Metod for identifying apparel items and other goods

• US 20030168147A1
• Filed: 12/27/2002
• Published: 09/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pittsfield Weaving Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Pittsfield Weaving Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Bleckmann, Frederick August
• Application Number:
  US10/329,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20030168147A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 156/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/027 the material being suitable for use as a textile, e.g. woven-based RFID-like labels designed for attachment to laundry items markings attached to laundry items in general D06F93/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2402 Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting mechanical aspects of the tags, e.g. related to locking E05B73/0017; RFID readers G06K7/00; RFID tags G06K19/00; access control systems G07C9/00; anti-theft control in point of sale systems G07G3/003; security seals G09F3/03

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of identifying apparel items and goods, the method comprising the steps of providing at least one radio frequency device, inscripting an identifying factor of the at least one radio frequency device, designating an operating frequency range for the identifying factor, and joining the radio frequency device to a carrier. The carrier can than be attached to an apparel item or other type of goods. The method of the present invention further comprises the step of designating an option into each identifying factor and designating an operating frequency range for the option, the option frequency range being within the operating frequency range of the factor. The step of inscripting an identifying factor in the at least one radio frequency device comprises inscripting a factor identifying for example, authenticity, date or location of manufacture, size, color, style, or other identifying information.

Claims

1. A method for identifying apparel items and goods, the method comprising the steps of:

providing at least one radio frequency device;

inscripting an identifying factor in the at least one radio frequency device;

designating an operating frequency range for the identifying factor; and

joining the radio frequency device to a carrier.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of attaching the carrier to an apparel item or good.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of inscripting an option within each identifying factor.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of designating an operating frequency range for the option, the option frequency range being within the operating frequency range of the factor.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of inscripting an identifying factor in the at least one radio frequency device comprises inscripting a factor identifying size, color or style.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of radio frequency devices are provided, each radio frequency device being embedded with an identifying factor.

7. A carrier produced according to claim 1.

8. A carrier produced according to claim 4.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of inscripting an identifying factor in the at least one radio frequency device comprises inscripting an identifying factor designating the date of manufacture.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of inscripting an option within each identifying factor comprises inscripting a range of identifying options, the identifying options being the month, day, and year.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of inscripting an identifying factor in the at least one radio frequency device comprises inscripting an identifying factor designating authenticity of a particular brand item.

12. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of inscripting an option within each identifying factor comprises inscripting an identifying option designating a season code.

13. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of inscripting an option within each identifying factor comprises inscripting an identifying option designating a location code.