RFID reader enclosure and man-o-war RFID reader system
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an RFID reader disposed in said enclosure,wherein said enclosure is configured to be mounted on an exterior surface of a storage container,wherein said RFID reader is configured to perform RFID reading for an area inside the storage container using an RFID antenna external to said enclosure,wherein the RFID antenna is disposed in the storage container,wherein said enclosure has an opening on a side of said enclosure, andwherein an electrical connection between said RFID reader and the RFID antenna extends through the opening of the enclosure in such a manner that the electrical connection is not externally accessible when said enclosure is mounted on the exterior surface of the storage container.
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Abstract
An apparatus including an enclosure for an RFID reader to be affixed to a storage container; an RFID reader that scans a first storage container using a first antenna and a second storage container using a second antenna; and a networked system of RFID apparatuses including a primary RFID apparatus and secondary RFID apparatuses that are controlled by the primary RFID apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an enclosure; and an RFID reader disposed in said enclosure, wherein said enclosure is configured to be mounted on an exterior surface of a storage container, wherein said RFID reader is configured to perform RFID reading for an area inside the storage container using an RFID antenna external to said enclosure, wherein the RFID antenna is disposed in the storage container, wherein said enclosure has an opening on a side of said enclosure, and wherein an electrical connection between said RFID reader and the RFID antenna extends through the opening of the enclosure in such a manner that the electrical connection is not externally accessible when said enclosure is mounted on the exterior surface of the storage container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage container; an enclosure supported by an exterior surface of the storage container, the enclosure having an opening on a side thereof; an RFID antenna disposed in the storage container, external to the enclosure; an RFID reader disposed in the enclosure, the RFID reader being configured to perform RFID reading for an area inside the storage container using an RFID antenna; and an electrical connection between said RFID reader and the RFID antenna which extends through the opening of the enclosure in such a manner that the electrical connection is not externally accessible when the enclosure is supported by the exterior surface of the storage container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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