Patent ID: 8102243
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) signal capture device to prevent data transfer between a nearby RFID reader and at least one RFID device including one or more RFID transponders storing data and configured to inductively couple with the RFID reader to provide data thereto when interrogated therewith, the RFID signal capture device comprising: a container; a signal capture circuit carried by the container and configured to mutually inductively couple with the one or more RFID transponders when positioned in close proximity to the one or more RFID transponders, when the RFID reader is producing an interrogation signal of sufficient strength to interrogate the one or more RFID transponders, and when the one or more RFID transponders is producing a reply to the interrogation signal responsive to an interrogation by the RFID reader, to thereby effectively prevent data transfer between the one or more RFID transponders and the RFID reader, the signal capture circuit also being configured so that when the RFID signal capture device is not positioned in close proximity to the one or more RFID transponders, the RFID signal capture circuit will not inductively couple with either of the following: the RFID reader and the one or more RFID transponders, the signal capture circuit including: an interrogation indicator carried by the container and configured to indicate to a user of the at least one RFID device including the one or more RFID transponders when the RFID reader is producing the interrogation signal of sufficient strength to interrogate the one or more RFID transponders, the interrogator indicator including: