Method and apparatus for efficient data transmission from a tag
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An apparatus comprising a tag having circuitry that includes:
- a communication portion that can transmit and receive wireless signals, including wireless transmission of data blocks each having a predefined configuration that includes a plurality of data slots; and
a further portion that, in response to receipt through said communication portion of a wireless communication containing a request identifying a set of plural data items, populates respective said data slots in one said data block with respective said data items from said set, and then causes said communication portion to effect wireless transmission of said one data block.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A tag has circuitry with a communication portion that can transmit and receive wireless signals, including wireless transmission of data blocks that each have a predefined configuration with a plurality of data slots. The circuitry includes a further portion that, in response to receipt through the communication portion of a wireless communication containing a request identifying a set of plural data items, populates respective data slots in one data block with respective data items from the set, and then causes the communication portion to effect wireless transmission of that data block.
18 Citations
30 Claims
-
1. An apparatus comprising a tag having circuitry that includes:
-
a communication portion that can transmit and receive wireless signals, including wireless transmission of data blocks each having a predefined configuration that includes a plurality of data slots; and
a further portion that, in response to receipt through said communication portion of a wireless communication containing a request identifying a set of plural data items, populates respective said data slots in one said data block with respective said data items from said set, and then causes said communication portion to effect wireless transmission of said one data block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A method of operating a tag, comprising:
-
receiving in said tag a wireless communication containing a request identifying a set of plural data items;
preparing a data block that conforms to a predefined configuration and that has a plurality of data slots, including populating respective said data slots in said data block with respective said data items from said set; and
transmitting said data block in a wireless manner. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
-
Specification