Patent ID: 7034685

Claim:
Interrogator device for identifying articles each provided with a transponder, comprising radio-frequency (RF) interrogation means for obtaining identifying information on each of the articles, said RF interrogation means comprising an RF antenna coupled to an electronic module for processing the identifying information issuing from the transponders, wherein said RF antenna is incorporated on two opposite ends of a garment worn by an agent in charge of collecting said articles arranged loose over a storage area, and connected to said electronic module worn by the agent by communication lines incorporated in the garment, said electronic module comprising discrimination means for determining pertinent identifying information from the plurality of identifying information obtained from the transponders through said RF antenna; and wherein said RF antenna comprises two flat coils disposed on portions of clothing covering the extremities of the arms of the agent, the portions of the clothing being the cuffs of two sleeves of the garment or two gloves worn by the agent, the leads linking to the electronic module being disposed in a sheath passed underneath the agent's garment, planes of the coils being parallel during a normal orientation of the agent's arms to provide selectivity and directivity for the locating of an article.