Radio-frequency identification apparatus, systems, and methods
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1. An apparatus, including:
- a wearable radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader; and
at least two location-resolving antennas coupled to the RFID reader and positioned adjacent to at least one of a finger, a thumb, or a palm to resolve a location of an RFID tag relative to a selected location on a hand.
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Abstract
Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to identify and locate an RFID-tagged object relative to a point on a body, including a human, animal, or robotic body.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus, including:
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a wearable radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader; and at least two location-resolving antennas coupled to the RFID reader and positioned adjacent to at least one of a finger, a thumb, or a palm to resolve a location of an RFID tag relative to a selected location on a hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, including:
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a wearable radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader; at least two location-resolving antennas coupled to the RFID reader and positioned adjacent to at least one of a finger a thumb, or a palm to resolve a location of an RFID tag relative to a selected location on a hand; and a display coupled to the RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method, including:
resolving at least one location associated with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag relative to a selected location on a hand using a wearable RFID reader having at least two location-resolving antennas positioned adjacent to at least one of a finger, a thumb, or a palm. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26)
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24. An article including a machine-accessible medium having associated information, wherein the information, when accessed, results in a machine performing:
resolving at least one location associated with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag relative to a selected location on a hand using a wearable RFID reader having at least two location-resolving antennas positioned adjacent to at least one of a finger, a thumb, or a palm. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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