US 12,265,866 B2
Methods and systems for encoding radio frequency identification (RFID) labels
Yongpeng Deng, Shenzhen (CN); Quanjin Shi, Shenzhen (CN); Zhiyong Zhu, Shenzhen (CN); and Jian Zeng, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/342,471.
Prior Publication US 2025/0005314 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/0723 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A printer for encoding radio frequency identification (RFID) labels, comprising:
an RFID antenna;
an electrical drive for driving a media to travel along a media moving direction in the printer at a printing speed, wherein the media comprises an RFID label; and
a controller component communicatively coupled to the electrical drive and configured to:
determine a slow-down position and an encoding complete position along the media moving direction in the printer and an encoding window associated with the RFID label for performing an encoding process on at least one RFID inlay of the RFID label, wherein the encoding window comprises a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the RFID label is part of the media;
start the encoding process on the at least one RFID inlay in an instance in which the leading edge reaches an encoding area of the RFID antenna;
determine if the encoding complete position is positioned on a front side of the slow-down position when viewed from the media moving direction;
in an instance in which the encoding complete position is positioned on the front side of the slow-down position when viewed from the media moving direction, transmit commands to the electrical drive via an input/output (I/O) device interface unit to reduce the printing speed when the trailing edge of the encoding window reaches the slow-down position; and
in an instance in which the encoding complete position is positioned on a back side of the slow-down position when viewed from the media moving direction, transmit commands to the electrical drive via the I/O device interface unit to maintain the printing speed at a predetermined printing speed.