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Associated articles identifying system

  • US 20040080419A1
  • Filed: 11/19/2003
  • Published: 04/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An associated articles identification system comprising:

  • 1) first and second sets of objects, each object being a member of one of said respective sets, each member of said sets comprising means for effecting an initial bonding communication with at least one of any of the members of the opposite set in each other'"'"'s presence whereby a detecting member of one set acquires identification data respecting an identifying member of the opposite set to become respectively bonded detecting and bonded identifying objects, such communicating objects thereafter being correlated and “

    bonded”

    to each other by the ability of the bonded detecting object of one set to recognize the identification data of the bonded identifying object of the opposite set;

    2) wireless communication means associated with each of said objects whereby each object is capable of communicating, either directly or indirectly, by wireless communication with a member of the opposite set by either transmitting or receiving identification data;

    3) range detection means whereby a bonded detecting object may detect an identifying object that is within a predetermined detection range of said bonded detecting object;

    4) identity determination means whereby said bonded detecting object determines whether an identifying object that is within said predetermined detection range is a member of the opposite set and whether such identifying object is a bonded identifying object of the opposite set; and

    5) output indication means to provide an indication as to whether the identifying object is a bonded identifying object of the opposite set.

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