RFID based product level availability
US7940181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0284
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Product availability can be determined using radio frequency identification (RFID) by determining whether a RFID tag is detectable by a RFID reader and setting a product availability condition, where the RFID tag is not attached to the product, and where distance between the RFID tag and the RFID reader changes as quantity of the product changes. A system for determining availability of products using RFID can comprise a product display unit, a RFID reader, a RFID tag associated with the product display unit, and a computing device configured to set product availability conditions. In the system, distance between the RFID tag and the RFID reader changes as quantity of the product changes.
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