METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING READER POWER CONSUMPTION BY VARYING POLL PARAMETERS IN AN AUTOMATED INVENTORY TRACKING SYSTEM

摘要

Polling operations performed by a reader (104) may be adjusted by a server (106). The server (106) determines at least one of volatility measurements or polling operation parameters based on information obtained from components within an automated inventory tracking system (100). The automated inventory tracking system (100) is part of an inventory management system. The server (106) also obtains volatility measurements from another system within the inventory management system. The server (106) incorporates the volatility measurements obtained from the other system, at least one of the volatility measurements or the polling operation parameters determined by the server (106), and power usage information associated with the reader (104) into a periodic calculation to determine optimal polling parameters. The server periodically sends the optimal polling parameters to the reader (104) for adjustment to a polling operation performed by the reader within a coverage area (108).