Patent ID: 8810399

Claim:
An RFID-based inventory management system comprising: a plurality of RFID-readable product tags each associated with a piece of merchandise and programmed to generate a signal containing information regarding the associated piece of merchandise; an RFID reader capable of sending signals to and receiving signals from said product tags; and a processor capable of receiving signals from the RFID reader with information regarding said product tags and programmed to: compare the information regarding two or more of said product tags, determine whether said two or more product tags are part of a moving group being moved together, generate an output based at least in part on the signals being sent from the product tags in the moving group, and wherein the processor is programmed with a carry limit corresponding to an ability of a person to carry pieces of merchandise and the output generated by the processor is an alert to provide assistance in a vicinity of the moving group of product tags if the moving group exceeds a carry limit.