Determining a state for object identified by an RFID tag
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving information from at least one RFID tag reading device, wherein the information is read from an RFID tag by the at least one RFID tag reading device and the RFID tag is associated with an object;
receiving state information from at least one sensing device;
determining a state for the object, wherein the state is determined from the state information received from the at least one sensing device; and
assigning the determined state to the object using the information received from the at least one RFID tag reading device.
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Abstract
Information from an object having an RFID tag is received and state information about the object is received from a sensing device. A state is determined for the object using the information from the tag and the sensing device, and the state is assigned to the object.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving information from at least one RFID tag reading device, wherein the information is read from an RFID tag by the at least one RFID tag reading device and the RFID tag is associated with an object;
receiving state information from at least one sensing device;
determining a state for the object, wherein the state is determined from the state information received from the at least one sensing device; and
assigning the determined state to the object using the information received from the at least one RFID tag reading device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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at least one sensing device operable to sense state information for an object;
at least one reading device operable to read the information contained in an RFID tag associated with the object; and
a virtualization module operable to determine a state for the object from the state information and convert the state to a predetermined value used as data input for an RFID software application. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An entry/exit point comprising:
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at least one sensing device;
at least one reading device operable to read the information contained in an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is associated with an object; and
a computing device operable to determine a state for the object from the information received from the sensing device;
further operable to assign the determined state to the object; and
further operable to convert the assigned state of the object into a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value represents the object passing through one of multiple virtual points. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium upon which is stored a computer program including instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the following steps, wherein the steps comprise:
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receiving information from at least one reading device, wherein the information includes identification information from an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is associated with an object;
receiving state information from at least one sensing device;
determining a state from the state information;
assigning the determined state to the object; and
converting the determined state into a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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