Interface configuration by a memory tag
First Claim
1. A memory tag having a memory and powered by and addressable via a radio frequency wireless link to read data from the memory, the memory tag being addressable by a reader, wherein the memory holds data and interface configuration information relating to the operation of an interface device, the interface configuration information comprising at least one status item and an item type associated with the or each status item.
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Abstract
A memory tag is powered by and addressable via a radio frequency wireless link to read data from a memory. The memory tag is addressable by a reader. The memory holds data and interface configuration information relating to the operation of an interface device. This interface configuration information comprising at least one status item and an item type associated with the, or each, status item.
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20 Claims
- 1. A memory tag having a memory and powered by and addressable via a radio frequency wireless link to read data from the memory, the memory tag being addressable by a reader, wherein the memory holds data and interface configuration information relating to the operation of an interface device, the interface configuration information comprising at least one status item and an item type associated with the or each status item.
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7. A reader for reading a memory tag powered by and addressable via a radio frequency wireless link to read data from a memory of the memory tag, wherein the memory holds data and interface configuration information comprising at least one status item and an item type associated with the status item, wherein the reader comprises one or more user interface devices,
the reader being operable to read the memory tag and operate the one or more user interface devices in accordance with the interface configuration information by mapping at least one of the one or more user interface devices on to at least one of the at least one status items.
- 12. A method of writing to a memory tag powered by and addressable via a radio frequency wireless link to read data from a memory of the memory tag, the method comprising the steps of writing data and interface configuration information to the memory, the interface configuration information comprising information relating to the operation of an interface device and comprising at least one status item and an item type associated with the status item.
- 16. A method of operating a reader to read a memory tag powered by and addressable via a radio frequency wireless link to read data from a memory of the memory tag, wherein the memory holds data and interface configuration information, the method comprising the steps of reading the memory tag and operating at least one user interface device in accordance with the interface configuration information, wherein the interface configuration information comprises at least one status item and an item type associated with the or each status item, the method comprising the step of mapping at least one of the at least one user interface devices to at least one status item.
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