Methods of managing the transfer, use, and importation of data
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1. A method of transferring and using information, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining information related to a plurality of items from an existing database;
(b) reformatting the information in a desired manner to facilitate the use of the information by an RFID reader;
(c) exporting the information to a database stored on a data storage device; and
(d) using the information on the data storage device with an RFID reader in conjunction with the interrogation of RFID tags associated with the items.
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Abstract
Certain improvements related to the transfer and use of information are disclosed, including a the transfer of information from an existing database to a database used in conjunction with an RFID device of the type that may be used to interrogate RFID tags associated with items associated with entries in the existing database.
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1. A method of transferring and using information, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining information related to a plurality of items from an existing database;
(b) reformatting the information in a desired manner to facilitate the use of the information by an RFID reader;
(c) exporting the information to a database stored on a data storage device; and
(d) using the information on the data storage device with an RFID reader in conjunction with the interrogation of RFID tags associated with the items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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36. In combination:
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(a) software for reformatting information obtained from an existing database having an arbitrary data management system into reformatted information stored in a database for use by an RFID reader, the databases comprising entries related to items of interest; and
(b) an RFID reader that interrogates RFID tags associated with items and transfers information related to the interrogated RFID-tagged item from the RFID reader to the database, from the database to the RFID reader, or both.
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45. A method of using information related to RFID tags associated with items of interest, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a category of items using a user interface associated with a computer;
(b) obtaining a list of at least one RFID-tagged item; and
(c) associating information related to the at least one item with the selected category.
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52. A method of interrogating RFID tags associated with items of interest, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting at least two categories of items using a user interface associated with a computer;
(b) obtaining a list of at least one RFID-tagged item; and
(c) categorizing information related to the at least one item(s) associated with the interrogated RFID tag(s) in at least one of the categories. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of interrogating RFID tags associated with items of interest, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting at least one category of items using a user interface associated with an RFID reader;
(b) interrogating RFID tags associated with items, at least one of which is within the category of items;
(c) categorizing information related to the at least one item(s) associated with the interrogated RFID tag(s) in at least one of the categories; and
(d) ignoring any RFID-tagged-item that may not be categorized in at least one category. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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64. A method of using information related to items associated with RFID tags, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining a list of information related to the RFID tags, the list organized in the order in which the RFID tags were interrogated by an RFID reader; and
(b) organizing the information in an order other than the order in which the tags were interrogated by the RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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