Patent ID: 8063738

Claim:
An RFID system comprising: a pair of guide tracks located on opposite boundaries of at least one zone, wherein the at least one zone is at least a portion of a predefined area; a channel movably attached to the guide tracks, wherein the channel is configured to move along the guide tracks through the at least one zone; and a mobile RFID reader movably attached to the channel, wherein the mobile RFID reader is configured to move along the channel and pause at a plurality of read points within the at least one zone to scan for RFID tags located within the predefined area, wherein the plurality of read points are determined by an arrangement of a plurality of hexagonal areas which are grouped together to create a combined area, wherein the combined area is aligned with the predefined area to define locations of the plurality of hexagonal areas, and wherein substantially central locations each hexagonal area represent the plurality of read points.