Patent ID: 7688208

Claim:
A method, with an electronic device, for monitoring radio-frequency identification (RFID) enabled items associated with a group activity and RFID enabled items associated with individuals, wherein multiple electronic devices monitor the RFID enabled items, the method comprising: receiving a set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items to be monitored, wherein the set of radio frequency enabled items are associated with at least one group activity or at least one individual; determining, for each radio frequency ID enabled item, that the radio frequency ID enabled item is associated with an individual or a group, wherein only items associated with the group are synchronized among the multiple electronic devices, and items associated with the individual are only monitored by the electronic device; sensing a status of RFID enabled items based on at least one condition; synchronizing among the multiple electronic devices, a status of only items associated with the group; and monitoring, radio frequency ID enabled items that are both associated with the individual and the group based on said status.