Patent ID: 6998983
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: B65D,G06K

Abstract:
1. An RF tracking system, comprising: a shell for holding a plurality of containers for storing a material which interferes with RF communications, the shell including a bottom container supporting surface and a plurality of leg extensions attached thereto and extending away from the bottom surface; at least one RF tag attached to a first one of the leg extensions and including a memory arrangement storing data relating to at least one of an identity of the shell, an identity of the containers held in the shell and a material stored in the containers; at least one RF scanner communicating with the tag to collect the data; and a computing arrangement including a database and communicating with the scanner to update the database as a function of the collected data, wherein the tag is situated at a predetermined distance away from the containers held in the shell to overcome an electromagnetic dampening effect of the material.