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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1999
Sharon R. Garber, Crystal, MN (US);
Bernard A. Gonzalez, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mitchell B. Grunes, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard H. Jackson, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Gerald L. Karel, Maplewood, MN (US);
John M. Kruse, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard W. Lindahl, Oakdale, MN (US);
James E. Nash, Bloomington, MN (US);
Chester Piotrowski, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
John D. Yorkovich, Maplewood, MN (US);
Sharon R. Garber, Crystal, MN (US);
Bernard A. Gonzalez, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mitchell B. Grunes, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard H. Jackson, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Gerald L. Karel, Maplewood, MN (US);
John M. Kruse, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard W. Lindahl, Oakdale, MN (US);
James E. Nash, Bloomington, MN (US);
Chester Piotrowski, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
John D. Yorkovich, Maplewood, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of RFID systems for use with items of interest having RFID tags, such as in a library. The invention has particular applicability to determining the location, order, and other information regarding such items.