Mobile portal for RFID applications
First Claim
1. A mobile RFID portal, comprising:
- an RFID reader mountable to a mobile asset/vehicle;
a motion sensor coupled to the mobile asset/vehicle, the motion sensor detecting movement of the mobile asset/vehicle;
a communicator, mountable to the mobile asset/vehicle, coupled to the RFID reader, the communicator actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items, receive the read identifications, and communicate the received read identifications over a wireless interface; and
an interface for connection to the motion sensor, the communicator actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items a first time in response to an indication received from the motion sensor that the mobile asset/vehicle is moving and a second time after the mobile asset/vehicle has moved a predetermined distance.
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Abstract
A mobile portal for RFID applications includes an RFID reader for reading identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items in the environment. A communicator is coupled to the RFID reader to receive the read identifications and then communicate the received read identifications over the wireless interface, through one of the gateways, to the central data processing system. Each mobile portal may be actuated for RFID read operations in response to information sensed concerning operation of the mobile asset/vehicle. Additionally, the central data processing system may issue instructions concerning mobile asset/vehicle operation, with those instructions communicated over the wireless interface to the mobile portal. Responsive to implementation of those instructions, the mobile portal actuates the RFID reader and compares the read identifications to identifications of certain RFID tagged items to be manipulated which were identified in the received instruction.
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15 Claims
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1. A mobile RFID portal, comprising:
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an RFID reader mountable to a mobile asset/vehicle; a motion sensor coupled to the mobile asset/vehicle, the motion sensor detecting movement of the mobile asset/vehicle; a communicator, mountable to the mobile asset/vehicle, coupled to the RFID reader, the communicator actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items, receive the read identifications, and communicate the received read identifications over a wireless interface; and an interface for connection to the motion sensor, the communicator actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items a first time in response to an indication received from the motion sensor that the mobile asset/vehicle is moving and a second time after the mobile asset/vehicle has moved a predetermined distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system, comprising:
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a mobile RFID portal for attachment to a mobile asset/vehicle, the mobile RFID portal including an RFID reader for reading identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items and a communicator coupled to the RFID reader to receive the read identifications and communicate the received read identifications over a wireless interface; a motion sensor coupled to the mobile asset/vehicle, the motion sensor detecting whether the mobile asset/vehicle is traveling; a central data processing system coupled to the wireless interface to receive the read identifications communicated from the communicator in the mobile RFID portal, wherein the communicator of the mobile RFID portal operates in an autonomous manner to control RFID reader operation without instruction or control being exercised by the central data processing system, and wherein the communicator includes an interface for connecting to the motion sensor, the communicator actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items a first time in response to an indication received from the motion sensor that the mobile asset/vehicle has begun traveling and a second time after the mobile asset/vehicle has traveled a predetermined distance. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a mobile RFID portal for attachment to a mobile asset/vehicle, the mobile RFID portal including an RFID reader for reading identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items and a communicator coupled to the RFID reader to receive the read identifications and communicate the received read identifications over a wireless interface; a motion sensor coupled to the mobile asset/vehicle, the motion sensor detecting movement of the mobile asset/vehicle from a first location to a second location; a gateway node operable to wirelessly communicate with the communicator in the mobile RFID portal over the wireless interface and receive the communicated read identifications, wherein the communicator includes a data processing functionality programmed to control when and where the RFID reader is actuated to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items, and wherein the communicator further includes an interface for connecting to the motion sensor, the data processing functionality actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items a first time at the first location in response to an indication received from the motion sensor that the mobile asset/vehicle is moving and a second time at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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