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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Paul B. Rasband, Frederick, MD (US);
Donald G. Bauer, Laurel, MD (US);
Richard J. Campero, San Clemente, CA (US);
Paul B. Rasband, Frederick, MD (US);
Donald G. Bauer, Laurel, MD (US);
Richard J. Campero, San Clemente, CA (US);
Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for assigning priority to antennae are disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, reader antennae identify the location of an object by detecting a tag or other identifier associated with each object. Sensors can be provided to provide additional information regarding the environment of the objects or their surroundings. A priority order is assigned to the reader antennae based on the location and other characteristics of the objects and/or their environment. A polling sequence for reading the reader antennae is determined according to the priority order.