# US 10,311,270 B2 · Filtering inventory objects using images in an RFID system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,311,270 B2 - Document ID: US10311270B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/059,705 - Filed: 2018-08-09 - Published: 2018-12-27 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2013-06-27 - Assignees: Hand Held Products, Inc. - Applicants: Hand Held Products, Inc. - Inventors: Joseph Vargas; Tom Plocher; Sriharsha Putrevu; Ynjiun Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10311270B2 ## CPC - G06K 7/10386: {the interrogation device being of the portable or hand-handheld type, e.g. incorporated in ubiquitous hand-held devices such as PDA or mobile phone, or in the form of a portable dedicated RFID reader} - G06F 16/532: Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying - G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications} - G06K 17/0022: {arrangements or provisions for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device ("transfer between computer elements G06F13/00 "; data-transmission H04L)} - G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders - G06Q 10/0877: {by inventory control or reporting using inventory tracking or counting} - H04B 5/45: Transponders - H04B 5/77: for interrogation - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A method for filtering scanned objects displayed on a reader is provided. The reader may scan one or more transponders, and obtain, from a database, an image for each scanned transponder. Each transponder may be associated with an object (e.g., an item of retail inventory). The obtained image for each object may be presented on an interface, and a selection of an object category may be received using the obtained images. A determination may be made as to which objects are associated with the selected object category. A display screen may display data associated with only the objects associated with the selected object category. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: displaying one or more images on an interface, each image being associated with a respective category; receiving, via the interface, a selection of an image of the displayed one or more images, the selected image being associated with a category; scanning, using a reader, at least one transponder in an area; identifying a transponder associated with the category corresponding to the selected image; and providing a notification indicative of the identified transponder corresponding to the selected image. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying the image for each category of items occurs on the interface which is a part of an RFID reader, and wherein a user selects the image displayed on the interface of the RFID reader. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein images and associated categories are pre-stored on a database in database entries associated with each item. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the database is stored locally on the reader. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the scanning is performed by scanning radio frequency identification (RFID) tags affixed to each item. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the scanning comprises sending an interrogation signal from the reader which occurs after the receiving the selection of the object category to scan for the transponder that is associated with the category corresponding to the selected image. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the reader comprises an RFID reader comprising an interface, and wherein the transponders are RFID tags. ### Claim 8 A method comprising: displaying one or more images on an interface, each image being associated with respective categories; receiving, via the interface, a selection of an image of the displayed one or more images, the selected image being associated with a category; scanning, using a reader, any transponders in an area that are associated with the category corresponding to the selected image; and identifying what transponders are associated with the category corresponding to the selected image. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the displaying occurs on the interface which is a part of an RFID reader, and wherein a user selects the image displayed on the interface of the RFID reader. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein images and associated categories are pre-stored on a database in database entries associated with each item. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the database is stored locally on the reader. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the scanning is performed by scanning radio frequency identification (RFID) tags affixed to each item. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the scanning comprises sending an interrogation signal from an RFID reader which occurs after the receiving the selection of the object category to scan for the at least one transponder that is associated with the category corresponding to the selected image. ### Claim 14 A system comprising: a display for displaying one or more images on an interface, each image being associated with respective categories; a processor for receiving, via the interface, a selection of an image of the displayed one or more images, the selected image being associated with a category; a scanner for scanning any transponders in an area that are associated with the category corresponding to the selected image so that transponders that are associated with the category corresponding to the selected image are identified. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system according to claim 14, wherein the displaying occurs on the interface which is a part of an RFID reader, and wherein a user selects the image displayed on the interface of the RFID reader. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system according to claim 14, wherein images and associated categories are pre-stored on a database in database entries associated with each item. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16, wherein the database is stored locally on an RFID reader. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The system according to claim 14, wherein the scanning is performed by scanning radio frequency identification (RFID) tags affixed to each item. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The system according to claim 14, wherein the scanning comprises sending an interrogation signal from an RFID reader which occurs after the receiving the selection of the object category to scan for at least one transponder that is associated with the category corresponding to the selected image. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The system according to claim 14, wherein the display, the interface, the scanner and the processor are all part of an RFID reader, and wherein the scanner comprises an antenna.