Patent ID: 9189727
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A machine incorporated within a housing having a non-conductive access door, comprising, in combination: at least one RFID bridge antenna positioned on an interior of said access door which acts as a non-conductive substrate therefor, said RFID bridge antenna including two spaced-apart antenna elements coupled by an electrical conductor; one or more serviceable modules incorporated within said housing, at least one of said modules having an RFID tag mounted thereon and positioned in proximity to one of said antenna elements when said access door is closed; and an RFID reader incorporated within said housing and positioned within proximity of the other antenna element when said access door is closed, such that the RFID bridge antenna permits the RFID reader to read data stored within said RFID tag, and wherein said access door when open permits servicing of said one or more serviceable modules.