Container for Receiving Articles
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Abstract
The invention provides a container (10) comprising a, a receiving compartment (18) for receiving articles (12) each provided with an RFID transponder (14), a shielding (16) for shielding of the receiving compartment (18), and an RFID antenna device (20) located in the receiving compartment (18) for communication with the transponders (14). Reliable identification of articles (12) located in the container (10) can thus be simplified considerably.
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29 Claims
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1-11. -11. (canceled)
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12. A container, comprising:
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a receiving compartment for receiving articles each provided with an RFID transponder, a shielding for radiation shielding of the receiving compartment, and an RFID antenna device comprising at least one antenna for communication with the transponders, which is located in the receiving compartment and which is electrically connected or connectable to an RFID reader, wherein the container comprises retaining means providing fixedly predefined receiving positions for the articles to be accommodated as desired in the receiving compartment, wherein the antenna is formed by an element extending continuously over the receiving positions, or wherein a corresponding plurality of individual antennas is provided, and wherein for detection of the occupancy of the individual receiving positions other transponders are distributed in the receiving compartment, wherein the communication of the other transponders with the RFID antenna device is deteriorated corresponding to the occupancy of the individual receiving positions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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