Method and apparatus for initializing an RFID tag via an optical display
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a radio frequency identification repeater associated with a radio frequency identification tag, an optical signal having a unique identifier and a password from a display screen of a device, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater comprises an optical reader, wherein the optical signal is displayed on the display screen, and wherein the optical signal is received by the radio frequency identification repeater via the optical reader, wherein the optical signal comprises an intensity modulated signal, wherein the optical signal is provided by a network-based server to the display screen; and
transmitting a communication comprising radio frequency identification information associated with the radio frequency identification tag and the unique identifier via the radio frequency identification repeater to the network-based server via an access point, wherein the communication is encrypted using the password, wherein the access point is coupled to a local area network that is providing an access to the network-based server, wherein an access to a secure application residing on the network-based server is granted to the device as a result of the transmitting the radio frequency identification information and the unique identifier.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for initializing a radio frequency identification tag are disclosed. For example, the method receives an optical signal having a unique identifier and an encryption key from a display by a radio frequency identification repeater associated with the radio frequency identification tag, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater comprises an optical reader. The method then transmits a communication comprising radio frequency identification information associated with the radio frequency identification tag and the unique identifier via the radio frequency identification repeater to a wireless access point, wherein the communication is encrypted using the encryption key.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a radio frequency identification repeater associated with a radio frequency identification tag, an optical signal having a unique identifier and a password from a display screen of a device, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater comprises an optical reader, wherein the optical signal is displayed on the display screen, and wherein the optical signal is received by the radio frequency identification repeater via the optical reader, wherein the optical signal comprises an intensity modulated signal, wherein the optical signal is provided by a network-based server to the display screen; and transmitting a communication comprising radio frequency identification information associated with the radio frequency identification tag and the unique identifier via the radio frequency identification repeater to the network-based server via an access point, wherein the communication is encrypted using the password, wherein the access point is coupled to a local area network that is providing an access to the network-based server, wherein an access to a secure application residing on the network-based server is granted to the device as a result of the transmitting the radio frequency identification information and the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a radio frequency identification repeater, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving an optical signal having a unique identifier and a password from a display screen of a device by the radio frequency identification repeater associated with a radio frequency identification tag, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater comprises an optical reader, wherein the optical signal is displayed on the display screen, and wherein the optical signal is received by the radio frequency identification repeater via the optical reader, wherein the optical signal comprises an intensity modulated signal, wherein the optical signal is provided by a network-based server to the display screen; and transmitting a communication comprising radio frequency identification information associated with the radio frequency identification tag and the unique identifier via the radio frequency identification repeater to the network-based server via an access point, wherein the communication is encrypted using the password, wherein the access point is coupled to a local area network that is providing an access to the network-based server, wherein an access to a secure application residing on the network-based server is granted to the device as a result of the transmitting the radio frequency identification information and the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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transmitting, by a processor of a network-based server, an optical signal having a unique identifier and a password to a device, wherein the optical signal is to be displayed on a display screen of the device, wherein the optical signal comprises an intensity modulated signal; receiving, by the processor, a communication comprising radio frequency identification information associated with a radio frequency identification tag and the unique identifier, wherein the communication is encrypted using the password, wherein the communication is received from a radio frequency identification repeater via an access point, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater comprises an optical reader, wherein the optical signal is received by the radio frequency identification repeater from the display screen via the optical reader, wherein the access point is coupled to a local area network that is providing an access to the network-based server; and authorizing, by the processor, an access by the device to a secure application residing on the network-based server as a result of the receiving the radio frequency identification information and the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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