Interfering smart shelf
CA 2601110 C · Owner: Rosenblum, Ian · Inventors: Hassan, Ahmed F.; Goyal, Amit; Soni, Jaimin A.
Overview
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A smart shelf system (404a - 404c) is disclosed. Objects are placed on a shelf that includes RFID tags (204). The objects prevent an RFID reader (308) from reading certain RFID tags. The number of objects placed on the shelf may be determined by determining how many RFID tags are unreadable.
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- Filed February 17, 2006 and granted May 5, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 17, 2026.
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