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Method and apparatus for preparing an item with an RFID tag

US7218231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2005
Grant dateMay 15, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H40/20
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An automated reading system for associating an RFID tag and product information includes a conveyor belt for moving a product having an RFID tag and a bar code. The system also includes an RFID scanner and a bar code scanner for reading information on the product as it travels down the conveyor belt. A collecting device is used for receiving the product, and a computer having a database is used for recording the association between the RFID tag and the product information.

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