US 11,755,852 B2
Methods and systems of radio frequency identification (RFID) communication
Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Bangalore (IN); Gourango Lal Biswas, Bangalore (IN); and Rene Martinez, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to INTERMEC IP CORPORATION, Fort Mill, SC (US)
Filed by Intermec IP Corporation, Fort Mill, SC (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/811,272.
Application 17/811,272 is a continuation of application No. 16/984,372, filed on Aug. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,416,694.
Prior Publication US 2022/0343088 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10475 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10039 (2013.01); G06K 7/10099 (2013.01); G06K 7/10316 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader comprising:
a first antenna element, wherein the first antenna element is configured to facilitate a first transmission of a first interrogation command to a first RFID tag associated with a second RFID reader, and in response to the first transmission of the first interrogation command, receive a first response signal; and
a second antenna element, wherein the second antenna element is configured to facilitate a second transmission of a second interrogation command to one or more second RFID tags, wherein transmitting the second interrogation command is concurrent to receiving the first response signal or transmitting the first interrogation command.