Patents by Inventor Walter D. Burnside
Walter D. Burnside has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11928542Abstract: A system for detecting the direction of movement of an RFID tag along a path comprising two RFID portals, each of said portals being arranged to detect an RFID tag in a respective zone along the path, the zones being arranged to be effectively exclusive of one another, a RFID tag reader having an associated processor and multiple separate ports, each port being connected to one or the other of the portals, the processor being arranged to determine which portal first receives a RFID tag signal or signals and which portal subsequently receives a second signal from the same tag or tags detected by the first signal receiving portal, the processor providing a signal corresponding to a direction of movement, along the path from the first signal receiving portal to the second signal receiving portal.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: DJB GROUP LLC, WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATIONInventors: Walter D. Burnside, Wei-Feng Tsai
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Publication number: 20230306211Abstract: A system for detecting the direction of movement of an RFID tag along a path comprising two RFID portals, each of said portals being arranged to detect an RFID tag in a respective zone along the path, the zones being arranged to be effectively exclusive of one another, a RFID tag reader having an associated processor and multiple separate ports, each port being connected to one or the other of the portals, the processor being arranged to determine which portal first receives a RFID tag signal or signals and which portal subsequently receives a second signal from the same tag or tags detected by the first signal receiving portal, the processor providing a signal corresponding to a direction of movement, along the path from the first signal receiving portal to the second signal receiving portal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Walter D. Burnside, Wei-Feng Tsai
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Publication number: 20230153555Abstract: A portable RFID tag reading system to be carried by an operator and including a reader with associated processing, the processing being programmed to record as a set the identity of all of the RFID tags in the range of the reader when the reader finds a specific RFID tag and to detect movement of the operator after the specific RFID tag is found by recognizing a change in RFID tags seen by the reader from the recorded set.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Walter D. Burnside, Wei-Feng Tsai
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Publication number: 20220180081Abstract: An RFID tag reading system arranged to by carried by an operator while the operator's hands and arms remain free to accomplish tasks, the system including an RFID reader and a computer interconnected to the reader to control functions the reader and receive data generated by the reader, the computer being responsive to word commands from the operator to effectuate different functions of the reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Walter D. Burnside, Chi-Hao Tsai, Wei-Feng Tsai
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Patent number: 9773224Abstract: A system and method for monitoring shelf inventory that combines bar code and RFID technologies to permit electronic data entry of item shelf assignments and real time reporting of item removal from display/dispensing storage shelves.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignees: DJB GROUP LLC, WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATIONInventors: Walter D. Burnside, Joseph M. Ryan, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170116567Abstract: A system and method for monitoring shelf inventory that combines bar code and RFID technologies to permit electronic data entry of item shelf assignments and real time reporting of item removal from display/dispensing storage shelves.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Walter D. Burnside, Joseph M. Ryan, Jr.
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Patent number: 9569747Abstract: A system and method for monitoring shelf inventory that combines bar code and RFID technologies to permit electronic data entry of item shelf assignments and real time reporting of item removal from display/dispensing storage shelves.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignees: DJB GROUP LLC, WISTRON NEWED CORPORATIONInventors: Walter D. Burnside, Joseph M. Ryan, Jr.
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Patent number: 9213874Abstract: In combination, an RFID antenna array, an RFID tag reader, and a power supply, the foregoing components being adapted to be worn or otherwise borne by a person and be operatively connected so that the power supply powers the reader and the reader energizes the antenna array and receives RFID tag signals through the antenna array while the person passes through an area as the person's hands and arms are unencumbered by said components.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignees: DJB GROUP LLC, WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATIONInventor: Walter D. Burnside
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Publication number: 20140110481Abstract: A system and method for monitoring shelf inventory that combines bar code and RFID technologies to permit electronic data entry of item shelf assignments and real time reporting of item removal from display/dispensing storage shelves.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicants: Wistron NeWeb Corporation, DJB Group LLCInventors: Walter D. Burnside, Joseph M. Ryan, JR.
