Electronic devices, methods, and computer program products for detecting a tag having a sensor associated therewith and receiving sensor information therefrom
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
- detecting, using a tag reader circuit, a tag having a sensor associated with the tag, the tag being configured to communicate with the sensor to receive sensor information from the sensor and being further configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol via a communication link;
receiving, via the tag reader circuit, the sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link;
sending the sensor information to an application server periodically using a defined schedule; and
sending a message to the tag, the message used to operate a device responsive to authenticating an identity of a person;
wherein the sensor information comprises authentication information that identifies the person.
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Abstract
An electronic device is operated by detecting a tag having a sensor associated therewith and being configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol, and receiving sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link.
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
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detecting, using a tag reader circuit, a tag having a sensor associated with the tag, the tag being configured to communicate with the sensor to receive sensor information from the sensor and being further configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol via a communication link; receiving, via the tag reader circuit, the sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link; sending the sensor information to an application server periodically using a defined schedule; and sending a message to the tag, the message used to operate a device responsive to authenticating an identity of a person; wherein the sensor information comprises authentication information that identifies the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device,
a tag reader circuit configured to detect a tag having a sensor associated with the tag where the tag is configured to communicate with the sensor to receive sensor information from the sensor, the tag reader circuit being further configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol via a communication link, and the tag reader circuit being further configured to receive the sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link, and to send a message to the tag, the message used to operate a device responsive to authenticating an identity of a person; - and
a communications module coupled to the tag reader circuit that is configured to send the sensor information to an application server periodically using a defined schedule; wherein the sensor information comprises authentication information that identifies the person. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of manufacture for operating an electronic device, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the computer readable storage medium that is executable by a processor to perform operations comprising; detecting, using a tag reader circuit, a tag having a sensor associated with the tag, the tag being configured to communicate with the sensor to receive sensor information from the sensor and being further configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol via a communication link; receiving, via the tag reader circuit, the sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link; sending the sensor information to an application server periodically using a defined schedule; and sending a message to the tag, the message used to operate a device responsive to authenticating an identity of a person; wherein the sensor information comprises authentication information that identifies the person.
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