公开(公告)号：US20150102908A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-16

申请号：US14051979

申请日：2013-10-11

Applicant: Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： DANIEL S. GRIESMANN ,  RANDY L. EKL ,  BINIT JAIN

IPC: G06K7/10

CPC classification number: G06K7/10198 ,  G06K7/10316

Abstract: Retail items movable from an inventory location at a retail venue through a portal to a retail exit are automatically tracked. The items are individually associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. An RFID tag reader has an array of antennas for generating a multitude of scan beams at an adjustable scan rate. A first set of the beams covers the inventory location, and a second set of the beams covers the portal to determine an exit characteristic of the items that have exited the retail venue. A point-of-sale workstation at the retail venue is operative, independently of the tag reader, for determining a sold characteristic of the items that have been sold. A controller dynamically adjusts the scan rate of the first and second sets of scan beams to an optimal scan rate as a function of the determined exit and sold characteristics.

Abstract translation: 可以自动追踪从零售点的库存位置通过门户移动到零售点的零售物品。 这些项目分别与射频识别（RFID）标签相关联。 RFID标签读取器具有用于以可调扫描速率产生大量扫描光束的天线阵列。 第一组光束覆盖库存位置，并且第二组光束覆盖门户以确定退出零售场所的物品的退出特性。 零售场所的销售点工作站与标签读取器无关，用于确定出售物品的销售特征。 控制器根据所确定的退出和出售特性动态地将第一组和第二组扫描光束的扫描速率调整到最佳扫描速率。

公开(公告)号：US20140084060A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13627542

申请日：2012-09-26

Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.

Inventor： BINIT JAIN ,  RANDY L. EKL ,  DANIEL S. GRIESMANN

IPC: G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 ,  G06K7/10009 ,  G06K7/10207

Abstract: An inventory monitoring controller maintains information reflecting a current inventory of articles based on radio frequency identification (RFID) tag identifying information received from one or more RFID tag readers in the context of inventory polling operations. In an embodiment, the controller also adjusts an operational parameter (e.g., a missing article detection threshold or a variable polling parameter) based on an analysis of the RFID tag identifying information. For example, a variable polling parameter may be adjusted in response to an occurrence of a triggering event (e.g., an inventory change indicated by the RFID tag identifying information or an occurrence of a temporal event), and a missing article detection threshold may be adjusted based on historical information relating to the detection of (or failure to detect) a particular RFID tag.

Abstract translation: 库存监控控制器在库存轮询操作的上下文中，基于从一个或多个RFID标签读取器接收的标识信息的射频识别（RFID）标签，维护反映当前物品库存的信息。 在一个实施例中，控制器还基于对RFID标签识别信息的分析来调整操作参数（例如，缺失物品检测阈值或可变轮询参数）。 例如，可以响应于触发事件的发生（例如，由RFID标签识别信息指示的库存变化或时间事件的发生）来调整可变轮询参数，并且可以调整缺失的物品检测阈值 基于与特定RFID标签的检测（或不能检测）相关的历史信息。