregated RFID-tagged products comprising an RFID reader disposed remote from said aggregated RFID-tagged products, said reader including an antenna for the transmission and reception of RF signals in the direction of said RFID-tagged products, a supplemental antenna disposed intermediate said antenna associated with said RFID reader and said RFID-tagged products, said supplemental antenna including at least a portion thereof in substantially non-interrupted RF communication with multiple ones of said RFID tags associated with said RFID-tagged products and at least a portion thereof being in substantially non-interrupted RF communication with said antenna associated with said RFID reader, whereby said supplemental antenna enhances the transmission of coded information between said reader and said RFID tags associated with said RFID tagged products.
- 11. A slip sheet for enhancing the transmission of RF signals between a first antenna associated with a remote RFID reader and multiple RFID tags associated with RFID-tagged products disposed in an aggregated relationship to one another comprising a planar member having affixed thereon at least one antenna suitable for the receipt and transmission of RF signals and disposed between said first antenna and said RFID-tagged products.
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