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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2007
Patricia Denise Mackenzie, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Charles Burton Theurer, Alplaus, NY (US);
Kevin Chean, New York, NY (US);
Andrew John Calver, Westwood, CA (US);
Roman Brusilovsky, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Patricia Denise Mackenzie, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Charles Burton Theurer, Alplaus, NY (US);
Kevin Chean, New York, NY (US);
Andrew John Calver, Westwood, CA (US);
Roman Brusilovsky, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A technique is provided for tracking and/or monitoring an inventory within one or more assets. The technique includes activating a plurality of antennas on each of the one or more assets in turn for a specified period of time, and receiving a response from an RFID tag attached to the inventory through the plurality of antennas located on an asset having the inventory along with a positional information of the asset having the inventory.