US 12,271,778 B2
RFID monitoring systems and methods
Mark W. Roth, North Miami, FL (US)
Assigned to Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC, Mentor, OH (US)
Appl. No. 18/259,497
Filed by Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC, Mentor, OH (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 17, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/064092
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/146723, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/132,453, filed on Dec. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0062023 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10366 (2013.01) [G08B 21/18 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A monitoring system, comprising:
a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader mounted to a supporting wall or ceiling of a room,
wherein the RFID reader is configured for continuously scanning for RFID tagged items within a target area that is between 4 and 10 feet wide at its widest dimension at a distance of at least 5 feet from the RFID reader, and wherein the RFID reader is further configured to scan continuously as the RFID tagged items are added to a container in the target area to be collected for shipment prior to sale, and
wherein the RFID reader is further configured to detect items prohibited for transportation by air and further configured to issue at least one of an audible or a visual alert when a prohibited item is detected to permit removal of the prohibited item before transport, and
wherein the RFID tagged items comprise a box containing a commercial product that has not yet been sold to a consumer.