Method and system for performing a single localized read transaction in which multiple RFID tags are read
First Claim
1. A method of reading RFID tags at a port configured to make a connection between a first cable having a first connector associated with the port and a second cable having a second connector associated with the port, the method comprising:
- performing a localized read transaction that is targeted to read a first RFID tag attached to the first connector and that is targeted to read a second RFID tag attached to the second connector;
wherein performing the localized read transaction comprises;
reading the first RFID tag, wherein the first RFID tag is configured to respond to a first RFID interrogation signal that is transmitted; and
reading the second RFID tag, wherein the second RFID tag is configured to respond to a second RFID interrogation signal that is transmitted.
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Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a method of reading RFID tags in an interconnection system comprising at least one port. The method comprises initiating a localized read transaction to read any RFID tag attached to a first connector and any RFID tag attached to a second connector inserted into the port. The method further comprises, as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a first type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the first connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the first type of RFID interrogation signal; and, as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a second type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the second connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the second type of RFID interrogation signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of reading RFID tags at a port configured to make a connection between a first cable having a first connector associated with the port and a second cable having a second connector associated with the port, the method comprising:
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performing a localized read transaction that is targeted to read a first RFID tag attached to the first connector and that is targeted to read a second RFID tag attached to the second connector; wherein performing the localized read transaction comprises; reading the first RFID tag, wherein the first RFID tag is configured to respond to a first RFID interrogation signal that is transmitted; and reading the second RFID tag, wherein the second RFID tag is configured to respond to a second RFID interrogation signal that is transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a port; a first cable having a first connector comprising a first RFID tag; a second cable having a second connector comprising a second RFID tag; and an RFID reader; wherein the port is configured so that a connection can be made between the first cable and the second cable by inserting the first connector and by inserting the second connector into the port, wherein the port is configured to communicatively couple the first cable to the second cable; and wherein the RFID reader is configured so that a single localized read transaction can be initiated by a user that is targeted to read the first RFID tag in response to a first RFID interrogation signal that is transmitted and that is targeted to read the second RFID tag in response to a second RFID interrogation signal that is transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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