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Patent number: 8695878Abstract: A system and method for monitoring retail shelf inventory that combines bar code and RFID technologies to permit electronic data entry of retail item shelf assignments and real time reporting of item removal from display/dispensing shelves.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignees: DJB Group LLC, Wistron Neweb CorporationInventors: Walter D. Burnside, Joseph M. Ryan, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140098234Abstract: An image processing system is disclosed. The image processing system comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader unit, a microprocessor module and a memory unit. The RFID reader unit is used for retrieving tag data, wherein the tag data comprises timing stamp information. The microprocessor module is coupled to the RFID reader unit, and used for receiving image data and correlating the tag data with the image data to generate combination data, wherein the combination data comprises information of the tag data and the image data. The memory unit is coupled to the microprocessor module, and used for storing the combination data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Yu-Min Ho, Walter D. Burnside
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Publication number: 20140009266Abstract: In combination, an RFID antenna array, an RFID tag reader, and a power supply, the foregoing components being adapted to be worn or otherwise borne by a person and be operatively connected so that the power supply powers the reader and the reader energizes the antenna array and receives RFID tag signals through the antenna array while the person passes through an area as the person's hands and arms are unencumbered by said components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicants: Wistron NeWeb Corporation, DJB GROUP LLCInventor: Walter D. Burnside
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Patent number: 8395508Abstract: An RFID tag monitoring system with multiple reader units each equipped with processing capacity sufficient to enable the unit to operate autonomously under its own command and control as well as to register in its individual memory the identity of all of the items that potentially could be present at any particular time at a zone or zones to which it is assigned as well as the particular zone at which a specific RFID tagged item is found; data compression at the reader units permits timely reporting of inventory to a main computer.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignees: Wistron NeWeb Corporation, DJB Group LLCInventors: Walter D. Burnside, Kai-Hong Cheng, Yumin Shane Ho
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Publication number: 20130048724Abstract: A system and method for monitoring retail shelf inventory that combines bar code and RFID technologies to permit electronic data entry of retail item shelf assignments and real time reporting of item removal from display/dispensing shelves.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Walter D. Burnside, Joseph M. Ryan, JR.
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Patent number: 8058998Abstract: An RFID antenna comprising an elongated structure existing along an axis that is long compared to the signal wavelength and including twin ribbon-like feed lines of electrically conductive material, the feed lines being in a common plane and being uniformly laterally spaced from one another, and a plurality of radiating perturbations associated with the feed lines at a plurality of locations spaced along the feed lines, at each location each feed line has its own individual perturbation or portion of a perturbation.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignees: Wistron NeWeb Corporation, Ohio State University Research FoundationInventors: Walter D. Burnside, Robert J. Burkholder, Feng-Chi Eddie Tsai
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Publication number: 20110068925Abstract: An RFID tag monitoring system with multiple reader units each equipped with processing capacity sufficient to enable the unit to operate autonomously under its own command and control as well as to register in its individual memory the identity of all of the items that potentially could be present at any particular time at a zone or zones to which it is assigned as well as the particular zone at which a specific RFID tagged item is found; data compression at the reader units permits timely reporting of inventory to a main computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Walter D. Burnside, Kai-Hong Cheng, Yumin Shane Ho
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Publication number: 20100060457Abstract: An RFID antenna comprising an elongated structure existing along an axis that is long compared to the signal wavelength and including twin ribbon-like feed lines of electrically conductive material, the feed lines being in a common plane and being uniformly laterally spaced from one another, and a plurality of radiating perturbations associated with the feed lines at a plurality of locations spaced along the feed lines, at each location each feed line has its own individual perturbation or portion of a perturbation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicants: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Walter D. Burnside, Robert J. Burkholder, Feng-Chi Eddie Tsai
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Patent number: 7554491Abstract: This invention provides low profile distributed antenna which comprises a first and second elongated continuous conductors being kept parallel to each other and forming a transmission line, a plurality of perturbation radiators on the first elongated continuous conductor, wherein a substantial amount of radio frequency energy transmitted by the transmission line radiates from the plurality of perturbation radiators, therefore, the transmission line serves as a low profile distributed antenna.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Ohio State University Research FoundationInventors: Robert Burkholder, Walter D. Burnside
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Patent number: 7528726Abstract: This invention provides an array antenna for a radio frequency identification (RFID) system, the array antenna comprises a transmission line with a longitudinal span proximately equaling to a height of a space desired to be covered by the array antenna, the transmission line having a terminal coupled to a RFID reader, and a plurality of radiating elements disposed on the first transmission line along the longitudinal span, additionally, reflective materials used behind the array antenna to maximize the illumination in the desired space and absorptive materials installed surrounding the desired space, in order to minimize the illumination of the undesired space surrounding the desired space.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: YEON Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teh-Hong Lee, Walter D. Burnside, Robert J. Burkholder, Chan-Ping Edwin Lim
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Patent number: 7525487Abstract: This invention provides a shelf antenna system for radio frequency identification (RFID) applications, the shelf antenna system comprises a plurality of substantially horizontal shelves, and a distributed antenna having a single feed terminal and a plurality of radiating elements, the distributed antenna being mounted next to the plurality of substantially horizontal shelves, wherein the entire shelf space of the plurality of substantially horizontal shelves are covered by radiations from the distributed antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: YEON Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Walter D. Burnside, Robert J. Burkholder, Chan-Ping Edwin.Lim