User-filtered RFID inventory
AssigneeImpinj, Inc.
InventorChristopher J. Diorio
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Abstract
RFID-tagged items can be filtered based on relevance estimation or user input. A device reads digital identifiers for multiple RFID-tagged items. The device estimates and selects an item that an individual desires based on one or more metrics, then presents data about the selected item to the individual. If the device receives feedback that the selected item is not the desired item, then the device may estimate and select another item and/or present information about multiple items to allow the individual to select the desired item. When the desired item is selected, the device may perform some associated action.
Claims20
An application to be executed by one or more processors on an electronic device communicatively coupled to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader for identifying a desired item from among a plurality of items within a read range of the RFID reader, wherein the application, when executed, is configured to cause the one or more processors to:
- receive, via the RFID reader, a plurality of digital identifiers from RFID tags associated with the plurality of items, wherein each digital identifier is associated with an item in the plurality of items;
- determine, based on a metric, an item relevancy for each digital identifier in the plurality of digital identifiers;
- display, on a screen of the electronic device, item data associated with at least one item in the plurality of items, wherein the displayed item data is ordered by item relevancy;
- receive feedback regarding whether any of the displayed item data corresponds to the desired item;
- and
- update the item relevancy for the at least one item in the plurality of items based on the feedback.
An application to be executed by one or more processors on an electronic device communicatively coupled to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader for identifying a desired item from among a plurality of items within a read range of the RFID reader, wherein the application, when executed, is configured to cause the one or more processors to:
- receive, via the RFID reader, a plurality of digital identifiers from RFID tags associated with the plurality of items, wherein each digital identifier is associated with an item in the plurality of items;
- send, to a network, the plurality of digital identifiers;
- receive, from the network, item data associated with each of the plurality of identifiers;
- determine, based on a metric, an item relevancy for each identifier in the plurality of digital identifiers;
- display, on a screen of the electronic device, item data associated with at least one item in the plurality of items, wherein the displayed item data is ordered by item relevancy;
- receive feedback regarding whether any of the displayed item data corresponds to the desired item;
- and
- update the item relevancy for the at least one item in the plurality of items based on the feedback.
An application to be executed by one or more processors on an electronic device communicatively coupled to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader for identifying a desired item from among a plurality of items within a read range of the RFID reader, wherein the application, when executed, is configured to cause the one or more processors to:
- receive, via the RFID reader, a plurality of digital identifiers from RFID tags associated with the plurality of items, wherein each digital identifier is associated with an item in the plurality of items;
- send, to a network, the plurality of digital identifiers and authentication information associated with the electronic device;
- receive, from the network, item data associated with each of the plurality of identifiers;
- determine, based on a metric, an item relevancy for each identifier in the plurality of digital identifiers;
- display, on a screen of the electronic device, item data associated with at least one item in the plurality of items, wherein the displayed item data is ordered by item relevancy;
- receive feedback regarding whether any of the displayed item data corresponds to the desired item;
- and
- update the item relevancy for the at least one item in the plurality of items based on the feedback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.