RFID with field changeable identification
First Claim
1. A radio frequency identification system with changeable message, comprising a reader device and a radio frequency sensitive tag, which operates with power derived from the reader, in which there is an identification message in the form of a series of pulses controlled from within the tag, in which said series of pulses comes primarily from data stored within circuits of said tag, and in which portions of said message can be modified by manipulation of external conductors on the tag or by changes in internal memory.
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Abstract
A radio frequency identification RFID system returns to a reader a string of bits which identifies a product or item. The subject RFID system is arranged to have one or more bits changeable, by bringing out from the chip one or more conductors, or by changeable internal memory. These conductors manage one or more bits on the chip. The chip has multiple external connections. One of the connections is made via the cover on a container, such as the cap on a drug bottle. If the cap is removed, the circuit is broken, or the tab is cut, and the message sent by the RFID is modified. This message modification is detected in the reader, and so tampering or premature opening prior to check out or to sale is detected. The cuttable tab circuit is also used in manufacturing, wherein an object tagged with an RFID chip and antenna, can have tabs on the RFID cut according to which stage of the manufacturing process is underway or has been completed. Cutting the tab reports the status of a product in the manufacturing process. Cutting selected tabs also modifies a tag to determine to which airport or gate a baggage item should be sent, or the bags status. Alternative to cutting is modification of the memory contents, using one of the non-volatile semiconductor memories, such as flash memory.
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- 1. A radio frequency identification system with changeable message, comprising a reader device and a radio frequency sensitive tag, which operates with power derived from the reader, in which there is an identification message in the form of a series of pulses controlled from within the tag, in which said series of pulses comes primarily from data stored within circuits of said tag, and in which portions of said message can be modified by manipulation of external conductors on the tag or by changes in internal memory.
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