US 12,451,587 B2
Radiofrequency identification equipped medical cabinet systems and methods of assembly and use thereof
Richard Eugene Leitermann, Arlington, MA (US); Graham Davies, Chestnut Hill, MA (US); Leo Kiefer, Concord, MA (US); Lars Rohrberg, Concord, MA (US); Brent Everett Koeppel, Natick, MA (US); Mouhammed Soueidane, Tyre (LB); and Gregory J. Lyon, North Reading, MA (US)
Assigned to Wavemark, Inc., Concord, MA (US)
Filed by Wavemark, Inc., Concord, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/644,987.
Application 18/644,987 is a continuation of application No. 18/163,725, filed on Feb. 2, 2023, granted, now 12,003,013.
Application 18/163,725 is a continuation of application No. 17/385,333, filed on Jul. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,616,286, issued on Mar. 28, 2023.
Application 17/385,333 is a continuation of application No. 16/688,953, filed on Nov. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,075,438, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/770,020, filed on Nov. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0396204 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01)
CPC H01Q 1/2216 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10415 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) storage containers, each of the RFID storage containers comprising:
a control unit, and
a first shelf that includes a first plurality of antennas;
wherein the RFID storage container and the first shelf are cooperatively configured to:
transmit a first RFID emission signal via a first transmission wire to the first shelf of the RFID storage container;
emit, via a first antenna of the first plurality of antennas, a first electromagnetic signal based on the first RFID emission signal;
emit, via a second antenna of the first plurality of antennas, a second electromagnetic signal based on the first RFID emission signal;
determine, from one or more RFID tags associated with one or more corresponding products located in the RFID storage container, when a first responsive signal is communicated from the one or more RFID tags via the first or second electromagnetic signals; and
transmit a status signal of the one or more corresponding products to a remote network based on the determination of the first responsive signal from the one or more RFID tags; and
wherein the system further comprises:
the remote network connected to the RFID storage containers via a wired or wireless connection; and
an inventory management system.