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US 12,182,653 B2Granted
RFID terminal and method of using the same
AssigneeShenzhen Idata Technology Company Ltd.
InventorsShian Shen, Dongsheng Wang, Wei Zhao, Chao He
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a RFID terminal and a method of using the same. The RFID terminal includes: a directional antenna module configured to directionally receive a signal transmitted by an electronic tag on an item in a region to be read; a camera configured to collect an image of the region to be read; and a control unit configured to screen information of a target item according to the image of the region to be read captured by the camera.
Claims7
A method of using a RFID terminal, the RFID terminal comprising:
- a directional antenna comprising a reception range, and configured to directionally receive signals transmitted by electronic tags on items in a region to be read;
- a camera configured to collect an image of the region to be read, wherein the reception range of the directional antenna is located within a field of view of the camera;
- a display screen configured for a user's operation to select an item within a region;
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- a controller configured to adjust the reception range of the directional antenna according to a range of the item selected by the user on the display screen, and screen information of a target item according to the image of the region to be read captured by the camera;
- the method of using the RFID terminal comprising:
- capturing, by the camera, an image of the region to be read,
- displaying, by the display screen, the image of the region to be read in the display region;
- receiving, by the directional antenna, the signals transmitted by the electronic tags in the region to be read;
- manually selecting an item in the image on the display screen;
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- screening information of the selected item;
- wherein the manually selecting the item in the image on the display screen comprises:
- selecting a first region and a second region in the image, respectively;
- and
- reading information of the item in an intersection set region, an union set region, or a complementary set region between the first region and the second region according to a preset manner.
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