Mobile readpoint system and method for reading electronic tags
AssigneeSensormatic Electronics Corporation
InventorsKaren Bellum Bomber, Edward P. Ellers, Roy C. Hannes, Sergio M. Perez, Dale W. Raymond, Robert Simone, Herbert Melvin Todd
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Abstract
A self-contained, integrated mobile readpoint unit capable of reading at least one electronic tag that includes a housing, a power source located proximate the housing, at least one reader located proximate the housing that is capable of reading from and writing to the at least one tag and receives power from the power source, and a repositionable antenna structure that includes at least one readpoint antenna capable of communicating a signal to and from the electronic tag.
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A self-contained, integrated mobile readpoint unit capable of reading at least one electronic tag, the integrated mobile readpoint unit comprising:
- a wheeled housing;
- a power source located proximate the housing;
- at least one reader located proximate the housing, the reader being capable of reading from and writing to the at least one electronic tag, and receiving power from the power source;
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- a repositionable antenna structure, the repositionable antenna structure including at least one readpoint antenna capable of communicating a signal to and from the electronic tag,
- the wheeled housing adapted to receive the repositionable antenna structure.
A self-contained, integrated mobile readpoint unit capable of reading at least one electronic tag, the integrated mobile readpoint unit comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing includes a rotatable platform;
- a power source located proximate the housing
- at least one reader located proximate the housing, the reader being capable of reading from and writing to the at least one electronic tag, and receiving power from the power source;
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- a repositionable antenna structure, the repositionable antenna structure including at least one readpoint antenna capable of communicating a signal to and from the electronic tag;
- the repositionable antenna structure including an antenna tower, the antenna tower mounted to the rotatable platform, and extendable to proportionally deploy the at least one readpoint antenna.
A self-contained, integrated mobile readpoint unit capable of reading at least one electronic tag, the integrated mobile readpoint unit comprising:
- a housing;
- a power source located proximate the housing;
- at least one reader located proximate the housing, the reader being capable of reading from and writing to the at least one electronic tag, and receiving power from the power source;
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- a repositionable antenna structure, the repositionable antenna structure including at least one readpoint antenna capable of communicating a signal to and from the electronic tag,
- the housing includes at least one central wheel, the central wheel positioned approximately at the midpoint of a base portion of the housing and coupled to an electric motor, the central wheel propelling the mobile readpoint unit.
A method for locating and managing tagged objects in a read zone using a mobile readpoint unit, the method comprising:
- establishing a repositionable read zone using at least one readpoint antenna coupled to an antenna tower, the antenna tower being affixed to a rotatable platform;
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- querying an electronic tag using the at least one readpoint antenna, the electronic tag coupled to the object and having tag information.
A system for locating and managing tagged objects in a read zone using a mobile readpoint unit, the system comprising:
- an integrated mobile readpoint unit comprising:
- a housing, the housing including a rotatable platform;
- a power source located proximate the housing;
- at least one reader located proximate the housing, the reader being capable of reading from and writing to the at least one electronic tag, and receiving power from the power source;
- a repositionable antenna structure, the repositionable antenna structure including at least one readpoint antenna capable of communicating a signal to and from the electronic tag;
- the repositionable antenna structure including an antenna tower mounted to the rotatable platform, the antenna tower extendable to proportionally deploy the at least one readpoint antenna;
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- a processor, the processor operating to:
- establish a repositionable read zone using the at least one readpoint antenna coupled to an antenna tower;
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- query an electronic tag using the at least one readpoint antenna, the electronic tag coupled to the object and having tag information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.