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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2008
Nancy Lee Van Nest, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Keith Rider, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Mohamed Benyounes, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Michael Polyakov, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
William Jeffreys, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Nancy Lee Van Nest, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Keith Rider, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Mohamed Benyounes, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Michael Polyakov, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
William Jeffreys, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A radio frequency identification ('RFID') reader includes a hardware platform having a transceiver, an input/output interface, a controller, and a memory. The transceiver receives communication signals from at least one RFID tag. The controller is communicatively coupled to the transceiver and the input/output interface and controls the operation of the RFID reader. The memory is communicatively coupled to the controller and contains a software development framework for developing a software application. The framework includes a plurality of predefined encapsulated functional components that interact with at least one of the transceiver and the input/output interface, to allow the software application to operate in a manner that is independent of a specific embodiment of the RFID reader hardware platform.