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Method and apparatus to configure an RFID system to be adaptable to a plurality of environmental conditions

  • US 7,026,935 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2004
  • Issued: 04/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An RFID reader adapted to communicate with RFID tags, comprising:

  • an interface to receive an input at the RFID reader indicating at least one of a plurality of conditions pertaining to an environment of the reader, the conditions being one of a number of RFID tags in the environment, a number of other readers operating in the environment, and whether another reader operates at a frequency in a similar channel as the reader;

    a controller to select one of a plurality of modulation formats based on the input; and

    an antenna for communicating with the tags according to the selected format.

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