RFID edge server with security WSRM

• US 20070043827A1
• Filed: 10/24/2005
• Published: 02/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Banerjee, Ashok
• Granted Patent: US 7,805,499 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Abstract

An RFID edge server using an application server allows for improvements in an RFID system.

Claims

1. An RFID edge server to associate with multiple RFID readers at a location, the RFID edge server including an application server using a Web Services Reliable Messaging to transfer RFID data.

2. The RFID edge server of claim 1, wherein the Web Services Reliable Messaging sends messages using SOAP messages.

3. The RFID edge server of claim 2, wherein the SOAP messages use HTTP.

4. The RFID edge server of claim 3, wherein the HTTP messages can go through firewalls.

5. The RFID edge server of claim 1, wherein the Web Services ReliableMessaging uses RPMs.

6. The RFID edge server of claim 1, wherein the RFID edge server is adapted to filter communications from the RFID readers.

7. The RFID edge server of claim 1, wherein the RFID edge server and at least some of the RFID readers are interconnected using a local network.

8. A system including:

an RFID edge server to associate with multiple RFID readers at a location, the RFID edge server including an application server using a Web Services Reliable Messaging to transfer RFID data; and

a base unit to receive the RFID data using the Web Services Reliable Messaging.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the Web Services Reliable Messaging sends messages using SOAP messages.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the SOAP messages use HTTP.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the HTTP messages can go through firewalls.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the Web Service Reliable Messaging uses RPMs.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the RFID edge server is adapted to filter communications from the RFID readers.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the RFID edge server and at least some of the RFID readers are interconnected using a local network.

15. An RFID edge server to associate with multiple RFID readers at a location, the RFID edge server including an application server using a reliable method of transferring HTTP messages including RFID data.

16. The RFID edge server of claim 15, wherein the http messages are transferred using Web Services Reliable Messaging.

17. The RFID edge server of claim 16, wherein the Web Services Reliable Messaging sends messages using SOAP messages.

18. The RFID edge server of claim 15, wherein the HTTP messages can go through firewalls.

19. The RFID edge server of claim 15, wherein the RFID edge server is adapted to filter communications from the RFID readers.

20. The RFID edge server of claim 15, wherein the RFID edge server and at least some of the RFID readers are interconnected using a local network.