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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Richard J. Campero, San Clemente, CA (US);
Donald G. Bauer, Laurel, MD (US);
Paul B. Rasband, Frederick, MD (US);
Richard H. Spedden, Clarksville, MD (US);
Matthew A. Jones, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Richard J. Campero, San Clemente, CA (US);
Donald G. Bauer, Laurel, MD (US);
Paul B. Rasband, Frederick, MD (US);
Richard H. Spedden, Clarksville, MD (US);
Matthew A. Jones, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
In accordance with preferred embodiments of the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae.