Tag Identification System
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1. A tag identification system comprising:
- a group comprising a plurality of tags,each tag in said group being identifiable by an associated tag identifier; and
at least one tag in said group comprising at least one link to at least another tag in said group.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tag identification system comprising: a plurality of tags, each tag being identifiable by an associated tag identifier, and at least one tag comprising at least one link to at least one other tag in said group.
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1. A tag identification system comprising:
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a group comprising a plurality of tags, each tag in said group being identifiable by an associated tag identifier; and at least one tag in said group comprising at least one link to at least another tag in said group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of tag identification for identifying a missing tag comprising the steps of:
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forming a group comprising a plurality of tags, each tag in the group being identifiable by an associated tag identifier; configuring at least one tag in the group to store at least one link to at least another tag in the group; reading each of the tags in the group; storing, in a first set, the tag identifiers read in the reading step; storing, in a second set, the links that are read in the reading step; performing a comparison between the first set and the second set; signaling a missing tag if a mismatch is reported between the first set and the second set when the comparison step is performed. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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