Patent ID: 9305283
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06K,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. One or more computer-readable storage devices for storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer systems, configure the one or more computer systems to perform operations comprising: instructing a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader system to read an RFID tag comprising an opaque perimeter including a frame, and a translucent interior within the opaque perimeter, the RFID tag attached to a consumer item such that the translucent interior is positioned over a barcode and the barcode is disposed within the frame of the opaque perimeter of the RFID tag, the barcode associated with the consumer item and the consumer item located within a reading environment; identifying an RFID number associated with the RFID tag based at least in part on the reading; in response to reading the RFID tag, initiating an imaging device configured to capture at least one image of at least a portion of the consumer item within the reading environment; receiving the at least one image captured by the imaging device; recognizing the frame of the RFID tag in the at least one image captured by the imaging device, the frame comprising at least one of a shape, an edge, a corner, a pattern, an alphanumeric identifier, a symbol or a color that is associated with the RFID number and being distinct from frames of other RFID tags; identifying, within the recognized frame of the RFID tag in the at least one image, the barcode associated with the consumer item; and storing an association of the barcode and the RFID number in a database.