Selective radio frequency identification shielding

A system comprising:

• a container comprising a plurality of sides comprising a bottom side on which items can be placed and one or more wall sides to contain the items, wherein:
• at least a first side of the plurality of sides is permeable to a radio frequency (RF) used to identify items in the container, and
• one or more blocking sides of the plurality of sides comprise an RF shield arranged to block the one or more sides such that radio waves used to identify items in the container are blocked by the one or more blocking sides, wherein the one or more blocking sides comprise at least one longitudinal wall side of the plurality of sides of the container, wherein at least one longitudinal wall side of the plurality of sides is unshielded;
• and
• at least one opening through which items can be placed into the container;
• and
• a radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor, wherein:
• the RFID sensor is associated with a sensing position and a non-sensing position, relative to the RFID sensor,
• the one or more blocking sides block RF signals from the RFID sensor from entering the container and identifying items in the container when the container is in the non-sensing position of the RFID sensor, and
• the first side of the container allows the RF signals from the RFID sensor to permeate the container and identify items in the container when the container is in the sensing position of the RFID sensor, and
• the container can be moved into and out of the sensing position;
• wherein:
• the first RF shield is arranged such that:
• radio waves from the RFID sensor can permeate the container and identify items in the container when the container is positioned in the sensing position relative to the RFID sensor, and
• radio waves from the RFID sensor are blocked from permeating the container when the container is positioned in the non-sensing position relative to the RFID sensor,
• the RFID sensor comprises a second RF shield, the second RF shield arranged to block one or more sides of the RFID sensor,
• the radio waves from the RFID sensor permeate one or more non-blocked sides of the RFID sensor and one or more non-blocked sides of the container when the container is positioned in the sensing position, and
• the radio waves from the RFID sensor are blocked by at least one of (i) the one or more blocked sides of the RFID sensor or (ii) the one or more blocking sides of the container when the container is positioned in the non-sensing position.

A system comprising:

• a container comprising a plurality of sides, wherein:
• at least a first side of the plurality of sides is permeable to a radio frequency (RF) used to identify items in the container, wherein the first side corresponds to a sensing position of a radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor, and
• one or more blocking sides of the plurality of sides comprise an RF shield arranged to block the one or more sides, wherein the one or more blocking sides comprise at least one longitudinal wall side of the plurality of sides of the container, wherein at least one longitudinal wall side of the plurality of sides is unshielded, such that:
• radio waves from the RFID sensor can permeate the container when the container is positioned in the sensing position relative to the RFID sensor, and
• radio waves from the RFID sensor are blocked from permeating the container when the container is positioned in a non-sensing position relative to the RFID sensor;
• and
• the RFID sensor, wherein:
• the RFID sensor is associated with the sensing position and the non-sensing position, relative to the RFID sensor,
• the one or more blocking sides block RF signals from the RFID sensor from entering the container and identifying items in the container when the container is in the non-sensing position of the RFID sensor, and
• the first side of the container allows the RF signals from the RFID sensor to permeate the container and identify items in the container when the container is in the sensing position of the RFID sensor, and
• the container can be moved into and out of the sensing position;
• wherein:
• the first RF shield is arranged such that:
• radio waves from the RFID sensor can permeate the container and identify items in the container when the container is positioned in the sensing position relative to the RFID sensor, and
• radio waves from the RFID sensor are blocked from permeating the container when the container is positioned in the non-sensing position relative to the RFID sensor,
• the RFID sensor comprises a second RF shield, the second RF shield arranged to block one or more sides of the RFID sensor,
• the radio waves from the RFID sensor permeate one or more non-blocked sides of the RFID sensor and one or more non-blocked sides of the container when the container is positioned in the sensing position, and
• the radio waves from the RFID sensor are blocked by at least one of (i) the one or more blocked sides of the RFID sensor or (ii) the one or more blocking sides of the container when the container is positioned in the non-sensing position.