RFID tracking of chose in action

• US 20080231445A1
• Filed: 03/21/2007
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James Neil Rodgers
• Original Assignee: James Neil Rodgers
• Inventors: Rodgers, James Neil
• Granted Patent: US 8,823,522 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/568.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

This invention assigns differing chose in action categories, such as banknote, check and stock certificate. Each category reflects electro magnetic signals through a nano size silicon integrated circuit package known as an RFID transponder. As an example, a unique identifier number, serial number, denomination amount, will be written onto each RFID transponder. A specific frequency can be assigned to each category. Each category is divided by at least 2 MHz with all transmissions taking place within the 24 to 40 GHz frequency range. The chose in action can be interrogated at specially shielded stations, such as cash registers or bank teller windows or at stock brokerage firms, to verify the authenticity of the chose in action. The interrogators will be connected to a centralized host system comprised of computer server and middleware to trace and track the progress of the chose in action through the economy in real time. This invention contemplates embedding the RFID nano size silicon integrated circuit package into polymer or paper based chose in action using a laminate or fiber weaving process.

Claims

1. A system to trace and track chose in action using RFID transponders where chose in action are defined as polymer banknotes, paper banknotes, travelers checks, revenue and postage stamps, certificates, coupons and tickets of value, security inks, certificates of origin, checks, gift certificates, passports, plastic cards, stock certificates, vehicle titles, vital records, insurance policies;

a method to embed an integrated circuit package constructed of nano size silicon into chose in action, which integrated circuit package includes an antenna contained within the integrated circuit package;

a system of providing real time information regarding current levels of inventory of tracked or traced chose in action to a centralized database;

a method of placing RFID transponder interrogators at key transit points, including, but not limited to, check out and cash register points in a retail environment, teller windows at banking institutions, back end cage offices at stock brokerage firms;

a method of collecting and collating the interrogated RFID data of the movement of chose in action via middleware into a central processing database;

a method and system of assigning a specific frequency for each category of chose in action to be tracked or traced and tuning the RFID transponder antenna contained within the nano size silicon integrated circuit package to a specific assigned category of chose in action at 2 MHz intervals in the 24 GHz to 40 GHz frequency range;

a system to embed, using a laminate process, chose in action which are tracked by an RFID transponder in a polymer substrate;

a system to embed, using a weaving fiber process, chose in action tracked by an RFID transponder in a paper substrate;

all for the purpose of using a silicon integrated circuit package, including fully housed antenna, for tracing and tracking chose in action throughout an economy and then a system for collecting and collating the received data into a centralized database.

2. The system of claim 1 whereby data obtained from the RFID transponders is directed to a centralized data collection point, including but not limited to, a computer server, middleware, software and a host system for the purposes of mining the data obtained in real time in order to assist in the tracing and tracking of chose in action.

3. The method of claim 1 whereby strategic points are located in the economy which is the subject of tracing and tracking which strategic points are designated ingress and egress points by designers of the specific RFID system in use.

4. The method of claim 3 whereby shielded interrogators are installed at the designated strategic points which are designed and programmed to read the electro magnetic signal emanating from the RFID transponders embedded in the chose in action.

5. The method of claim 4 whereby the electro magnetic signals harvested from the RFID transponders are directed to a specifically designed back end computer network built for the purposes of providing real time data for the instantaneous tracing and tracking of chose in action as outlined in claim 2.

6. The system of claim 1 to embed the nano size silicon integrated circuit package onto a polymer substrate through the process of lamination of layers where at least one of the layers contains the nano size silicon integrated circuit package.

7. A system of claim 1 to embed the nano size silicon integrated circuit package onto a paper substrate through the process of fiber weaving where the nano size silicon integrated circuit package is woven directly into the paper substrate.

8. A system of claim 1 whereby a frequency division process is utilized to designate each category of chose in action as a unique category and to assign to said category a frequency between 24 and 40 GHz separated by at least 2 MHz from the frequency assigned to any other category of chose in action.