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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2006
Applicants:

David E. Andresky, Lafayette, CO (US);

Nathan Cummings, Northglenn, CO (US);

Philip Earl Clark, Jr., Kersey, CO (US);

Gregory Kenneth Fossen, Thornton, CO (US);

Michael William Malone, Boulder, CO (US);

Thad Smith, Iii, Boulder, CO (US);

Inventors:

David E. Andresky, Lafayette, CO (US);

Nathan Cummings, Northglenn, CO (US);

Philip Earl Clark, Jr., Kersey, CO (US);

Gregory Kenneth Fossen, Thornton, CO (US);

Michael William Malone, Boulder, CO (US);

Thad Smith, III, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/08 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 7/10356 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for provisioning the use of multiple readers and/or wireless communication protocols within a defined area are provided. More specifically, a coordinator or the like can be used to manage the activation and deactivation of the multiple readers and/or communication protocols within a single reader such that interference between disparate technologies is avoided.


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