Radio devices and communications

A method comprising:

• receiving synchronization information;
• utilizing the synchronization information to synchronize a given RFID tag reader with a set of other RFID tag readers;
• and
• initiating communications from at least one antenna associated with the given RFID tag reader in assigned time slots.

A method comprising:

• synchronizing a given RFID tag reader with at least one other RFID tag reader in a region, each RFID tag reader having at least one corresponding antenna to communicate in a region;
• receiving antenna assignment information indicating in which of multiple possible time slots that corresponding antennas associated with the given RFID tag reader are permitted to transmit;
• and
• utilizing the antenna assignment information to create an access schedule for the given RFID tag reader to communicate in the region.

A method comprising:

• receiving transmitter information associated with multiple transducers that transmit RF energy in a monitored region;
• based on the transmitter information, producing assignment information by assigning each of the multiple transducers a respective time slot for permitting transmission of RF energy in the monitored region;
• and
• distributing the antenna assignment information to provide notification of which of multiple time slots when each of the multiple transducers are permitted to transmit the RF energy in the region.

A method comprising:

• synchronizing a given RFID tag reader with other RFID tag readers;
• receiving a set of rules about use of a wireless spectrum to communicate from multiple transmitters associated with the given RFID tag reader;
• and
• in accordance with the set of rules, assigning the multiple transmitters of the given RFID tag reader to transmit in time slots of a shared time slotted access schedule, the shared time slotted access schedule used by the given RFID tag reader and the other RFID tag readers to communicate in a monitored region.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit that stores instructions associated with code executed by the processor;
• and
• an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the code and perform operations of:
• receiving time reference information;
• based on the timing reference information, synchronizing the wireless transceiver device with multiple other wireless transceiver devices that communicate in the monitored region;
• and
• scheduling communications from the given wireless transceiver device to at least one of the multiple wireless identification tags in the monitored region.

A computer system as in claim last 49, wherein scheduling the given wireless transceiver device to initiate wireless communications on the respective channel includes:

• subdividing the transmit duration to include a first part and a second part;
• scheduling the given wireless transceiver device to communicate on the respective channel during the first part of the time duration exclusive of the other wireless transceiver devices;
• and
• disabling the given wireless transceiver device from communicating during the second part of the transmit duration which is apportioned for use by at least one of the other wireless transceiver devices to communicate in the monitored region.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit that stores instructions associated with code executed by the processor;
• and
• an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the code and perform operations of:
• receiving synchronization information;
• utilizing the synchronization information to synchronize a given RFID tag reader with a set of other RFID tag readers;
• and
• initiating communications from at least one antenna associated with the given RFID tag reader in assigned time slots.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit that stores instructions associated with code executed by the processor;
• and
• an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the code and perform operations of:
• synchronizing a given RFID tag reader with at least one other RFID tag reader in a region, each RFID tag reader having at least one corresponding antenna to communicate in a region;
• receiving antenna assignment information indicating in which of multiple possible time slots that corresponding antennas associated with the given RFID tag reader are permitted to transmit;
• and
• utilizing the antenna assignment information to create an access schedule for the given RFID tag reader to communicate in the region.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit that stores instructions associated with code executed by the processor;
• and
• an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the code and perform operations of:
• receiving transmitter information associated with multiple transducers that transmit RF energy in a monitored region;
• based on the transmitter information, producing assignment information by assigning each of the multiple transducers a respective time slot for permitting transmission of RF energy in the monitored region;
• and
• distributing the antenna assignment information to provide notification of which of multiple time slots when each of the multiple transducers are permitted to transmit the RF energy in the region.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit that stores instructions associated with code executed by the processor;
• and
• an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the code and perform operations of:
• synchronizing a given RFID tag reader with other RFID tag readers;
• receiving a set of rules about use of a wireless spectrum to communicate from multiple transmitters associated with the given RFID tag reader;
• and
• in accordance with the set of rules, assigning the multiple transmitters of the given RFID tag reader to transmit in time slots of a shared time slotted access schedule, the shared time slotted access schedule used by the given RFID tag reader and the other RFID tag readers to communicate in a monitored region.

Software encoded in one or more computer-readable media and, when executed, operable to:

• receive time reference information;
• based on the timing reference information, synchronize the wireless transceiver device with multiple other wireless transceiver devices that communicate in the monitored region;
• and
• schedule communications from the given wireless transceiver device to at least one of the multiple wireless identification tags in the monitored region.

Software encoded in one or more computer-readable media and, when executed, operable to:

• receive synchronization information;
• utilize the synchronization information to synchronize a given RFID tag reader with a set of other RFID tag readers;
• and
• initiate communications from at least one antenna associated with the given RFID tag reader in assigned time slots.

Software encoded in one or more computer-readable media and, when executed, operable to:

• synchronize a given RFID tag reader with at least one other RFID tag reader in a region, each RFID tag reader having at least one corresponding antenna to communicate in a region;
• receive antenna assignment information indicating in which of multiple possible time slots that corresponding antennas associated with the given RFID tag reader are permitted to transmit;
• and
• utilize the antenna assignment information to create an access schedule for the given RFID tag reader to communicate in the region.

Software encoded in one or more computer-readable media and, when executed, operable to:

• receive transmitter information associated with multiple transducers that transmit RF energy in a monitored region;
• based on the transmitter information, produce assignment information by assigning each of the multiple transducers a respective time slot for permitting transmission of RF energy in the monitored region;
• and
• distribute the antenna assignment information to provide notification of which of multiple time slots when each of the multiple transducers are permitted transmit the RF energy in the region.