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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2006
Robert E. Blake, Woodbury Heights, NJ (US);
Robert W. Perry, Sicklerville, NJ (US);
Charles A. Naylor, Sewell, NJ (US);
Anthony R. Gargano, Legal Representative, Sewell, NJ (US);
Steven D. Essinger, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Robert E. Blake, Woodbury Heights, NJ (US);
Robert W. Perry, Sicklerville, NJ (US);
Charles A. Naylor, Sewell, NJ (US);
Anthony R. Gargano, legal representative, Sewell, NJ (US);
Steven D. Essinger, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Metrologic Instruments, Inc., Blackwood, NJ (US);
Abstract
A radio frequency identification ('RFID') method, computer-readable medium, apparatus, and system are provided. In one embodiment, the method acquires dimensions of an item. The dimensions and speed of the item are used to determine the item's location on a conveyor (i.e., to track the item on the conveyor). The location of the item is used to determine which switch RFID reader antenna in a plurality of RFID reader antennas is the most suitable RFID reader antenna to communicate with a transponder located on the item. In other embodiments, the apparatus, system, and computer-readable medium are also provided which perform similar features recited by the above method.