Successive memory writes in an rfid interrogator

Abstract

A high speed tabletop and industrial printer is disclosed with integrated high speed RFID encoding and verification at the same time. The industrial printer simultaneously prints on and electronically encodes/verifies RFID labels, tags, and/or stickers attached to a continuous web. The industrial printer comprises a lighted sensor array for indexing the printing to the RFID tags; and a cutter powered from the industrial printer for cutting the web that the RFID tags are disposed on. The industrial printer comprises two RFID reader/writers that are individually controlled. Specifically, one of the RFID reader/writers comprises the ability to electronically encode the RFID tags while the web is moving; and the second RFID reader/writer uses an additional RFID module and antenna on the printer for verifying the data encoded to the RFID tags. The printer provides for successive writes to various memory blocks and optimizes the communication sequence between the interrogator and tag.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A printer with integrated RFID encoding and verification comprising:
 the printer having at least one of a reader or encoding device;   a verification device;   at least a cover and handle;   a supply damper; and   a ribbon spindle and ribbon take-up.   
     
     
         2 . The printer of  claim 1 , wherein the printer further comprises a plurality of keys including a keypad and a trigger key. 
     
     
         3 . The printer of  claim 1 , wherein the printer further comprises a back cover that covers an electronics panel of the printer. 
     
     
         4 . The printer of  claim 1 , wherein the printer further comprises a cutter. 
     
     
         5 . The printer of  claim 4 , wherein the cutter is powered from the printer. 
     
     
         6 . The printer of  claim 1 , wherein the printer is a thermal tabletop printer. 
     
     
         7 . The printer of  claim 1 , wherein the printer is a thermal tabletop and industrial printer. 
     
     
         8 . The printer of  claim 1 , wherein the printer printed, condes or verifies multiple products simultaneously or substantially simultaneously. 
     
     
         9 . The printer of  claim 1 , wherein the printer further comprises an array sensor that is attached to a supply guide. 
     
     
         10 . The printer of  claim 1 , wherein the printer further comprises a quality control system. 
     
     
         11 . The printer of  claim 10 , wherein the quality control system is a vision inspection system. 
     
     
         12 . The printer of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one LED sensor cap. 
     
     
         13 . A thermal tabletop and/or industrial printer comprising:
 a hinged cover;   a plurality of RFID readers and RFID encoders;   an RFID verifier; and   each of the plurality of encoders and the RFID verifier are individually controlled.   
     
     
         14 . The printer of  claim 13 , wherein the printer encodes using full encoding. 
     
     
         15 . The printer of  claim 13 , wherein the printer encodes using partial encoding. 
     
     
         16 . The printer of  claim 13 , further comprising a quality control system. 
     
     
         17 . The printer of  claim 16 , wherein the quality control system includes a die cutter. 
     
     
         18 . The printer of  claim 16 , wherein, the quality control system is located in line with the printer. 
     
     
         19 . The printer of  claim 16 , wherein the quality control is located off line with the printer. 
     
     
         20 . The printer of  claim 13 , wherein the printer further comprises a supply damper.