System and method for reconciling RFID read locations

A method for monitoring locations of products in a facility, the method comprising:

• receiving, from one or more of receivers placed at predetermined locations about the facility, an indication of a read;
• determining, based on the indication of the read, a product associated with the read and a location of the product associated with the read, wherein the location of the product is not determined based on error correction;
• comparing the location of the product associated with the read with locations of previous reads of a same type of item as the product associated with the read;
• and
• determining, based upon the locations of the previous reads of the same type of item as the product, if the location of the product associated with the read is consistent with the locations of the previous reads, wherein if the location of the product associated with the read is consistent with the locations of the previous reads a consistency threshold is met and wherein the consistency threshold is met when the location of the product associated with the read matches the locations of previous reads of a same type of item as the product and a predetermined number of previous reads of a same type of item as the product have been performed.

A system for monitoring locations of products in a facility, the system comprising:

• a plurality of receivers, wherein the plurality of receivers are placed at predetermined locations about the facility;
• a plurality of transmitters, wherein the transmitters are associated with products;
• and
• a control circuit communicatively coupled to the plurality of receivers, the control circuit configured to:
• receive, from one or more of the plurality of receivers, an indication of a read;
• determine, based on the indication of the read, a product associated with the read and a location of the product associated with the read, wherein the location of the product is not determined based on error correction;
• determine, based on the location of the product associated with the read, that the product appears to be incorrectly located;
• compare the location of the product associated with the read with locations of previous reads of a same type of item as the product associated with the read;
• and
• determine, based on a consistency between the locations of previous reads of the same type of item as the product and the location of the product associated with the read, that the product is correctly located.