Portable RFID reading terminal with visual indication of scan trace

摘要

An RFID reading terminal can be configured, responsive to receiving a user interface action, to capture an image of at least one part of a physical structure sustaining a plurality of inventory items, locate and decode optical decodable indicia into a message comprising an identifier of the physical structure. The RFID reading terminal can be further configured to retrieve from a database, using the identifier of the physical structure, a reference image and/or a description of the physical structure. The portable RFID reading terminal can be further configured, while being moved to follow an imaginary trajectory within the physical structure, to repetitively capture an image of the physical structure using the imaging device, determine orientation and the current spatial position of the RFID reading terminal relative to the physical structure responsive to identifying one or more objects within each captured image, and displaying the RFID scan trace.

主权项

1. An RFID reader comprising:
an RFID scanner that is configured to scan items on a physical structure; at least one processor that:
responsive to receiving a user interface action, captures an image of at least one part of a physical structure using an imaging device, the physical structure supporting items to be scanned by the RFID reader;responsive to locating optical decodable indicia within said image, decodes said optical decodable indicia into data;retrieves from a database, using said data, at least one of: an image of said physical structure and a description of said physical structure; and a display to display a scan trace point defined by an intersection of an RF signal transmitted by said RFID reader and a chosen plane intersecting said physical structure.