Patent ID: 8659395

Claim:
A container, comprising: a receiving compartment for receiving articles provided with RFID transponders, a shielding for radiation shielding of the receiving compartment, and an RFID antenna device comprising at least one antenna for communication with the RFID transponders, which is located in the receiving compartment and which is electrically connected or connectable to an RFID reader, wherein the container comprises retaining means providing fixedly predefined receiving positions for the articles to be accommodated as desired in the receiving compartment, wherein the antenna is formed by an element extending continuously over the receiving positions, or wherein a corresponding plurality of individual antennas is provided, and wherein for detection of the occupancy of the individual receiving positions, other RFID transponders are distributed in the receiving compartment, wherein the communication of the RFID other transponders with the RFID antenna device is deteriorated corresponding to the occupancy of the individual receiving positions, and wherein for each predefined receiving position there is provided a RFID transponder of the other RFID transponders, the communication between the RFID transponder of the other RFID transponders and the RFID antenna device being shielded by an accommodated article in the corresponding receiving position.