公开(公告)号：US08766777B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US13477422

申请日：2012-05-22

申请人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Edward Zogg ,  Donald Saul Rimai

发明人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Edward Zogg ,  Donald Saul Rimai

IPC分类号： H04Q5/22 ,  G08B13/14 ,  G08B1/08 ,  H04M1/66 ,  H01Q3/00 ,  G01P15/00 ,  G01S5/04 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G06K7/10 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  G01S1/02

CPC分类号： G01S5/04 ,  G01S1/02 ,  G01S13/878 ,  G06K7/01 ,  G06K7/10079 ,  G06K7/10356 ,  H01Q3/245 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H04Q2213/13095

摘要： Non-RFID-active units in a space are marked by affixing RFID tags. Two tags are affixed to each unit, each tag having a directional antenna. The antennas are oriented to define a per-unit reader location. Units are arranged in the space so the per-unit reader locations at least partially overlap to define a reader location. The units in the space can also be detected by an RFID reader located in the overlapping per-unit reader locations. A controller can compare a received list of tag identities corresponding to units expected to be in the container to the identities of the tags read to determine whether the expected units are in the container and disposed at positions and with orientations that cause the respective per-unit reader locations to at least partially overlap with the reader location.

摘要翻译： 空间中的非RFID活动单元标有RFID标签。 每个单元附加两个标签，每个标签具有定向天线。 天线被定向以定义每单位读取器位置。 单元布置在空间中，使得每单位读取器位置至少部分重叠以定义读取器位置。 空间中的单元也可以由位于重叠的每单元读取器位置的RFID读取器来检测。 控制器可以将接收到的与预期在容器中的单元相对应的标签标识的列表与读取的标签的标识进行比较，以确定预期单元是否在容器中并且被布置在导致每个单元的位置和方向上 读取器位置至少部分地与读取器位置重叠。

公开(公告)号：US20130314211A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-28

申请号：US13477195

申请日：2012-05-22

申请人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Donald Saul Rimai ,  Edward Zogg

发明人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Donald Saul Rimai ,  Edward Zogg

IPC分类号： G06K7/01

CPC分类号： G06K7/10178

摘要： RFID tags are read using an RFID reader. A non-RFID-active object has two RFID tags affixed thereto at respective, different tag locations. Each tag has a respective directional antenna steered in a respective, different direction. Respective directional propagation patterns are thus defined and a reader location is defined in the intersection of the propagation patterns. An RFID reader with a reader antenna located at the reader location is provided. The RFID reader is activated to read both tags.

摘要翻译： 使用RFID读取器读取RFID标签。 非RFID活动对象在相应的不同标签位置处具有固定到其上的两个RFID标签。 每个标签具有在相应的不同方向上转向的相应的定向天线。 因此定义了各自的方向传播模式，并且在传播模式的交集中定义了读取器位置。 提供了具有位于读取器位置处的读取器天线的RFID读取器。 RFID读取器被激活以读取两个标签。

公开(公告)号：US20130314212A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-28

申请号：US13477422

申请日：2012-05-22

申请人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Edward Zogg ,  Donald Saul Rimai

发明人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Edward Zogg ,  Donald Saul Rimai

IPC分类号： G06K7/01

CPC分类号： G01S5/04 ,  G01S1/02 ,  G01S13/878 ,  G06K7/01 ,  G06K7/10079 ,  G06K7/10356 ,  H01Q3/245 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H04Q2213/13095

摘要： Non-RFID-active units in a space are marked by affixing RFID tags. Two tags are affixed to each unit, each tag having a directional antenna. The antennas are oriented to define a per-unit reader location. Units are arranged in the space so the per-unit reader locations at least partially overlap to define a reader location. The units in the space can also be detected by an RFID reader located in the overlapping per-unit reader locations. A controller can compare a received list of tag identities corresponding to units expected to be in the container to the identities of the tags read to determine whether the expected units are in the container and disposed at positions and with orientations that cause the respective per-unit reader locations to at least partially overlap with the reader location.

摘要翻译： 空间中的非RFID活动单元标有RFID标签。 每个单元附加两个标签，每个标签具有定向天线。 天线被定向以定义每单位读取器位置。 单元布置在空间中，使得每单位读取器位置至少部分重叠以定义读取器位置。 空间中的单元也可以由位于重叠的每单元读取器位置的RFID读取器来检测。 控制器可以将接收到的与预期在容器中的单元相对应的标签标识的列表与读取的标签的标识进行比较，以确定预期单元是否在容器中并且被布置在导致每个单元的位置和方向上 读取器位置至少部分地与读取器位置重叠。

公开(公告)号：US08937531B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-20

申请号：US13532821

申请日：2012-06-26

申请人： Donald Saul Rimai ,  Mark P. Hinman

发明人： Donald Saul Rimai ,  Mark P. Hinman

IPC分类号： H04Q5/22

CPC分类号： G06K7/10069

摘要： An RFID system has an active tag with one antenna inside, and one outside, an RF-blocking enclosure having a port with a selected shortest dimension. The RFID reader is located outside the enclosure and uses a selected RF read frequency range. The RFID tag simultaneously transmits on a plurality of frequencies corresponding to respective wavelengths smaller than the selected shortest dimension, so that a respective beat frequency is defined between two of the frequencies. The beat frequency is within the selected RF uplink frequency range. The tag transmits a first signal at a first one of the plurality of frequencies using the interior antenna and a second signal at a second, different one of the plurality of frequencies using the exterior antenna.

