US Patent:
20110234377, Sep 29, 2011
Inventors:
Richard William Landuyt - Arlington Heights IL, US
Gregory James Gliniecki - Cary IL, US
Michael H. Katz - Glen Ellyn IL, US
Assignee:
RF IDeas, Inc. - Schaumburg IL
International Classification:
H04Q 5/22
Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed for use in interrogating a RF signal. The apparatus includes a reader module that determines the transmitted RFID information associated with the RF signal based on tag type parameters associated with a first RFID tag type. The apparatus further includes a validation module that compares at least a portion of the transmitted RFID information with an expected characteristics associated with the RFID tag type to determine if the RF signal was transmitted by a RFID tag associated with the RFID tag type. The apparatus may also include a tag type selector module that determines the tag type parameters used by the reader module.
