METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DEPLOYABLE RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION PORTAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first assembly including a processor, a memory, and a radiator module, the processor operatively coupled to the memory and the radiator module;
a second assembly including a radiator operatively coupled to the radiator module; and
a connection element coupled to the first assembly and the second assembly, the second assembly being movable relative to the first assembly about the connection element between a first configuration and a second configuration, the processor configured to interrogate a radio-frequency identification tag module via the radiator module and the radiator when the second assembly is in the second configuration.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a coupling element coupled to the first assembly and the second assembly. The first assembly includes a processor, a memory, and a radiator module, the processor operatively coupled to the memory and the radiator module. The second assembly includes a radiator operatively coupled to the radiator module. The second assembly is movable relative to the first assembly about the coupling element between a first configuration and a second configuration. The processor is configured to interrogate a radio-frequency identification module via the radiator module and the radiator when the second assembly is in the second configuration.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first assembly including a processor, a memory, and a radiator module, the processor operatively coupled to the memory and the radiator module; a second assembly including a radiator operatively coupled to the radiator module; and a connection element coupled to the first assembly and the second assembly, the second assembly being movable relative to the first assembly about the connection element between a first configuration and a second configuration, the processor configured to interrogate a radio-frequency identification tag module via the radiator module and the radiator when the second assembly is in the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a processor module including a communications interface, the processor module configured to send an interrogation signal via the communications interface; a first radiator module in communication with the processor module and a first plurality of radiator modules, the first radiator module and the first plurality of radiator modules configured to interrogate a radio-frequency identification tag module in response to the interrogation signal; and a second radiator module in communication with the processor module and a second plurality of radiator modules, the second radiator module and the second plurality of radiator modules configured to interrogate the radio-frequency identification tag module in response to the interrogation signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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calculating a geographic location of a processor module; interrogating a radio-frequency identification tag module when the geographic location is within a predefined geographic region; and sending, from the processor module, an interrogation result via a communications interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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