UTILIZATION OF MOTION AND SPATIAL IDENTIFICATION IN MOBILE RFID INTERROGATOR
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1. A system for identifying a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag within a defined zone, comprising:
- an RFID reader configured to scan for an RFID tag within a read zone of the RFID reader, wherein the read zone at least partially overlaps with the defined zone, and wherein the defined zone is at a location near one or more antennas of the RFID reader;
a sensor component configured to provide data to at least assist in determining positional data of the RFID tag relative to the RFID reader;
a database storing the positional data and limits of the defined zone; and
,a processor communicatively coupled to the RFID reader, the sensor component, and the database, wherein the processor is configured tocompare the positional data from the sensor component with the defined zone limits to determine whether the RFID tag is within the defined zone, andstore the determination in the database.
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Abstract
A system and method of using motion or spatial identification technology with a mobile RFID reader to detect whether an RFID tag is part of a forklift load or other ambulatory space includes determining if a tag is within a defined space or if a tag is in motion relative to a mobile RFID reader. The system and method determines whether a particular RFID tag is part of a forklift load/space, has been added to or removed, is an extraneous tag, etc.
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1. A system for identifying a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag within a defined zone, comprising:
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an RFID reader configured to scan for an RFID tag within a read zone of the RFID reader, wherein the read zone at least partially overlaps with the defined zone, and wherein the defined zone is at a location near one or more antennas of the RFID reader; a sensor component configured to provide data to at least assist in determining positional data of the RFID tag relative to the RFID reader; a database storing the positional data and limits of the defined zone; and
,a processor communicatively coupled to the RFID reader, the sensor component, and the database, wherein the processor is configured to compare the positional data from the sensor component with the defined zone limits to determine whether the RFID tag is within the defined zone, and store the determination in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for identifying an RFID tag within a movable load space, comprising:
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an RFID reader configured; to scan for an RFID tag within a read zone of the RFID reader and to determine a distance and an angle between the RFID reader and the RFID tag, wherein the read zone at least partially overlaps with the movable load space, and the movable load space is near the RFID reader; a data store storing the distance and the angle and limits of the movable load space; a processor communicatively coupled to the RFID reader and the data store, wherein the processor is configured to; compare the distance and the angle between the RFID reader and the RFID tag with the load space limits to determine whether the RFID tag is within the movable load space; and store the determination in the database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for identifying an RFID tag within a defined zone, comprising:
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an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag; means, coupled to the RFID reader, for determining positional data of the RFID tag; and
,means, coupled to the means for determining positional data, for determining whether the RFID tag is within a defined space based at least in part on the positional data determined from the means for determining positional data.
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16. A system for distinguishing an RFID tag within a movable load space from at least one extraneous tag, the system comprising:
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an RFID tag detector configured to scan for a first RFID tag within a detection zone of the RFID detector, wherein the detection zone at least partially overlaps with the load space; a first sensor configured to monitor movement of the RFID detector; a second sensor configured to monitor movement of the first RFID tag; a processor communicatively coupled to the RFID detector, the first sensor, and the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to compare movement of the first RFID tag relative to movement of the RFID detector, and. determine whether the first RFID tag is in the load space, is not in the load space, has been added to the load space, has been removed from the load space, or is an extraneous tag based upon the movement of the first RFID tag within the read zone. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of identifying an RFID tag within a movable and defined zone, the method comprising:
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determining a position of the RFID tag; comparing limits of the defined zone with the determined position of the RFID tag, wherein the defined zone moves relative to a set location; and
,determining whether the RFID tag is within the defined zone. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of distinguishing an RFID tag within a load from an extraneous tag, comprising:
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monitoring movement of an RFID reader; reading a first RFID tag; monitoring movement of the first RFID tag within a read zone of the RFID reader; and
,determining whether the first RFID tag is part of the load, is not part of the load, has been added to the load, has been removed from the load, or is an extraneous tag based upon movement of the first RFID tag within the read zone. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of determining motion of an RFID tag, comprising:
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determining a first set of values for I and Q from an RFID tag read; calculating a first phase angle from the RFID tag read using the first set of values for I and Q; determining a second set of values for I and Q from reading of the RFID tag; measuring a second phase angle using the second set of values for I and Q; calculating a phase angle change from the first phase angle and the second phase angle; and
,converting the phase angle change to distance traveled based upon a frequency of the RFID tag response. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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