Method and System Using RFID Tags for Triggering Document Generation
First Claim
1. A system for initiation of selected document generators in a real-time flow of material handling, said system comprising:
- a radio-frequency-readable configuration tag physically associated with one or more articles in a physical handling flow, said configuration tag storing and selectively transmitting one or more configuration control parameters, said articles having at least one radio-frequency-readable identification tag;
a configuration tag reader positioned prior to a radio frequency identification tag reader in said flow of articles to read said configuration control parameters from said configuration tag responsive to said article passing in said flow; and
a commander configured to receive said configuration control parameters from said configuration tag via said configuration tag reader, to select an automatic document generator according to said received configuration control parameters, and to engage said selected document generator.
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Abstract
A system and related methods for dynamically re-configuring a radio frequency identification tag reader, engaging software business processes, or combinations of both, using a radio-frequency-readable configuration tag which physically associated with one or more RFID-tagged articles in a physical handling flow. The configuration tag reader is positioned prior to a radio frequency identification tag reader in said material handling flow, which allows the configuration reader to read the contents of the configuration tags before the articles reach the identification tag reader. Based on the contents of the read configuration tags, one or more document generators are engaged, and optionally one or more business processes are initiated, and optionally one or more reader system hardware configuration changes are implemented.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for initiation of selected document generators in a real-time flow of material handling, said system comprising:
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a radio-frequency-readable configuration tag physically associated with one or more articles in a physical handling flow, said configuration tag storing and selectively transmitting one or more configuration control parameters, said articles having at least one radio-frequency-readable identification tag; a configuration tag reader positioned prior to a radio frequency identification tag reader in said flow of articles to read said configuration control parameters from said configuration tag responsive to said article passing in said flow; and a commander configured to receive said configuration control parameters from said configuration tag via said configuration tag reader, to select an automatic document generator according to said received configuration control parameters, and to engage said selected document generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. A method for initiation of selected document generators in a real-time flow of material handling, said method comprising:
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physically associating a radio-frequency-readable configuration tag with one or more articles in a physical handling flow, said configuration tag storing and selectively transmitting one or more configuration control parameters, said articles having at least one radio-frequency-readable identification tag; providing a configuration tag reader positioned prior to a radio frequency identification tag reader in said flow of articles to read said configuration control parameters from said configuration tag responsive to said article passing in said flow; receiving by a commander said configuration control parameters from said configuration tag via said configuration tag reader; selecting by said commander an automatic document generator according to said received configuration control parameters; and engaging said selected document generator.
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20. An article of manufacture for initiation of selected document generators in a real-time flow of material handling, said article comprising:
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a computer readable medium suitable for storing computer program code; and computer program code stored on said medium, configured to perform the steps of; (a) interfacing a configuration tag reader positioned prior to a radio frequency identification tag reader in a physical handling flow of articles, said articles having a physically associated radio-frequency-readable configuration tag, said configuration tag storing and selectively transmitting one or more configuration control parameters to said configuration tag reader, said articles having at least one radio-frequency-readable identification tag; (b) receiving by a commander via said configuration tag reader interface said configuration control parameters; (c) selecting by said commander an automatic document generator according to said received configuration control parameters; and (d) engaging said selected document generator.
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