Interrogation system employing prior knowledge about an object to discern an identity thereof
US7501948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interrogation system employable with an object having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the interrogation system includes a database having prior knowledge about the object, and an interrogator that scans the RFID tag and discerns additional information therefrom about the object. The interrogator still further includes a control system that identifies the object based on the prior knowledge and the additional information.
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