Patent ID: 7737858

Claim:
A method for transforming a cabinet for storing RFID-tagged articles to an RFID-enabled cabinet, the method comprising the steps of: (i) installing one or more RFID readers; (ii) installing a controller; (iii) adding communication means to said cabinet; (iv) installing one or more antennae adapted to reading RFID tags of said RFID-tagged articles such that said one or more antennae cover the entire storage area of said RFID-enabled cabinet, and each antenna of said one or more antennae comprises a switch and a tuning board, the switch adapted to activating or deactivating the antenna, wherein said one or more antennae are initially detuned; (v) activating each antenna of said one or more antennae periodically; (vi) tuning the activated antenna; (vii) reading nearby RFID tags; and (viii) detuning said tuned antennae.