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Object tracking in an enclosure

US7753272B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13References

22Claims

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Assignee

Winware, Inc. · US

Inventors

Lawrence Edward Harper · Marietta, US
Derry Thomas DeNise · Decatur, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 12, 2007
Grant date	Jul 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07C2009/00936
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments of object tracking systems and related methods and devices are disclosed. One method embodiment, among others, includes scanning an interior space of an enclosure, the enclosure having at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and at least one object associated with the at least one RFID tag, receiving an indication that a user is attempting access to the interior space, and responsive to receiving the indication, determining whether access to the interior space is permitted by the user.

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