Wireless RFID-based hand sensory apparatus with contextual antenna selection
US10019613B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10396
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In aspects of a wireless RFID-based hand sensory apparatus with contextual antenna selection, a wearable article is worn by a user who moves items that each have an RFID tag. A tracking system implemented in the wearable article includes a RFID reader designed to interrogate the RFID tags and receive an identification response from each of the RFID tags associated with the respective items. The tracking system also includes an omnidirectional antenna usable by the RFID reader to interrogate the RFID tags of a group of the items, and includes a narrow beam antenna usable by the RFID reader to interrogate the RFID tag of a selected item. The wearable article can be a glove of a pair of gloves with the narrow beam antenna implemented in the index finger of the glove, and the narrow beam antenna is directional based on where the user points the index finger.
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