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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Brad Matthew Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
David J. Steiner, Durham, NC (US);
Kimberly A. Wood, Raleigh, NC (US);
Timothy W. Crockett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06K 7/10099 (2013.01); G06K 7/10376 (2013.01); G06Q 20/208 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a directional radio frequency identification (RFID) system, which provides directional RFID tag scanning using RFID enclosures and moveable radio signal blocking components. The RFID systems herein also prevent unwanted RFID tag activation and focuses RFID readers on specific scan areas. The directional RFID systems may be implemented in any type of system that utilizes RFID tag reading, such as a point of sale systems and other related systems, which utilize RFID scanning.