Item-level visibility of nested and adjacent containers
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1. A method for collecting identification information from a plurality of identification devices associated with a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
- transmitting from a reader device an interrogation signal to the plurality of identification devices associated with the plurality of containers, each of the plurality of identification devices configured to receive the interrogation signal from the reader device;
receiving at the reader device, from a first identification device of the plurality of identification devices to which the signal was transmitted, information including identification information about a second identification device of the plurality of identification devices to which the signal was transmitted, the information previously received at the first identification device from the second identification device, wherein the first identification device is one of at least two of the plurality of identification devices configured to independently communicate the identification information to the reader device; and
storing the received information.
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Abstract
An identification device establishes a relative hierarchy of associated containers as logistical units, providing multi-layer visibility of nested and adjacent containers. The relative hierarchy comprises lower-layer containers and upper-layer containers relative to the identification device. An integrated reader device reads heterogeneous tag types. This allows disparate tag types simultaneously using a single device.
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1. A method for collecting identification information from a plurality of identification devices associated with a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
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transmitting from a reader device an interrogation signal to the plurality of identification devices associated with the plurality of containers, each of the plurality of identification devices configured to receive the interrogation signal from the reader device; receiving at the reader device, from a first identification device of the plurality of identification devices to which the signal was transmitted, information including identification information about a second identification device of the plurality of identification devices to which the signal was transmitted, the information previously received at the first identification device from the second identification device, wherein the first identification device is one of at least two of the plurality of identification devices configured to independently communicate the identification information to the reader device; and storing the received information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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