Methods, computer program products, mobile terminals, and web pages for providing directional information associated with RFID enabled moveable objects
First Claim
1. A method of providing directional information associated with moveable objects comprising:
- periodically receiving identification (ID) information at a mobile terminal from a moveable object via a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) signal;
updating location information associated with the ID information to provide updated location information for the moveable object; and
ceasing updating the location information when the moveable object is out of RFID range of the mobile terminal to maintain the updated location information as the most recently known location information for the moveable object.
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Abstract
A method of providing directional information associated with moveable objects can include periodically receiving identification (ID) information at a mobile terminal from a moveable object via a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) signal. Location information associated with the ID information can be updated to provide updated location information for the moveable object. Updating the location information can be ceased when the moveable object is out of RFID range of the mobile terminal to maintain the updated location information as the most recently known location information for the moveable object.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of providing directional information associated with moveable objects comprising:
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periodically receiving identification (ID) information at a mobile terminal from a moveable object via a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) signal;
updating location information associated with the ID information to provide updated location information for the moveable object; and
ceasing updating the location information when the moveable object is out of RFID range of the mobile terminal to maintain the updated location information as the most recently known location information for the moveable object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a mobile terminal transceiver circuit;
a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) interface circuit configured to periodically receive identification (ID) information from a moveable object via an RFID signal from moveable objects equipped with RFID tags; and
a processor circuit, coupled to the mobile terminal transceiver circuit, configured to coordinate operation of the mobile terminal including the mobile terminal transceiver circuit and configured to update location information associated with the ID information to provide updated location information for the moveable objects and configured to cease updating the location information when the moveable objects are out of range of the RFID interface circuit to maintain the updated location information as the most recently known location information for the moveable objects. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A web page comprising:
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a plurality of identifications (IDs) received by a mobile terminal from each of a respective plurality of moveable objects via respective a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) signals;
most recently known location information associated with each of the respective plurality of moveable objects; and
most recently known time information associated with each of the respective plurality of moveable objects indicating when the most recently known location information was determined. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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