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Patent US7938326 - RF point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method and system for providing point-of-sale and point-of-delivery and/or distribution of products in a restricted access unit near the customer. The method and system utilize products equipped with radio frequency tags and reduce the effects of energy sharing, shadowing, and nulls. In one embodiment,...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7938326?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7938326 - RF point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with remote computer and having features to read a large number of RF tagsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7938326 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/694,361Publication date10 May 2011Filing date27 Jan 2010Priority date20 Oct 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2474183A1, CN1636223A, EP1485775A2, EP1485775A4, US7661591, US7791479, US8025228, US8113425, US20020183882, US20040222297, US20040222298, US20050040952, US20050125312, US20050127177, US20050194437, US20070069018, US20080116269, US20080121700, US20080135613, US20100116885, US20110192901, WO2003073201A2, WO2003073201A3, WO2003073201B1Publication number12694361, 694361, US 7938326 B2, US 7938326B2, US-B2-7938326, US7938326 B2, US7938326B2InventorsMichael Dearing, Gediminas Vidugiris, William A. Linton, John Linton, Julia E. KruegerOriginal AssigneePromega CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (61), Non-Patent Citations (97), Classifications (35), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRF point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with remote computer and having features to read a large number of RF tags
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