Method and Apparatus for Discrimination of RFID Tags
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1. An apparatus, the apparatus configured to:
- determine respective signal strengths of radio frequency identification signalling received from multiple sources by a directional antenna; and
discriminate the radio frequency identification signalling from a particular source based on the particular signal strength of the radio frequency identification signalling received from that high frequency radio frequency signalling source.
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Abstract
In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus that is configured to determine respective signal strengths of radio frequency identification signalling received from multiple sources by a directional antenna. The apparatus is also configured to discriminate the radio frequency identification signalling from a particular source based on the particular signal strength of the radio frequency identification signalling received from that source.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus, the apparatus configured to:
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determine respective signal strengths of radio frequency identification signalling received from multiple sources by a directional antenna; and discriminate the radio frequency identification signalling from a particular source based on the particular signal strength of the radio frequency identification signalling received from that high frequency radio frequency signalling source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
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9. An apparatus, the apparatus configured to provide radio frequency identification signalling at one or more predetermined intervals, the intervals having a degree of clock offset associated therewith.
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11. A processor configured to:
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determine respective signal strengths of radio frequency identification signalling received from multiple sources by a directional antenna; and discriminate the radio frequency identification signalling from a particular source based on the particular signal strength of the radio frequency identification signalling received from that high frequency radio frequency signalling source.
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12. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining respective signal strengths of radio frequency identification signalling received from multiple sources by a directional antenna; and means for discriminating the radio frequency identification signalling from a particular source based on the particular signal strength of the radio frequency identification signalling received from that high frequency radio frequency signalling source.
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13. A method comprising:
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determining respective signal strengths of radio frequency identification signalling received from multiple sources by a directional antenna; and discriminating the radio frequency identification signalling from a particular source based on the particular signal strength of the radio frequency identification signalling received from that high frequency radio frequency signalling source.
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14. Computer program code stored on a computer tangible readable medium, wherein the code is configured to, upon being executed:
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determine respective signal strengths of radio frequency identification signalling received from multiple sources by a directional antenna; and discriminate the radio frequency identification signalling from a particular source based on the particular signal strength of the radio frequency identification signalling received from that high frequency radio frequency signalling source.
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