METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GATHERING DATA FROM RFID TAGS ON LIBRARY ITEMS AND TRANSMITTING THAT DATA TO THE ACTIVE FOCUS OF AN APPLICATION

摘要

This invention relates generally to the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) in libraries. More specifically, this invention relates to a system and method of handling the inventory of materials available for check-out in a library by making the checkout procedure more efficient by using RFID technology to gather data from RFID tags on library items and transmit that data to the active focus of an application.