System and method for tracing data storage devices
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1. An electronic data storage device tracing system comprising:
- at least one data storage device including;
a housing providing device data and an RFID tag coupled to the housing, the RFID tag including an electronically stored identification number; and
a reader system including;
a user interface in communication with a reader unit, the user interface including a database, the reader unit configured to read the identification number from the RFID tag, and the user interface configured to append the read identification number to the database;
wherein the user interface is operable to associate the identification number of the RFID tag to a specific one of the at least one data storage device according to the device data and configured to trace each data storage device in transit relative to the reader system.
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Abstract
An electronic data storage device tracing system includes at least one data storage device and a reader system. The data storage device includes a housing having an optical label and a device RFID tag coupled to the housing. In this regard, the optical label is printed with a VOLSER number and the device RFID tag includes a chip that electronically stores the VOLSER number. The reader system is configured to read the VOLSER number from the chip and trace the at least one data storage device entering/exiting the reader system.
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1. An electronic data storage device tracing system comprising:
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at least one data storage device including; a housing providing device data and an RFID tag coupled to the housing, the RFID tag including an electronically stored identification number; and a reader system including; a user interface in communication with a reader unit, the user interface including a database, the reader unit configured to read the identification number from the RFID tag, and the user interface configured to append the read identification number to the database; wherein the user interface is operable to associate the identification number of the RFID tag to a specific one of the at least one data storage device according to the device data and configured to trace each data storage device in transit relative to the reader system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of tracing data storage devices entering/exiting a location, the method comprising:
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staging at least one data storage device at a reader system upon arrival/departure of the at least one data storage device at the location; radio frequency reading an identification of each data storage device with a reader unit of the reader system; and tracing transit of each data storage device relative to the reader system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A tracing system configured to trace a container of data storage devices, the tracing system comprising:
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an antenna in communication with a reader unit configured to radio frequency read an identification number from an RFID tag coupled to the container identifying the container and its contents; and a reader system including; a user interface in communication with the reader unit, the user interface including a database, the user interface configured to append the read identification number to the database; wherein the user interface is operable to associate the identification number of the RFID tag with the container, and configured to trace the container in transit relative to the reader system based upon information appended to the database. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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