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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 05, 2016
Zih Corp., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Aitan Ameti, Rockville, MD (US);
Keming Chen, Herndon, VA (US);
Robert J. Fontana, Potomac, MD (US);
Edward A. Richley, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Belinda Turner, Germantown, MA (US);
ZIH Corp., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
An example disclosed method includes defining a first zone within a monitored area, a first group of receivers covering the first zone; defining a second zone within the monitored area, a second group of receivers covering the second zone; determining, via a processor, a first position of a first tag based on timing measurements obtained via the first group of receivers; determining, via the processor, whether the first position indicates that the first tag is within the first zone; and when the first position indicates that the first tag is not within the first zone, not reporting data associated with the first tag.