摘要翻译： RFID系统具有内部具有一个天线的有源标签，以及一个外部的具有选定的最短尺寸的端口的RF阻挡外壳。 RFID读取器位于机箱外部，并使用选定的RF读取频率范围。 RFID标签同时在对应于小于所选择的最短维度的波长的多个频率上发送，从而在两个频率之间定义相应的拍频。 节拍频率在选定的RF上行链路频率范围内。 标签使用内部天线以多个频率中的第一个频率发射第一信号，并使用外部天线以第二个不同的一个频率发送第二信号。

公开(公告)号：US20130342323A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US13532874

申请日：2012-06-26

申请人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Donald Saul Rimai

发明人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Donald Saul Rimai

IPC分类号： G06K7/01

CPC分类号： G06K7/10079 ,  G06K7/10178 ,  G06K7/10287

摘要： An RFID system includes a reader with antenna, a first barrier, a tag with a link antenna, a second barrier, and two key antennas connected to the tag, mechanically arranged in that order. The first barrier has two or more apertures in it to produce an interference pattern of a security signal from the reader. The security signal interference pattern passes at least partly through the second barrier. One of the key antennas is at a peak of the pattern after passing through the second barrier, and one is not. The tag includes a controller responsive to a downlink signal from the reader to transmit an uplink signal using the link antenna, but only if the downlink signal is preceded by the security signal and the security signal is received more strongly by the key antenna at the peak than by the other key antenna.

摘要翻译： RFID系统包括具有天线的读取器，第一屏障，具有链路天线的标签，第二屏障和连接到标签的两个键天线，以该顺序机械地布置。 第一屏障在其中具有两个或更多个孔，以产生来自读取器的安全信号的干涉图案。 安全信号干扰图案至少部分地穿过第二屏障。 其中一个关键的天线是通过第二个屏障后的图案的高峰，一个不是。 标签包括响应于来自读取器的下行链路信号的控制器，以使用链路天线发送上行链路信号，但是仅当下行链路信号在安全信号之前时，安全信号被峰值处的密钥天线更强地接收 比另一个关键天线。

公开(公告)号：US20130342317A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US13532821

申请日：2012-06-26

申请人： Donald Saul Rimai ,  Mark P. Hinman

发明人： Donald Saul Rimai ,  Mark P. Hinman

IPC分类号： G06K7/01

CPC分类号： G06K7/10069

摘要： An RFID system has an active tag with one antenna inside, and one outside, an RF-blocking enclosure having a port with a selected shortest dimension. The RFID reader is located outside the enclosure and uses a selected RF read frequency range. The RFID tag simultaneously transmits on a plurality of frequencies corresponding to respective wavelengths smaller than the selected shortest dimension, so that a respective beat frequency is defined between two of the frequencies. The beat frequency is within the selected RF uplink frequency range. The tag transmits a first signal at a first one of the plurality of frequencies using the interior antenna and a second signal at a second, different one of the plurality of frequencies using the exterior antenna.

摘要翻译： RFID系统具有内部具有一个天线的有源标签，以及一个外部的具有选定的最短尺寸的端口的RF阻挡外壳。 RFID读取器位于机箱外部，并使用选定的RF读取频率范围。 RFID标签同时在对应于小于所选择的最短维度的波长的多个频率上发送，从而在两个频率之间定义相应的拍频。 节拍频率在选定的RF上行链路频率范围内。 标签使用内部天线以多个频率中的第一个频率发射第一信号，并使用外部天线以第二个不同的一个频率发送第二信号。

公开(公告)号：US08947528B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US13477379

申请日：2012-05-22

申请人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Donald Saul Rimai ,  Abhishek Sharma

发明人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Donald Saul Rimai ,  Abhishek Sharma

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  G01S5/04 ,  H04Q5/22 ,  G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G06Q10/08 ,  G08B13/248

摘要： A classification of a container is identified using a mobile station including an image capture device and an RFID reader having a reader antenna. The container has two RFID tags affixed thereto at respective, different locations. Each tag has a directional antenna steered in a different direction, so that a reader location is defined in the intersection of the antenna propagation patterns. Using the image capture device, one or more images of the container are captured. A controller determines, using the captured image data, whether the mobile station is in a candidate reader location. When the mobile station is in the candidate reader location, the RFID reader attempts to read both tags. If both tags are read while the mobile station is in the candidate reader location, the controller determines the classification of the container is a classification corresponding to the candidate reader location.

