Methods and systems for improved tag identification

• Main Authors: Wells, Michael J, Ramamurthy, Shashidhar, Au, Ka Man, Cunningham, IV, Charles Joseph, Ravi Chandran, Abhay, Bouchat, Christopher T, Miraglia, Michael V, Martinez, Rene, Chinn, Rodney W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.04.2023
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; PHYSICS; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS

Apparatuses, systems, and methods of manufacturing are described that provide improved tag identification. An example system includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner that receives a stream of RFID tags each associated with a respective article. The system further includes a first sensor attached to the RFID scanner that generates first positional data and a second sensor positioned separate from the first sensor that generates second positional data. The system also includes a computing device communicably coupled with the RFID scanner, the first sensor, and the second sensor. The computing device receives the stream of RFID tags, receives first positional data from the first sensor, receives second positional data from the second sensor, and determines an intended RFID tag from amongst the stream of RFID tags based upon the first positional data and the second positional data.