Connectable devices and initiation mechanisms
First Claim
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) device comprising:
- an RFID tag configured to store identification information;
an antenna configured to support radio frequency (RF) communications;
circuitry coupled to the antenna and the RFID tag, the circuitry configured to send and receive RF communications using the antenna;
a display configured to present an output of a timer;
an activation mechanism comprising a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, the activation mechanism disposed in the RFID device such that;
in a first configuration of the activation mechanism, the circuitry is electrically connected to the antenna through the first and second electrical contacts to enable RF communications using the antenna, andin a second configuration of the activation mechanism, an electrical connection between the antenna and the circuitry through the first and second electrical contacts is insufficient for supporting RF communications through the antenna,wherein placing the activation mechanism in the first configuration initiates the output of a timer on the display; and
a deactivation mechanism comprising a switch disposed between the antenna and the RFID tag, the deactivation mechanism being separate from the activation mechanism, and disposed in the RFID device such that;
in a first configuration of the deactivation mechanism, the switch connects the RFID tag to the antenna such that the identification information can be stored in or read from the RFID tag by an external device, andin a second configuration of the deactivation mechanism, the switch creates an electrical separation between the RFID tag and the antenna such that the identification information stored in the RFID tag is undetectable to an external device.
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Abstract
Various embodiments related to activatable devices attachable to an object, permanent activation mechanisms, permanent connections, and activatable RFID devices are described. In one embodiment, a device may include an electrical load that is activated when first and second electrical traces are placed into electrical communication when a connector is attached to an object. In another embodiment, an activation mechanism includes first and second electrical contacts that are connected when the first electrical contact is displaced towards the second electrical contact and held in place by an adhesive layer. In yet another embodiment, a communication device includes first and second electrical contacts that either disable or enable the device when they are in the open and closed configurations respectively. In another embodiment, a device may include a permanent connector that once placed in the connected state irreversibly activates or enables the device.
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1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) device comprising:
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an RFID tag configured to store identification information; an antenna configured to support radio frequency (RF) communications; circuitry coupled to the antenna and the RFID tag, the circuitry configured to send and receive RF communications using the antenna; a display configured to present an output of a timer; an activation mechanism comprising a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, the activation mechanism disposed in the RFID device such that; in a first configuration of the activation mechanism, the circuitry is electrically connected to the antenna through the first and second electrical contacts to enable RF communications using the antenna, and in a second configuration of the activation mechanism, an electrical connection between the antenna and the circuitry through the first and second electrical contacts is insufficient for supporting RF communications through the antenna, wherein placing the activation mechanism in the first configuration initiates the output of a timer on the display; and a deactivation mechanism comprising a switch disposed between the antenna and the RFID tag, the deactivation mechanism being separate from the activation mechanism, and disposed in the RFID device such that; in a first configuration of the deactivation mechanism, the switch connects the RFID tag to the antenna such that the identification information can be stored in or read from the RFID tag by an external device, and in a second configuration of the deactivation mechanism, the switch creates an electrical separation between the RFID tag and the antenna such that the identification information stored in the RFID tag is undetectable to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A radio frequency identification (RFID) device comprising:
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an RFID tag configured to store identification information; a display configured to present an output of a timer; an attachment mechanism comprising two mating portions configured to couple with one another in a first configuration to be attached to an object, the two mating portions comprising a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, respectively, such that; in the first configuration of the attachment mechanism, an electrical connection is formed through the first and second electrical contacts to enable the RFID tag, and in a second configuration of the attachment mechanism, an electrical separation of the first and second electrical contacts disables the RFID tag, wherein placing the activation mechanism in the first configuration initiates the output of a timer on the display; and a deactivation mechanism, separate from the attachment mechanism, comprising a switch disposed between an antenna and the RFID tag, the deactivation mechanism disposed in the RFID device such that; in a first configuration of the deactivation mechanism, the switch connects the RFID tag to the antenna such that the identification information can be stored in or read from the RFID tag is by an external device, and in a second configuration of the deactivation mechanism, the switch creates an electrical separation between the RFID tag and the antenna such that the identification information stored in the RFID tag is undetectable to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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