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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Eugene Huebner, Seattle, WA (US);
Somasundaram Niranjayan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Mark Glen McKinnon, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H01Q 1/40 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10316 (2013.01); G06K 7/10415 (2013.01); G06K 7/10465 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2216 (2013.01); H01Q 1/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure describes the ability to efficiently track inventory using RFID tags (e.g., RFID tags). For example, an inventory shelf located within a materials handling facility may include a series of antenna elements arranged in rows embedded into the shelf that are coupled with an RFID reader. The antenna elements are configured to establish electromagnetic fields oriented along shelf rows. The fields can be used to read RFID tags included or attached to inventory items placed on the shelf row.