Systems and methods for rfid inspection
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsTimothy M. Mitchell, Anil Kumar, Winfeng Li, Kevin Yong Ung
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Abstract
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader is provided. The RFID reader includes a transmitter/receiver module configured to transmit a radio signal at a plurality of different power levels, and a control module coupled to the transmitter/receiver module and configured to control the power level at which the radio signal is transmitted based on a number of RFID tags detected when transmitting the radio signal at an initial power level.
Claims20
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader comprising:
- a transmitter/receiver module configured to transmit a radio signal at a plurality of different power levels;
- and
- a control module coupled to the transmitter/receiver module and configured to control the power level at which the radio signal is transmitted based on a number of RFID tags detected when transmitting the radio signal at an initial power level.
A method for operating a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, the method comprising:
- transmitting a radio signal from the RFID reader at an initial power level;
- determining, using a processing device, a number of RFID tags detected when transmitting the radio signal at the initial power level;
- and
- controlling, using the processing device, the power level of the RFID reader based on the number of RFID tags detected.
A method for confirming a location of at least one object, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a processing device, configuration information;
- determining location information;
- scanning, using an radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, at least one RFID tag associated with the at least one object;
- and
- integrating, using the processing device, the configuration and location information to confirm the location of the at least one object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.