Modular Radio Frequency Identification Tagging Method
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing an RF antenna on an item; and
electrically coupling a separate RFID electronics module to the RF antenna on the item after the RF antenna is provided on the item;
thereby providing an RFID capability for the item.
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Abstract
The RF antenna portion and the RFID electronics portion of an RFID tag are produced separately and assembled on the item to be tagged. This reduces the overall cost of the RFID tagging process, in addition to providing other benefits. Specifically, the RF antenna is pre-applied to an item that is to be tagged and the RFID electronics are applied separately to the item in the form of a discrete RFID electronics module that couples to the pre-applied RF antenna to provide an RFID capability for the item.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing an RF antenna on an item; and electrically coupling a separate RFID electronics module to the RF antenna on the item after the RF antenna is provided on the item; thereby providing an RFID capability for the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising,
applying an RF antenna directly to an item; -
providing an RFID electronics module separate from the item and the RF antenna on the item, the RFID electronics module including electronics that provide an RFID capability when coupled to the RF antenna; applying the RFID electronics module to the item after applying the RF antenna to the item, whereby the RFID electronics module is electrically coupled to the RF antenna. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In combination, an item having at least one surface and an RF antenna applied to the surface;
- and an RFID electronics module separate from the item and from the RF antenna on the item, the RFID electronics module including electronics which provide an RFID capability when coupled to the RF antenna, the RFID electronics module being applied to the item so as to be electrically coupled to the RF antenna and provide an RFID capability for the item.
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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