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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Applicants:
John E. Romaine, Hellertown, PA (US);
David L Martin, Ewing, NJ (US);
Inventors:
John E. Romaine, Hellertown, PA (US);
David L Martin, Ewing, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Element ID, Inc., Bethlehem, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an automated item tracking method, comprising the steps of reading an RFID signal, obtaining a reported position of an RFID signal generator, measuring the strength of the read RFID signal, creating a read profile, obtaining a physical package profile, comparing the read profile to the physical package profile, and generating a weighted read profile to estimate an actual position of the RFID signal generator by comparing the weighted read profile with the physical package profile.