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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Christopher J. Diorio, Seattle, WA (US);
Aanand Esterberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas G. Anderl, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott A. Cooper, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher J. Diorio, Seattle, WA (US);
Aanand Esterberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas G. Anderl, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott A. Cooper, Seattle, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
RFID readers, systems, and methods are provided for overcoming the effects of RF interference. While a system is communicating in a channel, RF interference is monitored. If it is low, then the next channel to be hopped onto is chosen in an unbiased manner. But if interference is high, then the next channel to be hopped onto is chosen in a biased manner that disfavors at least one channel over another, in view of the detected interference. The choice of the next channel can thus result in diminishing communication in channels with a lot of RF interference.