RFID system printer and method

A system for printing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on a receipt for a commercial transaction at a retail facility for loss prevention purposes, the system comprising:

• a printer, wherein the printer is configured to produce at least a portion of circuitry required for the RFID tag, and wherein the printer is located at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal;
• and
• a control circuit communicatively coupled to the printer, the control circuit configured to:
• identify items associated with a transaction;
• determine the at least a portion of the circuitry of the RFID tag to be printed, wherein the at least a portion of the circuitry for the RFID tag includes one or more physical components of the RFID tag;
• associate the RFID tag with one or more of the items;
• determine a location of an antenna on the receipt, wherein the receipt is printed from a roll of paper, wherein the roll of paper includes a plurality of antennas, and wherein the antenna is one of the plurality of antennas;
• cause the printer to print the at least a portion of the circuitry required for the RFID tag on the receipt, wherein the at least a portion of the circuitry required for the RFID tag is aligned with the antenna such that the at least a portion of the circuitry required for the RFID tag is electrically coupled to the antenna;
• receive, from an RFID reader, an indication of the RFID tag and indications of RFID tags associated with products, wherein the RFID reader is located at an exit of the retail facility;
• and
• compare the indications of the RFID tags associated with products and the one or more of the items associated with the RFID tag.