US 12,282,814 B1
Intelligent and automated RFID-based control system for a display
Robert Joseph Tyler, Bainbridge Island, WA (US)
Assigned to Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/968,456.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/0728 (2013.01) [G06K 19/0716 (2013.01); G06K 19/07766 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a container with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;
a display;
a surface on which the container is positionable for conveyance to a recipient;
an RFID reader associated with the surface, the RFID reader being configured to read the RFID tag of the container when the container is in range of the RFID reader; and
a processor coupled to the RFID reader and the display, the processor being configured to execute operations including:
receiving a first sensor signal from the RFID reader, the first sensor signal indicating that the container is within the range of the RFID reader;
in response to receiving the first sensor signal, transmitting a first control signal to the display, the first control signal being configured to cause an identifier of the recipient corresponding to the container to be output on the display;
subsequent to transmitting the first control signal, receiving a second sensor signal from the RFID reader, the second sensor signal indicating that the container is not within the range of the RFID reader;
in response to receiving the second sensor signal, transmitting a second control signal to the display, the second control signal being configured to cause the identifier of the recipient to be removed from the display;
subsequent to transmitting the second control signal to the display, receiving a third sensor signal from the RFID reader, the third sensor signal indicating that the container is again within the range of the RFID reader; and
in response to receiving the third sensor signal, transmitting a third control signal to the display, the third control signal being configured to cause the identifier of the recipient to again be output on the display.