Remote reading system inventory tracking

A method for wireless communications, the method comprising:

• initializing, based on a determined transmit power level at which a Short Range Device (SRD) is configured to transmit an interrogation signal to a plurality of remote tags, a variable associated with tracking remote tag inventory, wherein an initial value of the variable is based on the determined transmit power level;
• adjusting the variable based on a reply or absence of the reply from one or more remote tags of the plurality of remote tags;
• adjusting the variable based on a counter configured to track and indicate the plurality of remote tags are inventoried;
• wherein the counter is reset based on adjustment of the variable;
• and
• determining, based on an absence of a subsequent reply from the one or more remote tags of the plurality of remote tags, the adjusted variable, and the determined transmit power level of the SRD, to complete remote tag inventory tracking associated with an area in an environment.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• initialize, based on a determined transmit power level at which a Short Range Device (SRD) is configured to transmit an interrogation signal to a plurality of remote tags, a variable associated with tracking remote tag inventory, wherein an initial value of the variable is based on the determined transmit power level;
• adjust the variable based on a reply or absence of the reply from one or more remote tags of the plurality of remote tags;
• adjust the variable based on a counter configured to track and indicate the plurality of remote tags are inventoried;
• wherein the counter is reset based on adjustment of the variable;
• and
• determine, based on an absence of a subsequent reply from the one or more remote tags of the plurality of remote tags, the adjusted variable, and the determined transmit power level of the SRD, to complete remote tag inventory tracking associated with an area in an environment.