摘要翻译： 使用包括图像捕获装置的移动台和具有读取器天线的RFID读取器来识别容器的分类。 容器在相应的不同位置附着有两个RFID标签。 每个标签具有沿不同方向转向的定向天线，使得读取器位置被定义在天线传播模式的交点中。 使用图像捕获设备捕获容器的一个或多个图像。 控制器使用捕获的图像数据确定移动台是否在候选读取器位置。 当移动台处于候选读取器位置时，RFID读取器尝试读取两个标签。 如果在移动站处于候选读取器位置的同时读取两个标签，则控制器确定容器的分类是对应于候选读取器位置的分类。

公开(公告)号：US08933788B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-13

申请号：US13532874

申请日：2012-06-26

申请人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Donald Saul Rimai

发明人： Mark P. Hinman ,  Donald Saul Rimai

IPC分类号： H04Q5/22

CPC分类号： G06K7/10079 ,  G06K7/10178 ,  G06K7/10287

摘要： An RFID system includes a reader with antenna, a first barrier, a tag with a link antenna, a second barrier, and two key antennas connected to the tag, mechanically arranged in that order. The first barrier has two or more apertures in it to produce an interference pattern of a security signal from the reader. The security signal interference pattern passes at least partly through the second barrier. One of the key antennas is at a peak of the pattern after passing through the second barrier, and one is not. The tag includes a controller responsive to a downlink signal from the reader to transmit an uplink signal using the link antenna, but only if the downlink signal is preceded by the security signal and the security signal is received more strongly by the key antenna at the peak than by the other key antenna.

摘要翻译： RFID系统包括具有天线的读取器，第一屏障，具有链路天线的标签，第二屏障和连接到标签的两个键天线，以该顺序机械地布置。 第一屏障在其中具有两个或更多个孔，以产生来自读取器的安全信号的干涉图案。 安全信号干扰图案至少部分地穿过第二屏障。 其中一个关键的天线是通过第二个屏障后的图案的高峰，一个不是。 该标签包括响应于来自读取器的下行链路信号的控制器，以使用链路天线发送上行链路信号，但是仅当下行链路信号在安全信号之前时，安全信号被峰值处的密钥天线更强地接收 比另一个关键天线。

公开(公告)号：US08692654B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-08

申请号：US13532831

申请日：2012-06-26

申请人： Donald Saul Rimai ,  Mark P. Hinman

发明人： Donald Saul Rimai ,  Mark P. Hinman

IPC分类号： H04Q5/22

CPC分类号： G06K19/07327

摘要： An RFID system includes an RF-blocking enclosure having a port with a selected shortest dimension. An active RFID tag including a controller and an interior antenna coupled to the controller is located in the enclosure. The tag responds to a selected RF downlink frequency range. An RFID reader located outside the enclosure simultaneously transmits directional RF signals on a plurality of frequencies corresponding to respective wavelengths smaller than the selected shortest dimension, the plurality including a carrier frequency and an interference frequency. A beat frequency is thus defined between the carrier frequency and the interference frequency and the beat frequency is within the selected RF downlink frequency range, so that the transmitted signals pass through the port and the tag responds to the beat frequency.

摘要翻译： RFID系统包括具有选定的最短尺寸的端口的RF阻挡外壳。 包括耦合到控制器的控制器和内部天线的有源RFID标签位于外壳中。 标签响应所选的RF下行链路频率范围。 位于外壳外部的RFID读取器同时在对应于小于所选择的最短维度的各个波长的多个频率上发送定向RF信号，多个包括载波频率和干扰频率。 因此，在载波频率和干扰频率之间定义拍频，并且拍频在所选择的RF下行链路频率范围内，使得发送的信号通过端口，并且标签响应拍频。

公开(公告)号：US20130342319A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US13532831

申请日：2012-06-26

申请人： Donald Saul Rimai ,  Mark P. Hinman

发明人： Donald Saul Rimai ,  Mark P. Hinman

IPC分类号： G06K7/01

CPC分类号： G06K19/07327

摘要： An RFID system includes an RF-blocking enclosure having a port with a selected shortest dimension. An active RFID tag including a controller and an interior antenna coupled to the controller is located in the enclosure. The tag responds to a selected RF downlink frequency range. An RFID reader located outside the enclosure simultaneously transmits directional RF signals on a plurality of frequencies corresponding to respective wavelengths smaller than the selected shortest dimension, the plurality including a carrier frequency and an interference frequency. A beat frequency is thus defined between the carrier frequency and the interference frequency and the beat frequency is within the selected RF downlink frequency range, so that the transmitted signals pass through the port and the tag responds to the beat frequency.

摘要翻译： RFID系统包括具有选定的最短尺寸的端口的RF阻挡外壳。 包括耦合到控制器的控制器和内部天线的有源RFID标签位于外壳中。 标签响应所选的RF下行链路频率范围。 位于外壳外部的RFID读取器同时在对应于小于所选择的最短维度的各个波长的多个频率上发送定向RF信号，多个包括载波频率和干扰频率。 因此，在载波频率和干扰频率之间定义拍频，并且拍频在所选择的RF下行链路频率范围内，使得发送的信号通过端口，并且标签响应拍频。