Method and apparatus for visually locating short distance emission RFID tags to locate items in a container

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8081076
APP PUB NO 20100097196A1
SERIAL NO

12267749

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The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for visually locating short distance emission RFID tags to locate items in a container. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: initiating a reading sequence of a plurality of first RFID tags, wherein each first RFID tag is associated with a respective item located in the container, and wherein each first RFID tag emits an identification (ID); capturing the ID emitted by each first RFID tag using a plurality of second RFID tags located in the container, wherein each second RFID tag is coupled to a respective illumination source; addressing one of the first RFID tags; and activating the illumination source coupled to each second RFID tag that captured the ID of the addressed first RFID tag.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bauchot, Frederic Saint-Jeannet, FR 210 4741
Marmigere, Gerard Drap, FR 164 3695
Picon, Joaquin St. Laurent du Var, FR 79 1500
Rey-Robert, Xavier La Gaude, FR 6 128
Secondo, Pierre Tourrettes-sur-Loup, FR 52 1846

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