Radio frequency identification packaging system

• US 7,589,617 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2005
• Issued: 09/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: McQuade, Michael John
• Primary Examiner(s): Mullen; Thomas J
• Application Number:
  US11/265,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20060125653A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.1, 340/572.7, 340/10.1, 700/115, 700/225, 705/28, 235/385
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 11/02 Wrapping articles or quantities of material, without changing their position during the wrapping operation, e.g. in moulds with hinged folders by doubling a wrapper and securing its opposed free margins to enclose contents B65B11/48; by disposing contents between two sheets and securing their opposed free margins B65B11/50
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 11/025 by webs revolving around stationary articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 11/045 by rotating platforms supporting the articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 2210/20 the web dispenser being mounted on a rotary arm
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 57/00 Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices registering wrapping or container-forming material fed from rolls B65B41/18
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 65/00 Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided for; Arrangements of such details
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10336 the antenna being of the near field type, inductive coil
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10346 the antenna being of the far field type, e.g. HF types or dipoles

Abstract

Systems and methods for a radio frequency identification packaging system are described. A packaging system may include a rotating member to rotate during packaging of a load and a reader to read item information associated with the load during rotation of the rotating member. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A packaging system, comprising:

a rotating member to rotate during packaging of a load, said rotating member comprising a rotating arm, and

a reader to read item information associated with said load during rotation of said rotating member.

2. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein said reader is mounted to said rotating member.

3. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein said reader comprises a radio frequency identification reader.

4. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein said load comprises one or more radio frequency identification tags.

5. The packaging system of claim 1, further comprising at least one antenna to relay item information to said reader.

6. The packaging system of claim 1, further comprising at least one antenna mounted to said rotating member.

7. The packaging system of claim 6, further comprising a first antenna mounted to said rotating member at a first orientation and a second antenna mounted to said rotating member at a second orientation.

8. The packaging system of claim 1, further comprising a power supply for said reader coupled to a power source for said rotating member.

9. The packaging system of claim 1, further comprising a wireless network device in communication with said reader.

10. A system comprising:

a packaging node to package a load, said packaging node comprising;

a rotating member to rotate during packaging of said load, said rotating member comprising a rotating arm;

a reader to read item information associated with said load during rotation of said rotating member; and

a middleware node to receive said item information from said packaging node.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said middleware node filters said item information.

12. The system of method of claim 10, further comprising an enterprise node to receive item information from said middleware node.

13. A method comprising:

providing a packaging system with a reader;

actuating a rotating member of said packaging system, said rotating member comprising a rotating arm; and

reading item information associated with items being packaged by said packaging system during rotation of said rotating member.

14. The method claim 13, wherein said reader comprises a radio frequency identification reader.