Orphaned product stray analysis using RFID
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of managing inventory, comprising:
- receiving, at an antenna operatively coupled to a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, product identification information encoded in a first RF signal transmitted by a plurality of RFID tags associated with a plurality of first products at a first location;
receiving, at the antenna, product identification information encoded in a second RF signal transmitted by one or more RFID tags associated with one or more second products at the first location;
analyzing, by a processor, the first RF signal to identify a first product characteristic common to the plurality of first products based on the product identification information encoded in the first RF signal;
analyzing, by the processor, the second RF signal to identify a second product characteristic different from the first product characteristic and associated with the one or more second products based on the product identification information encoded in the second RF signal; and
identifying, by the processor, a data pattern from the first product characteristic and the second product characteristic, the data pattern identifying that the plurality of first products comprise a majority of all products at the first location based on the first product characteristic, and indicating that the one or more second products are incorrectly co-located at the first location with the plurality of first products based on the difference between the second product characteristic and the first product characteristic.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of managing inventory includes receiving, at an antenna operatively coupled to a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, product identification information encoded in an RF signal transmitted by a plurality of RFID tags. Each of the RFID tags is associated with a respective one of a plurality of products. The method further includes processing, by a processor, the product identification information contained in a portion of the encoded RF signal to identify a characteristic associated with each of the products, and identifying, by the processor using the product identification information, one of the products having a characteristic different from another one of the products. The method may include identifying a majority of the products having a characteristic in common based on the product identification information, and identifying at least one of the products having a characteristic different from the majority.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of managing inventory, comprising:
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receiving, at an antenna operatively coupled to a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, product identification information encoded in a first RF signal transmitted by a plurality of RFID tags associated with a plurality of first products at a first location; receiving, at the antenna, product identification information encoded in a second RF signal transmitted by one or more RFID tags associated with one or more second products at the first location; analyzing, by a processor, the first RF signal to identify a first product characteristic common to the plurality of first products based on the product identification information encoded in the first RF signal; analyzing, by the processor, the second RF signal to identify a second product characteristic different from the first product characteristic and associated with the one or more second products based on the product identification information encoded in the second RF signal; and identifying, by the processor, a data pattern from the first product characteristic and the second product characteristic, the data pattern identifying that the plurality of first products comprise a majority of all products at the first location based on the first product characteristic, and indicating that the one or more second products are incorrectly co-located at the first location with the plurality of first products based on the difference between the second product characteristic and the first product characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An inventory management system comprising:
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a programmable processor; and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to; receive, at an antenna operatively coupled to a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, product identification information encoded in a first RF signal transmitted by a plurality of RFID tags associated with a plurality of first products at a first location; receive, at the antenna, product identification information encoded in a second RF signal transmitted by one or more RFID tags associated with one or more second products at the first location; analyze the first RF signal to identify a first product characteristic common to the plurality of first products based on the product identification information encoded in the first RF signal; analyze the second RF signal to identify a second product characteristic different from the first product characteristic and associated with the one or more second products based on the product identification information encoded in the second RF signal; and identify a data pattern from the first product characteristic and the second product characteristic, the data pattern identifying that the plurality of first products comprise a majority of all products at the first location based on the first product characteristic, and indicating that the one or more second products are incorrectly co-located at the first location based on the difference between the second product characteristic and the first product characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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receive, at an antenna operatively coupled to a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, product identification information encoded in a first RF signal transmitted by a plurality of RFID tags associated with a plurality of first products at a first location; receive, at the antenna, product identification information encoded in a second RF signal transmitted by one or more RFID tags associated with one or more second products at the first location; analyze the first RF signal to identify a first product characteristic common to the plurality of first products based on the product identification information encoded in the first RF signal; analyze the second RF signal to identify a second product characteristic different from the first product characteristic and associated with the one or more second products based on the product identification information encoded in the second RF signal; and identify a data pattern from the first product characteristic and the second product characteristic, the data pattern identifying that the plurality of first products comprise a majority of all products at the first location based on the first product characteristic, and indicating that the one or more second products are incorrectly co-located at the first location with the plurality of first products based on the difference between the second product characteristic and the first product characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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