RFID Floor Tags for Machine Localization and Delivery of Visual Information
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1. An RFID system for a portable cleaning machine comprising:
- a plurality of RFID tags arranged upon a floor surface, with each of said plurality of RFID tags including a tag carrier adapted to be secured upon the floor surface; and
a controller on the portable cleaning machine for receiving transmissions from the plurality of RFID tags, wherein machine location is identified relative to said plurality of RFID tags, with each of said plurality of RFID tags emitting an encoded signal, and with at least some of the plurality of RFID tag carriers providing visual information to personnel local to said plurality of RFID tags, said visual information including instructions or directions or warnings for said personnel.
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Abstract
An RFID system for a portable cleaning machine having RFID reader. Location of the machine within a floor field is achieved by detecting one or more of a plurality of floor-applied RFID tags as the cleaning machine traverses the floor field. Each RFID tag includes a tag carrier including visual indicia providing personnel with instructions or warnings or directions. An operator of the machine may reference the visual indicia of the RFID tag carriers as the machine traverses the floor field.
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1. An RFID system for a portable cleaning machine comprising:
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a plurality of RFID tags arranged upon a floor surface, with each of said plurality of RFID tags including a tag carrier adapted to be secured upon the floor surface; and a controller on the portable cleaning machine for receiving transmissions from the plurality of RFID tags, wherein machine location is identified relative to said plurality of RFID tags, with each of said plurality of RFID tags emitting an encoded signal, and with at least some of the plurality of RFID tag carriers providing visual information to personnel local to said plurality of RFID tags, said visual information including instructions or directions or warnings for said personnel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An RFID system for a portable floor cleaning machine comprising:
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a floor cleaning machine adapted to deliver a floor cleaning process throughout a floor field; and a RFID tag detector on said floor cleaning machine, said RFID tag detector receiving identification information from a plurality of RFID tags on said floor field, with each of said plurality of RFID tags including a tag carrier, and with visible information defined upon a plurality of said tag carriers, said visible information providing instructions or directions or warnings to a user of the cleaning machine. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using an RFID system for a portable cleaning machine, comprising:
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traversing a floor field with a portable cleaning machine during a floor cleaning operation, said floor field including a plurality of RFID tags secured to said floor field; accessing one or more of a plurality of RFID tags during said cleaning operation; utilizing information received during said accessing to determine a relative position of the portable cleaning machine; and utilizing visual information presented by tag carriers of said plurality of RFID tags, said visual information providing instructions or directions to an operator of said portable cleaning machine. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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