Patent ID: 9594991
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06K

Claim:
1. Object finding method for finding an object provided with a contactless readable data carrier, wherein descriptive data stored in the data carrier are sent to a reading device when the data carrier is in the effective area of the reading device, wherein the descriptive data received from the data carrier are compared with predefined profile data in respect of the fulfillment of at least one comparison condition, and wherein the reading device issues a notification upon fulfillment of said comparison condition, wherein the reading device upon reception of descriptive data fulfilling the comparison condition from a number of data carriers displays a hit list of these objects and wherein an object can be selected from the hit list to which a search can be restricted using the reading device to find the selected object from the objects in the hit list, wherein the search comprises automatically reducing the effective area of the reading device to facilitate a restricted search for the selected object.