Patent ID: 7061379

Claim:
A RFID method for storing products in a defined location to minimize undesired combinations of stored products resulting from improper placement of the products in the storage location, said method comprising: providing a storage location having storage positions therein; associating RFID smart tags with a plurality of products to be stored within the storage location, the smart tags containing information to identify the product they are associated with; compiling and storing a product profile for the plurality of products to be stored within the storage location, the profile including information on products, materials, and substances that should not be stored together or in close proximity to the profiled product; disposing a smart tag scanner at a position relative to the storage location such that the scanner is within range of any smart tag associated with a stored product at any position within the storage location, the smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the product identification information from the smart tags; and for the products identified by the scanner, using the respective product profiles to determine if any of the identified products are improperly stored relative to any other identified product.