METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, AND MANAGING DATA FOR TAGS
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1. A method for checking the proximity of one or more tags comprising:
- receiving a message of a first type;
reading an identifier of a tag that sent said messages from said message; and
incrementing a number of encounters for said read tag identifiers.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to a method and system for storing, retrieving, and managing data for tags that are associated in some manner to any type of object. More particularly, the present invention writes data to these tags, reads data from these tags, and manages data that is written to and/or read from these tags.
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1. A method for checking the proximity of one or more tags comprising:
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receiving a message of a first type; reading an identifier of a tag that sent said messages from said message; and incrementing a number of encounters for said read tag identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for generating an alarm when one or more tags fall outside of a proximity comprising:
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receiving a message of a first type; reading an identifier of a tag that sent said message from said message; and resetting an alarm counter for said read identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for generating an alarm when one or more tags fall within a proximity comprising:
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receiving a message of a first type; reading an identifier of a tag that sent said message of said first type; and sounding an alarm if said read identifier is in a list of sensitive tags. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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