NFC METHOD, ARRANGEMENT AND SETUP
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a target item from an arrangement of items, comprising:
- (a) providing the arrangement of items, each item having a different corresponding NFC tagging device attached thereto;
(b) providing electronic equipment comprising a NFC scanner of a read range;
(c) positioning the NFC scanner and the arrangement such thatthe NFC tagging device of the target item and the NFC tagging device of at least one nontarget item in the arrangement are simultaneously located within the read range of the NFC scanner, andthe tagging device of the at least one nontarget item is physically shielded from the NFC scanner; and
(d) activating the NFC scanner to communicate with the NFC tagging device of the target item, thereby allowing the NFC scanner to identify the target item from the arrangement.
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Abstract
Methods and setups are provided that facilitate the identification of a target item from an arrangement of items. Each item of the arrangement has a different corresponding NFC tagging device attached thereto. Electronic equipment may be provided comprising a NFC scanner of a read range. The NFC tagging device of the target item and the NFC tagging device of at least one nontarget item in the arrangement may be positioned such that they are simultaneously located within the read range of the NFC scanner. By physically shielding the tagging device of the at least one nontarget item from the NFC scanner, a human user may activate the NFC scanner to communicate with the NFC tagging device of the target item. As a result, the NFC scanner may identify and distinguish the target item from one or more nontarget items of the arrangement.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a target item from an arrangement of items, comprising:
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(a) providing the arrangement of items, each item having a different corresponding NFC tagging device attached thereto; (b) providing electronic equipment comprising a NFC scanner of a read range; (c) positioning the NFC scanner and the arrangement such that the NFC tagging device of the target item and the NFC tagging device of at least one nontarget item in the arrangement are simultaneously located within the read range of the NFC scanner, and the tagging device of the at least one nontarget item is physically shielded from the NFC scanner; and (d) activating the NFC scanner to communicate with the NFC tagging device of the target item, thereby allowing the NFC scanner to identify the target item from the arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An arrangement of items for identification by electronic equipment comprising a NFC scanner of a read range, comprising:
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a plurality of items; a different corresponding NFC tagging device attached to each of the items, the items positioned at a distance from each other that does not exceed the reed range of the NFC scanner; and physical shielding interposed between the NFC tagging devices such that the item closest to the NFC scanner is identified as the target item when the items are scanned by the equipment.
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20. A setup for identifying a target item from an arrangement of items, comprising:
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the arrangement of items, each item having a different corresponding NFC tagging device attached thereto; and electronic equipment comprising a NFC scanner having a read range, wherein the NFC scanner and the arrangement together are positioned such that the NFC tagging device of target item and the NFC tagging device of at least one nontarget item in the arrangement are simultaneously located within the read range of the NFC scanner, the tagging device of the at least one nontarget item is physically shielded from the NFC scanner, and activation of the NFC scanner allows the NFC scanner to communicate with the NFC tagging device of the target item, thereby allowing the NFC scanner to identify the target item from the arrangement.
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