ARRANGEMENT FOR AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING THE MONITORING OF A CONTROLLED AREA WITH A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG READER HAVING A PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY
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1. An arrangement for monitoring a controlled area containing items associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, comprising:
- an RFID tag reader having a phased antenna array for generating a multitude of beams to interrogate the tags in the controlled area; and
a controller operatively connected to the tag reader for collecting data from the interrogated tags, for automatically configuring the beams based on the collected data, and for processing the configured beams to optimize the monitoring of the controlled area.
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Abstract
A controlled area containing items associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is monitored with an RFID tag reader having a phased antenna array for generating a multitude of beams to interrogate the tags in the controlled area, and with a controller for collecting data from the interrogated tags, for automatically configuring the beams based on the collected data, and for processing the configured beams to optimize the monitoring of the controlled area.
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1. An arrangement for monitoring a controlled area containing items associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, comprising:
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an RFID tag reader having a phased antenna array for generating a multitude of beams to interrogate the tags in the controlled area; and a controller operatively connected to the tag reader for collecting data from the interrogated tags, for automatically configuring the beams based on the collected data, and for processing the configured beams to optimize the monitoring of the controlled area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of monitoring a controlled area containing items associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, comprising:
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generating a multitude of beams from a phased antenna array of an RFID tag reader to interrogate the tags in the controlled area; collecting data from the interrogated tags; automatically configuring the beams based on the collected data; and processing the configured beams to optimize the monitoring of the controlled area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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