Portable RFID reading terminal with visual indication of scan trace
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1. A system for reading RFID tags, the system comprising:
- a barcode reader that projects a light to read barcodes attached to an object in a predetermined sequential order;
an RFID reader comprising an antenna that reads RFID tags while the barcode reader moves to sequentially read the barcodes in the predetermined sequential order along the object; and
wherein an RFID scan path of the object is determined based on scanning the barcodes in the predetermined sequential order.
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Abstract
A method of reading RFID tags may include providing a device that can read barcodes and RFID tags. The barcodes may be attached to an object and respectively having a predetermined sequential read order. While reading the barcodes in the predetermined sequential read order, outputting an interrogation signal to RFID tags so that the RFID tags can be read while the barcode reader moves to sequentially read the barcodes in the predetermined sequential order.
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1. A system for reading RFID tags, the system comprising:
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a barcode reader that projects a light to read barcodes attached to an object in a predetermined sequential order; an RFID reader comprising an antenna that reads RFID tags while the barcode reader moves to sequentially read the barcodes in the predetermined sequential order along the object; and wherein an RFID scan path of the object is determined based on scanning the barcodes in the predetermined sequential order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of reading RFID tags, comprising:
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providing a device that can read barcodes and RFID tags, wherein the barcodes are attached to an object and respectively having a predetermined sequential read order; while reading the barcodes in the predetermined sequential read order, outputting an interrogation signal to RFID tags so that the RFID tags can be read while the barcode reader moves to sequentially read the barcodes in the predetermined sequential order; determining a scan path of the RFID reader based on scanning the barcodes in the predetermined sequential order.
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