System, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for detecting that an object has been accessed
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04Q-005/22
G06K-019/077
G06K-017/00
출원번호
US-0537596
(2012-06-29)
등록번호
US-9171246
(2015-10-27)
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/ 주소
Braun, Patrick J
출원인 / 주소
Aesynt Incorporated
대리인 / 주소
Alston & Bird LLP
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A system, method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for detecting that an object has been accessed. A system may include a first surface carrying a first signaling tag and a second surface carrying a second signaling tag. The first and second signaling tags may be positioned such
A system, method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for detecting that an object has been accessed. A system may include a first surface carrying a first signaling tag and a second surface carrying a second signaling tag. The first and second signaling tags may be positioned such that when the second surface is in a first position, the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag are sufficiently proximate to each other such that a coupling between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag results in a first signal state being emitted by at least one of the signaling tags. When the second surface is transitioned from the first position to a second position, a decoupling between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag may in a second signal state being emitted by at least one of the signaling tags.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for detecting that an object has been accessed, the method comprising: detecting a change in state of a signal emitted by at least one of a first signaling tag carried by a first surface or a second signaling tag carried by a second surface, the change in state resulting from the second
1. A method for detecting that an object has been accessed, the method comprising: detecting a change in state of a signal emitted by at least one of a first signaling tag carried by a first surface or a second signaling tag carried by a second surface, the change in state resulting from the second surface being transitioned from a first position to a second position, wherein the first signaling tag is positioned on the first surface and the second signaling tag is positioned on the second surface such that when the second surface is in the first position, the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag are sufficiently proximate to each other such that a coupling occurs between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag, whereby an antenna of at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag is at least partially detuned by the coupling, thereby resulting in a first signal state being emitted by at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag, and wherein when the second surface is transitioned from the first position to the second position, wherein transitioning from the first position to the second position increases the distance between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag such that a decoupling between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag results in the antenna of at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag no longer being at least partially detuned, thereby resulting in a second signal state being emitted by at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag; andin response to detecting the change in state, determining, by a processor, that an object associated with at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag has been accessed. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: logging an entry in a database reflecting that the object has been accessed. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the object comprises a receptacle in which a healthcare item is stored, the method further comprising determining, in response to detecting the change in state, that the healthcare item has been accessed. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the object comprises a receptacle, the method further comprising determining, in response to detecting the change in state, one of that an item has been added to the receptacle or that an item has been removed from the receptacle. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the change in state comprises detecting the change in state based at least in part on an indication received from a tag reader positioned at a station along a conveyor system used to move the object, the tag reader being configured to read a signal emitted by one or more of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein in an instance in which a change in state is detected for only one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag, the method further comprises: determining that the one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag for which a change in state is not detected is defective. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first surface comprises a surface of a receptacle, and wherein the second surface comprises a surface of a closure for the receptacle. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the change in state comprises emission of a readable signal from at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag, wherein the at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag did not emit a readable signal in the first signal state. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the change in state comprises a cessation of emission of a readable signal by at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the change in state comprises emission of a signal having a different frequency than a signal emitted in the first signal state. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the change in state comprises emission of a signal having a different communication field than a signal emitted in the first signal state. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the change in state comprises emission of a signal having a different amplitude than a signal emitted in the first signal state. 13. An apparatus for detecting that an object has been accessed, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the apparatus to at least: detect a change in state of a signal emitted by at least one of a first signaling tag carried by a first surface or a second signaling tag carried by a second surface, the change in state resulting from the second surface being transitioned from a first position to a second position, wherein the first signaling tag is positioned on the first surface and the second signaling tag is positioned on the second surface such that when the second surface is in the first position, the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag are sufficiently proximate to each other such that a coupling occurs between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag, whereby an antenna of at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag is at least partially detuned by the coupling, thereby resulting in a first signal state being emitted by at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag, and wherein when the second surface is transitioned from the first position to the second position, wherein transitioning from the first position to the second position increases the distance between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag such that a decoupling between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag results in the antenna of at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag no longer being at least partially detuned, thereby resulting in a second signal state being emitted by at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag; andin response to detecting the change in state, determine that an object associated with at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag has been accessed. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the object comprises a receptacle in which a healthcare item is stored, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to determine, in response to detecting the change in state, that the healthcare item has been accessed. 15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the object comprises a receptacle, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to determine, in response to detecting the change in state, one of that an item has been added to the receptacle or that an item has been removed from the receptacle. 16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the apparatus is coupled to a tag reader positioned at a station along a conveyor system used to move the object, the tag reader being configured to read a signal emitted by one or more of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to detect the change in state based at least in part on an indication received from the tag reader. 17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first surface comprises a surface of a receptacle, and wherein the second surface comprises a surface of a closure for the receptacle. 18. A system for facilitating detection of an object being accessed, the system comprising: a first surface;a second surface;a first signaling tag carried by the first surface; anda second signaling tag carried by the second surface;wherein the first signaling tag is positioned on the first surface and the second signaling tag is positioned on the second surface such that when the second surface is in a first position, the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag are sufficiently proximate to each other such that a coupling occurs between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag, whereby an antenna of at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag is at least partially detuned by the coupling, thereby resulting in a first signal state being emitted by at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag; andwherein when the second surface is transitioned from the first position to a second position, wherein transitioning from the first position to the second position increases the distance between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag such that a decoupling between the first signaling tag and the second signaling tag results in the antenna of at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag no longer being at least partially detuned, thereby resulting in a second signal state being emitted by at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein one or more of the first surface or the second surface comprises a surface of the object. 20. The system of claim 18, wherein the object comprises a receptacle in which a healthcare item is stored. 21. The system of claim 18, wherein the first surface comprises a surface of a receptacle, and wherein the second surface comprises a surface of a closure for the receptacle. 22. The system of claim 18, wherein the second surface comprises a surface of the object, and wherein the first surface comprises a surface on which the object rests when the second surface is in the first position. 23. The system of claim 18, further comprising a tag reader configured to read a signal emitted by one or more of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag to enable detection of a change in state of a signal emitted by at least one of the first signaling tag or the second signaling tag in an instance in which the second surface is transitioned from the first position to the second position.
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