A method of accommodating code collisions from multiple SAW identification tag
coded response pulses. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) separating probable
candidates by time-domain; (2) classifying the probable candidates by code-division
separation; (3) employing known coded identification signals to adjust the probable
candidates; and (4) correlating the multiple SAW identification tag coded response
pulses to identify the probable candidates for further processing.