SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INVENTORY OF ITEMS HELD IN A CABINET USING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)

摘要

A RFID cabinet comprises a cabinet structure and one or more drawers or shelves. Chambers are formed within the cabinet (102) to house the one or more drawers (104) or shelves. An RFID scanner is configured to scan items tagged with RFlD tags in the chambers via one or more antennas. The antennas can include transmit and receive antennas or antennas configured to perform both transmit and receive functions. The drawers (104) can have a access cover, or lid (106) that can be controlled so as to control access to the drawer (104). The scanner can be configured to perform inventory control for the tagged items.