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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2004
Stephen J. Lambright, San Francisco, CA (US);
Blair B. Lacorte, Belvedere, CA (US);
Ravindra U. Rajapakse, San Francisco, CA (US);
David L. Shannon, State College, PA (US);
Steven J. Farrell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen J. Lambright, San Francisco, CA (US);
Blair B. LaCorte, Belvedere, CA (US);
Ravindra U. Rajapakse, San Francisco, CA (US);
David L. Shannon, State College, PA (US);
Steven J. Farrell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Savi Technology, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An identification device establishes a relative hierarchy of associated containers as logistical units, providing multi-layer visibility of nested and adjacent containers. The relative hierarchy comprises lower-layer containers and upper-layer containers relative to the identification device. An integrated reader device reads heterogeneous tag types. This allows disparate tag types simultaneously using a single device.