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US 7,683,780 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for RFID tag placement
AssigneeThingMagic, Inc.
InventorMatthew S. Reynolds
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Abstract
Systems and methods for placing RFID tags on objects are shown and described. The method includes scanning an object and analyzing one or more reflected signals from the to determine a suggested location for placement of an RFID tag. The scan can be accomplished using a scanning device having an antenna that operates in the near field of the object to measure at least one RF property of the reflected signal from the object.
Claims23
A method of determining a location to place an RFID tag on a object, the method comprising:
- scanning an object, with a scanning device having an antenna in the near field of the object, to measure at least one RF property of a reflected signal from the object;
- and analyzing the reflected signal to determine a suggested location for placement of an RFID tag;
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- indicating a result of an analysis, and a location corresponding to the result, to at least one of a second device and an end-user of the scanning device.
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