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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Miklos Stern, Woodmere, NY (US);
Chandra Nair, Mount Sinai, NY (US);
Eric M. Johnson, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Inventors:
Miklos Stern, Woodmere, NY (US);
Chandra Nair, Mount Sinai, NY (US);
Eric M. Johnson, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Symbol Technologies, LLC, Holtsville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 7/10386 (2013.01); G06K 7/10544 (2013.01); G06K 7/10732 (2013.01); G06K 2207/1011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for, and method of, reading an RFID tag to obtain data, includes an RFID module supported by a housing and including an antenna for propagating an electromagnetic field over a field of view, as well as an illuminator supported by the housing for visibly illuminating the field of view to enable an operator to see the illuminated field of view and whether the RFID tag is within the illuminated field of view.