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MULTI-DIRECTIONAL RFID READER FOR CONTROLLING INVENTORY AND SHELF STOCK

  • US 20080174432A1
  • Filed: 01/19/2007
  • Published: 07/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inventory tracking system comprising:

  • a multi-directional RFID reader positioned along a passageway connecting a product storage area and a retail floor area, where the RFID reader includes a plurality of multiple directed sensors where each are directed to detect along the passageway the presence of an RFID tag associated with a product at multiple discrete positions along the passageway as the product and associated RFID tag travels along the passageway and where said RFID reader has a time stamp function operable to assign a time stamp to each discrete detection of the multiple discrete positions detected;

    a background server communicably connected to the RFID reader, where the RFID reader includes a transmit function operable to transmit to the background server RFID detections, sensor identifications and associated time stamps; and

    an executable inventory control application operably residing on the background server, where when executed determines the direction of travel of the product and associated RFID tag based on RFID transmissions.

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