Monitoring for radio frequency enabled items based on activity profiles
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method, with an electronic device, for monitoring radio-frequency identification enabled items, the method comprising:
- executing on an information processing system the following;
receiving a set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items to be monitored;
receiving a plurality of identifiers respectively representing a plurality of user activity profiles, wherein at least one of the user activity profiles is associated with a plurality of radio frequency IDs in the set of radio frequency IDs, the at least one of the user activity profiles comprising a set of identifiers identifying one or more radio frequency ID readers in a set of radio frequency ID readers to monitor the plurality of radio frequency IDs when the at least one of the user activity profiles is selected;
determining that the at least one of the user activity profiles has been selected; and
initiating, in response to the determining, only the one or more radio frequency ID readers to monitor for one or more radio frequency enabled items corresponding to the plurality of radio frequency IDs associated with the at least one of the user activity profiles.
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Abstract
A method, wireless communication device, and radio frequency ID reader are provided for monitoring radio-frequency identification enabled items. The method includes receiving a set of radio frequency IDs (1104) representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items (110) to be monitored. An identifier representing a user activity and its relationship with at least one radio frequency ID in the set of radio frequency IDs and at least one radio frequency ID reader is received (1106). The method also includes determining if at least one condition associated with the user activity has occurred indicating that the user activity is occurring (1108). The set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items (110) to be monitored by the at least one radio frequency ID reader are monitored (1110) in response to the determining that the at least one condition is occurring.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, with an electronic device, for monitoring radio-frequency identification enabled items, the method comprising:
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executing on an information processing system the following; receiving a set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items to be monitored; receiving a plurality of identifiers respectively representing a plurality of user activity profiles, wherein at least one of the user activity profiles is associated with a plurality of radio frequency IDs in the set of radio frequency IDs, the at least one of the user activity profiles comprising a set of identifiers identifying one or more radio frequency ID readers in a set of radio frequency ID readers to monitor the plurality of radio frequency IDs when the at least one of the user activity profiles is selected; determining that the at least one of the user activity profiles has been selected; and initiating, in response to the determining, only the one or more radio frequency ID readers to monitor for one or more radio frequency enabled items corresponding to the plurality of radio frequency IDs associated with the at least one of the user activity profiles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16)
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8. A wireless device for monitoring radio-frequency identification enabled items, the wireless device comprising:
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a memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; and a radio frequency ID monitoring module communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor, wherein the radio frequency ID monitoring module is for; receiving a set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items to be monitored; receiving a plurality of identifiers respectively representing a plurality of user activity profiles, wherein at least one of the user activity profiles is associated with a plurality of radio frequency IDs in the set of radio frequency IDs and identifies one or more radio frequency ID readers in a set of radio frequency ID readers to monitor the plurality of radio frequency IDs when the at least one of the user activity profiles is selected; detecting a radio frequency ID enabled item in the set of radio frequency ID enabled items; identifying, based on the detecting, a user activity profile from the plurality of user activity profiles, that is associated with the radio frequency ID enabled item that has been detected, wherein the user activity profile is associated with a set of remaining radio frequency ID enabled items to be monitored for; selecting the user activity profile as a current monitored user activity profile in response to the radio frequency ID enabled item being detected and the user activity profile being identified; and initiating, based on the user activity profile being selected, only the one or more radio frequency ID readers identified by the user activity profile that has been selected to monitor the set of remaining radio frequency ID enabled items. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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17. A computer implemented method, with an electronic device, for monitoring radio-frequency identification enabled items, the computer implemented method comprising:
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executing on an information processing system the following; receiving a set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items to be monitored; receiving a set of radio frequency ID reader identifiers, wherein each radio frequency ID reader identifier is associated with a radio frequency ID reader in a plurality of radio frequency ID readers; receiving a first identifier representing a user activity and its relationship with at least one radio frequency ID in the set of radio frequency IDs; receiving a second identifier representing the user activity and its relationship with a given set of radio frequency ID readers in the plurality of radio frequency ID readers; determining if at least one condition associated with the user activity has occurred indicating that the user activity is occurring; selecting, based on determining that one condition associated with the user activity has occurred, only the given set of radio frequency ID readers to monitor for the at least one radio frequency ID representing at least one radio frequency ID enabled item; and monitoring, in response to selecting the only the given set of radio frequency ID readers, for the at least one radio frequency ID representing at least one radio frequency ID enabled item. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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