RFID reader management system and method
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1. An RFID reader management system, the RFID reader management system comprising:
- an RFID reader locator, the RFID reader locator locating a mobile RFID reader and at least one other RFID reader; and
an RFID reader controller, the RFID reader controller selectively controlling the mobile RFID reader and the at least one other RFID reader to reduce interference between the mobile RFID reader and the at least one other RFID reader.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for managing RFID readers. The system and method manages RFID readers by controlling the RFID readers to reduce interference between RFID transmissions. The system and method locates RFID readers, including mobile and fixed RFID readers, and controls the transmitting of the RFID readers such that proximate readers do not transmit simultaneously. This reduces the interference between RFID readers, and thus can improve the reliability and accuracy of the RFID system.
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1. An RFID reader management system, the RFID reader management system comprising:
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an RFID reader locator, the RFID reader locator locating a mobile RFID reader and at least one other RFID reader; and
an RFID reader controller, the RFID reader controller selectively controlling the mobile RFID reader and the at least one other RFID reader to reduce interference between the mobile RFID reader and the at least one other RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of managing RFID readers, the method comprising the steps of:
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locating a mobile RFID reader and at least one other RFID reader; and
controlling the mobile RFID reader and the at least one other RFID reader to reduce interference between the mobile RFID reader and the at least one other RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An RFID reader management system, the RFID reader management system comprising:
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an RFID reader locator, the RFID reader locator locating a mobile RFID reader in real time;
an RFID reader controller, the RFID reader controller determining what other RFID readers in an array of RFID readers are proximate to the mobile RFID reader, the RFID reader controller assigning the mobile RFID reader a different time slice than the other RFID readers in the array of RFID readers. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of managing RFID readers, the method comprising the steps of:
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locating a mobile RFID reader in real time;
determining what other RFID readers in an array of RFID readers are proximate to the mobile RFID reader; and
assigning the mobile RFID reader a different time slice than the other RFID readers in the array of RFID readers. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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