Access filter via select commands

A method of wireless communication performed by a radio frequency identification reader, comprising:

• selecting one or more filters to reduce a tag population to a tag sub-population;
• and
• transmitting, to one or more tags in the tag population and as part of a set operation, one or more select commands associated with the one or more filters,
• wherein the one or more filters include one or more of a selection filter, a first access filter, or a second access filter,
• wherein the set operation commands the one or more tags in the tag population to set or update a selected flag value or an inventoried flag value in accordance with one or more of the selection filter, the first access filter, or the second access filter.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an RFID reader, cause the RFID reader to:
• select one or more filters to reduce a tag population to a tag sub-population;
• and transmit, to one or more tags in the tag population and as part of a set operation, one or more select commands associated with the one or more filters,
• wherein the one or more filters include one or more of a selection filter, a first access filter, or a second access filter,
• wherein the set operation commands the one or more tags in the tag population to set or update a selected flag value or an inventoried flag value in accordance with one or more of the selection filter, the first access filter, or the second access filter.