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Embedded RFID scanner for mobile product management

  • US 7,768,409 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2006
  • Issued: 08/03/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for reading information from a signal-emitting device, comprising:

  • a) providing an electronic reading device mounted to a body-worn harness adapted to be worn on a body of a user;

    b) detecting a predefined physical configuration assumed by at least a portion of the body by determining that a pressure value measured via a pressure sensor connected to the body-worn harness is above a threshold pressure value; and

    c) in response to detecting the predefined physical configuration, activating the electronic reading device, wherein, upon being activated, the electronic reading device is configured to receive a signal from the signal-emitting device, the signal containing data pertaining to a physical object associated with the signal-emitting device.

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