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/Passive Rfid Tag Placement For Cybernetic Command And Control Via Localization
Abstract

An autonomous appliance configured to operate in a facility. The autonomous appliance includes a chassis including a motor configured to move the autonomous appliance within the facility and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader configured to communicate with infrastructure RFID tags attached to fixed infrastructure and with product RFID tags attached to product containers. The RFID tag reader emits an RF signal that provides ambient RF power to the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags. The autonomous appliance includes at least one actuator configured to manipulate the product containers and a controller coupled to the RFID tag reader and configured to read information from the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags. The controller adapts the behavior of the autonomous appliance relative to a first product container based on the read information.

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What is claimed is:

An autonomous appliance configured to operate in a facility. The autonomous appliance includes a chassis including a motor configured to move the autonomous appliance within the facility and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader configured to communicate with infrastructure RFID tags attached to fixed infrastructure and with product RFID tags attached to product containers. The RFID tag reader emits an RF signal that provides ambient RF power to the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags. The autonomous appliance includes at least one actuator configured to manipulate the product containers and a controller coupled to the RFID tag reader and configured to read information from the infrastructure RFID tags and the product RFID tags. The controller adapts the behavior of the autonomous appliance relative to a first product container based on the read information.
Timeline
Filed
04/14/2026
Published
08/20/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(6)
G06K 7/10:by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
G05D 1/244:using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle, e.g. markers, reflectors or magnetic means
G06K 7/00:Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers (methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion G06K 1/00; pattern recognition G06F 18/00; arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding G06V 10/00; character recognition, recognising digital ink or document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V 30/00)