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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Timo Petteri Karttaavi, Espoo, FI;
Ilkka Hermanni Hakala, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Timo Petteri Karttaavi, Espoo, FI;
Ilkka Hermanni Hakala, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10019 (2013.01); G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 7/10089 (2013.01); G06K 7/10346 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus that is configured to determine respective signal strengths of radio frequency identification signalling received from multiple sources by a directional antenna. The apparatus is also configured to discriminate the radio frequency identification signalling from a particular source based on the particular signal strength of the radio frequency identification signalling received from that source.