RFID reader-based apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a handheld radio-frequency identification (RFID)-tag reader;
a memory having specification information for a plurality of modulars that correspond to a retail shopping facility;
a control circuit configured to;
receive from the handheld RFID-tag reader location information pertaining to a scan of a location marker that correlates to a particular one of the plurality of modulars within the retail shopping facility;
receive from the handheld RFID-tag reader RFID-tag information gleaned from read RFID tags proximal the location marker;
use the location information to select the specification information for the particular one of the plurality of modulars;
compare the RFID-tag information with specification information for modulars other than the particular one of the plurality of modulars by identifying RFID-tag information that corresponds to modulars other than the particular one of the modulars and then removing the RFID-tag information that corresponds to modulars other than the particular one of the modulars from the RFID-tag information to thereby provide filtered RFID-tag information;
compare the filtered RFID-tag information with the specification information for the particular one of the plurality of modulars to assess modular compliance.
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Abstract
A control circuit receives location information from a handheld RFID-tag reader that pertains to a scan of a location marker that correlates to a particular modular within a retail shopping facility. The control circuit also receives from that reader RFID-tag information gleaned from read RFID tags that are proximal to that location marker. The control circuit uses the location information to select specification information for a particular modular of interest and also compares the RFID-tag information with specification information for modulars other than the particular modular of interest to thereby remove some of the RFID-tag information and thereby provide filtered RFID-tag information. The control circuit then compares that filtered RFID-tag information with the specification information for the particular modular of interest to assess modular compliance.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a handheld radio-frequency identification (RFID)-tag reader; a memory having specification information for a plurality of modulars that correspond to a retail shopping facility; a control circuit configured to; receive from the handheld RFID-tag reader location information pertaining to a scan of a location marker that correlates to a particular one of the plurality of modulars within the retail shopping facility; receive from the handheld RFID-tag reader RFID-tag information gleaned from read RFID tags proximal the location marker; use the location information to select the specification information for the particular one of the plurality of modulars; compare the RFID-tag information with specification information for modulars other than the particular one of the plurality of modulars by identifying RFID-tag information that corresponds to modulars other than the particular one of the modulars and then removing the RFID-tag information that corresponds to modulars other than the particular one of the modulars from the RFID-tag information to thereby provide filtered RFID-tag information; compare the filtered RFID-tag information with the specification information for the particular one of the plurality of modulars to assess modular compliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
by a control circuit; receiving from a handheld RFID-tag reader location information pertaining to a scan of a location marker that correlates to a particular one of a plurality of modulars within a retail shopping facility; receiving from the handheld RFID-tag reader RFID-tag information gleaned from read RFID tags that are proximal the location marker; using the location information to select specification information for the particular one of a plurality of modulars; comparing the RFID-tag information with specification information for modulars other than the particular one of the plurality of modulars by identifying RFID-tag information that corresponds to modulars other than the particular one of the modulars and then removing the RFID-tag information that corresponds to modulars other than the particular one of the modulars from the RFID-tag information to thereby provide filtered RFID-tag information; comparing the filtered RFID-tag information with the specification information for the particular one of the plurality of modulars to assess modular compliance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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