RFID system
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1. An RFID antenna system comprising:
- a single wireless external reader/writer; and
a plurality of cabinet storage units, each of the plurality of cabinet storage units separately wirelessly connected to the single wireless external reader/writer, each of the plurality of the cabinet storage units including;
a single first antenna for communicating with the single wireless external reader/writer in response to the single first antenna receiving a wireless signal from the single wireless external reader/writer;
a single antenna selector wired to the single first antenna; and
a plurality of second antennas, each of the plurality of second antennas connected to the single antenna selector connected to the single first antenna,wherein the single antenna selector is triggered to connect each of the plurality of second antennas, separately, to the single first antenna in response to a communication between the single wireless external reader/writer and the single first antenna.
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Abstract
An RFID system according to the present invention includes an RFID antenna system including: a first antenna that can communicate with an external reader/writer; an antenna selector for connecting with the first antenna; and a plurality of second antennas that can connect with the first antenna in order via the antenna selector, each of the second antennas can communicate with an IC tag that is attached to an article placed in a region defined by the second antenna.
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20 Claims
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1. An RFID antenna system comprising:
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a single wireless external reader/writer; and a plurality of cabinet storage units, each of the plurality of cabinet storage units separately wirelessly connected to the single wireless external reader/writer, each of the plurality of the cabinet storage units including; a single first antenna for communicating with the single wireless external reader/writer in response to the single first antenna receiving a wireless signal from the single wireless external reader/writer; a single antenna selector wired to the single first antenna; and a plurality of second antennas, each of the plurality of second antennas connected to the single antenna selector connected to the single first antenna, wherein the single antenna selector is triggered to connect each of the plurality of second antennas, separately, to the single first antenna in response to a communication between the single wireless external reader/writer and the single first antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An item management system comprising:
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an RFID antenna system including; a single wireless external reader/writer; and a plurality of cabinet storage units, each of the plurality of cabinet storage units separately wirelessly connected to the single wireless external reader/writer, each of the plurality of the cabinet storage units including; a single first antenna for communicating with the single wireless external reader/writer in response to the single first antenna receiving a wireless signal from the single wireless external reader/writer; a single antenna selector wired to the single first antenna; and a plurality of second antennas, each of the plurality of second antennas connected to the single antenna selector connected to the single first antenna, wherein the single antenna selector is triggered to connect each of the plurality of second antennas, separately, to the single first antenna in response to a communication between the single wireless external reader/writer and the single first antenna; and a control unit wirelessly coupled to the single wireless external reader/writer of the RFID antenna system for wirelessly communicating with the single wireless external reader/writer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A cabinet storage unit with an RFID antenna, comprising:
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a housing component; a single first antenna attached to a surface of the housing component for communicating with a single wireless external reader/writer in response to a the single first antenna receiving a wireless signal from the single wireless external reader/writer; a single antenna selector attached to the surface of the housing, the single antenna selector wired to the single first antenna; and a plurality of second antennas, provided on at least one holder inside the housing, each of the plurality of second antennas connected to the single antenna selector connected to the single first antenna, wherein the single antenna selector is triggered to connect each of the plurality of second antennas, separately, to the single first antenna in response to a communication between the single wireless external reader/writer and the single first antenna. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An item management system, comprising:
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a cabinet storage unit with an RFID antenna, comprising; a housing component; a single first antenna attached to a surface of the housing component for communicating with a single wireless external reader/writer in response to the single first antenna receiving a wireless signal from the single wireless external reader/writer; a single antenna selector attached to the surface of the housing, the single antenna selector wired to the single first antenna; and a plurality of second antennas, provided on at least one holder inside the housing, each of the plurality of second antennas connected to the single antenna selector connected to the single first antenna, wherein the single antenna selector is triggered to connect each of the plurality of second antennas, separately, to the single first antenna in response to a communication between the single wireless external reader/writer and the single first antenna; and a control unit wirelessly coupled to the single wireless external reader/writer of the cabinet storage unit for communicating with the single wireless external reader/writer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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