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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2005
Michael Sloan, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Larry Blue, North Potomac, MD (US);
Martin Adickes, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Nilan Solanki, Columbia, MD (US);
Michael Sloan, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Larry Blue, North Potomac, MD (US);
Martin Adickes, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Nilan Solanki, Columbia, MD (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for tracking items automatically are described. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is used with a material tracking system to enable the identification and locating of aviation assets in an airport environment. For example, passive (e.g., non-battery) RFID tags are attached to an aviation asset. Antennas are placed at locations where monitoring of assets is necessary. A local controller and RFID reader use the antennas to communicate with the passive RFID tags to determine the identity and location of the asset.