Patent ID: 9378399
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing transponder signals received from transponders to identify the transponders, the method comprising: receiving, at an RFID reader from a first transponder, a first signal comprising a first code and a first identifier, wherein the first identifier is written to the first transponder by the first RFID writer prior to purchasing a first item attached to the first transponder in response to the first transponder being placed proximate to the first RFID writer prior to the point of sale, and wherein the first identifier is used to associate transponders with a first user; receiving, at the RFID reader from a second transponder, a second signal comprising a second code and the first identifier, wherein the first identifier is also written to the second transponder by the first RFID writer prior to purchasing a second item attached to the second transponder when the second transponder is placed proximate to the first RFID writer prior to the point of sale; receiving, at the RFID reader, the first identifier from the RFID writer; and associating the first and second transponders with the first user based on the receiving the first identifier from both the first and second transponders.