Communications device identification methods, communications methods, wireless communications readers, wireless communications systems, and articles of manufacture
US7880589B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/26
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Communications device identification methods, communications methods, wireless communications readers, wireless communications systems, and articles of manufacture are described. In one aspect, a communications device identification method includes providing identification information regarding a group of wireless identification devices within a wireless communications range of a reader, using the provided identification information, selecting one of a plurality of different search procedures for identifying unidentified ones of the wireless identification devices within the wireless communications range, and identifying at least some of the unidentified ones of the wireless identification devices using the selected one of the search procedures.
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