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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Meps Real-time, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shariq Hussain, Vista, CA (US);
Jeffrey Shamblin, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
MEPS Real-Time, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 10/65 (2018.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G06Q 50/22 (2018.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01); G06Q 50/24 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 70/00 (2018.01); G16H 10/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 10/65 (2018.01); G06F 19/30 (2013.01); G06F 19/326 (2013.01); G06F 19/3462 (2013.01); G06K 7/10168 (2013.01); G06K 7/10178 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06K 19/07749 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 30/00 (2013.01); G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G06Q 50/24 (2013.01); G16H 10/40 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 70/00 (2018.01);
Abstract
An automatic data collection system tracks medical articles by providing a robust electromagnetic (EM) field within an enclosure in which the articles are stored. Respective data carriers, such as RFID tags, attached to each medical article respond to the EM field by transmitting unique data identified with each medical article. The use of probes for injecting the EM field into the enclosure results in a greater likelihood of activation of the tags and greater accuracy in detecting and tracking medical articles.