Patent ID: 8242909
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining as processed/controlled by a processor an orientation of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader, and determining as processed/controlled by a processor orientations of a collection of RFID tags by determining a percentage of tags oriented in a horizontal direction able to be read by a horizontal polarization of the RFID reader antenna system and the percentage of tags oriented in a vertical direction able to be read by a vertical polarization of the RFID reader antenna system; and configuring the RFID reader in its orientation as processed/controlled by a processor to operate in a horizontal polarization mode during a first portion of operation time based on the percentage of tags oriented in the horizontal direction, and to operate in a vertical polarization mode during a second portion of operation time based on the percentage of tags oriented in the vertical direction.