Methods and apparatus for automatic identification wristband
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible strap comprisinga plurality of holes,a strap buckle configured to buckle to at least one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the strap buckle is buckled to the at least one hole, the strap forms a closed loop, anda non-electrically-conductive material that electrically conductively separates a first electrically conductive portion of the strap, comprising a first one of the plurality of holes, from a second electrically conductive portion of the strap, comprising a second one of the plurality of holes; and
a tag enclosure comprisinga first buckle configured to buckle to the first hole,a second buckle configured to buckle to the second hole, andan electrically conductive material, such that, when the first buckle is buckled to the first hole of the first electrically conductive portion on a side of the non-electrically-conductive material and the second buckle is buckled to the second hole of the second electrically conductive portion on an opposite side of the non-electrically-conductive material, the electrically conductive material of the tag enclosure electrically conductively connects the first electrically conductive portion of the strap to the second electrically conductive portion of the strap across the non-electrically-conductive material of the flexible strap.
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatic radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes and a buckle configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the buckle is buckled to one of the plurality of holes, the strap forms a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises one or more tag enclosures. Each tag enclosure comprises one or more buckles and a RFID tag configured to communicate identifying data to a reader device. The one or more buckles of each tag enclosure are each configured to buckle to any one of the plurality of holes on the strap such that the tag enclosure may be attached to the strap at any one of a plurality of positions on the strap.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a flexible strap comprising a plurality of holes, a strap buckle configured to buckle to at least one of the plurality of holes, such that, when the strap buckle is buckled to the at least one hole, the strap forms a closed loop, and a non-electrically-conductive material that electrically conductively separates a first electrically conductive portion of the strap, comprising a first one of the plurality of holes, from a second electrically conductive portion of the strap, comprising a second one of the plurality of holes; and a tag enclosure comprising a first buckle configured to buckle to the first hole, a second buckle configured to buckle to the second hole, and an electrically conductive material, such that, when the first buckle is buckled to the first hole of the first electrically conductive portion on a side of the non-electrically-conductive material and the second buckle is buckled to the second hole of the second electrically conductive portion on an opposite side of the non-electrically-conductive material, the electrically conductive material of the tag enclosure electrically conductively connects the first electrically conductive portion of the strap to the second electrically conductive portion of the strap across the non-electrically-conductive material of the flexible strap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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