Method and apparatus for a deployable radio-frequency identification portal system

A system comprising:

• a processor module including a communications interface, wherein the processor module is configured to send one or more interrogation signals via the communications interface;
• a first radiator module in communication with the processor module and one or more first radiators;
• and
• a second radiator module in communication with the processor module and one or more second radiators;
• wherein each of the first radiator module and the second radiator module is configured to,
• in response to receiving an interrogation signal from the processor module, interrogate at least one radio-frequency identification tag via its respective one or more radiators,
• receive at least one interrogation response via its respective one or more radiators, and
• communicate an identifier and response information to the processor module, wherein the response information comprises one or more of a response time of the at least one interrogation response and a signal strength of the at least one interrogation response,
• wherein the processor module is further configured to
• receive the identifier and the response information from each of the first radiator module and the second radiator module, and
• triangulate a position of the at least one radio-frequency identification tag within an enclosure based on the received identifiers and response information,
• wherein the processor module includes a first coupling device configured to removably couple the processor module to a first inside surface of an enclosure,
• wherein the first radiator module includes a second coupling device configured to removably couple the first radiator module to a second inside surface of the enclosure, and
• wherein the second radiator module includes a third coupling device configured to removably couple the second radiator module to a third inside surface of the enclosure.

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a processor module, an interrogation command;
• determining, at the processor module, a geographic location of a device having the processor module, a first portion of the device being moveable relative to a second portion of the device between a first configuration and a second configuration;
• determining whether the geographic location of the device is within a predefined geographic region;
• if it is determined that the geographic location of the device is within the predefined geographic region, responding to the interrogation command by interrogating one or more radio-frequency identification tags, and sending, from the processor module, an interrogation result via a communications interface;
• and,
• if it is determined that the geographic location of the device is not within the predefined geographic region, ignoring the interrogation command.