Method and apparatus for visospatial and motor skills testing of patient

1. An RFID system, comprising:

an object;

one or more RFID tags on the object; and

an RFID reader to determine the orientation of the object;

wherein the RFID reader is configured to:

a) emit a signal to activate at least one of the one or more RFID tags,

b) receive return signals from the at least one of the one or more RFID tags that are activated, and

c) determine the orientation of the object based on relative signal strengths of the received signals,

wherein the object further comprises:

an internal Faraday cage configured to shield at least one RFID tag from the RFID reader based on the orientation of the object such that the shielded RFID tag is not activated by the emitted signal.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a processor to process data received by the RFID reader, and

a memory to store at least part of the data.

3. A method, comprising:

activating at least one of a plurality of RFID tags attached to an object using an RFID reader, such that the RFID tags that are activated emit a response signal;

receiving the response signal at the RFID reader;

determining a signal strength of the response signal relative to a reference signal strength of a reference signal; and

determining the orientation of the object based on the signal strength of the response signal.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein each of the at least one of the plurality of RFID tags that are activated emits a response signal.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the reference signal is a response signal of an RFID tag that is activated.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

processing data received by the RFID reader in a processor, and

storing at least part of the data in a memory.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the method is a method of performing a visospatial test.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

processing data received by the RFID reader in a processor, and

storing at least part of the data in a memory.

9. A visospatial testing system, comprising:

1) an example pattern;

2) a plurality of blocks, at least one block comprising:

a) a plurality of faces having a partial pattern thereon, wherein the at least one blocks may be positioned in at least one configuration such that the partial pattern on an upward positioned faces of the at least one block forms a pattern substantially similar to the example pattern; and

b) at least one or more RFID tags, and

3) an RFID reader to determine the orientation of the blocks;

wherein the RFID reader is configured to:

a) emit an activating signal to activate the at least one or more RFID tags,

b) receive return signals from the at least one or more RFID tags that are not shielded by a Faraday cage, and

c) determine the orientation of the blocks based on which of the at least one or more RFID tags were activated by the activating signal.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one block further comprises a Faraday cage provided within the block.

11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a processor to process data received by the RFID reader, and

a memory to store at least part of the data.

12. A table gaming system, comprising:

a die comprising a plurality of RFID tags and an internal Faraday cage;

a gaming surface comprising an RFID reader to emit a signal to activate the RFID tags and to receive a return signal from at least one RFID tag that is activated; and

a first processor to determine an orientation of the die based on the return signals received by the RFID reader,

wherein the internal Faraday cage is configured such that when the die is in a rest state on the gaming surface, only one of the RFID tags in the die is not shielded from the signal emitted by the RFID reader by the Faraday cage.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

two or more dice, each comprising a plurality of RFID tags and an internal Faraday cage.

14. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

a second processor to process data recorded by the RFID reader, and

a memory to store at least part of the data.

15. A method, comprising:

emitting a signal from an RFID reader;

activating one or more RFID tags attached to a die based on the signal emitted by the RFID reader;

emitting a return signal from the one or more activated RFID tags;

receiving the return signal at the RFID reader; and

determining an orientation of the die based on the return signal received by the RFID reader,

wherein the die comprises an internal Faraday cage configured such that when the die is in a rest state, only one of the one or more RFID tags is not shielded from the signal emitted by the RFID reader by the Faraday cage.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein determining the orientation of the die is performed using a processor.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the method is a method of determining which face of the die is facing upward in a table gaming system.