A hand-held RFID scanner has an extendable shaft with a handle for gripping of the RFID scanner. The shaft expands and retracts with a plurality of telescoping segments, either manually or with an electrical mechanism. An RFID antenna/reader is disposed on one end of the shaft. The RFID reader communicates...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7040532?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7040532 - System and method of RFID data tracking