Systems, Methods, and Devices for Commissioning Wireless Sensors
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1. An encoder for commissioning RFID transponders, the encoder comprising:
- an RFID interrogator adapted to enable encoding data according to an encoding algorithm and communicating with an internal antenna, the antenna being adapted to encode the data into the RFID transponder;
a memory storage device for storing at least a portion of the data;
a processing means for controlling and communicating with the memory storage device, the RFID interrogator and the internal antenna;
a means for providing a supply of RFID transponders, the transponders configured for tensile extraction;
a means for presenting the RFID transponder within an operable range of the internal antenna or near field coupler to enable encoding of the predetermined data; and
a means for detecting proximity to and adapting to movement relative to a target object to which the encoded RFID transponder is to be applied.
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Abstract
In one preferred embodiment the present invention is an encoder for commissioning RFID transponders and includes a housing encasing a motor assembly, a motion and displacement sensor, wireless communication means for transferring instructions and data from and to a remote host, on-board memory, a processor, and an antenna with corresponding mechanism to encode and verify a programmable RFID transponder within a protective enclosure. The present invention further includes novel methods for commissioning RFID transponders, as well as methods for recycling and reusing the protective enclosure.
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1. An encoder for commissioning RFID transponders, the encoder comprising:
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an RFID interrogator adapted to enable encoding data according to an encoding algorithm and communicating with an internal antenna, the antenna being adapted to encode the data into the RFID transponder; a memory storage device for storing at least a portion of the data; a processing means for controlling and communicating with the memory storage device, the RFID interrogator and the internal antenna; a means for providing a supply of RFID transponders, the transponders configured for tensile extraction; a means for presenting the RFID transponder within an operable range of the internal antenna or near field coupler to enable encoding of the predetermined data; and a means for detecting proximity to and adapting to movement relative to a target object to which the encoded RFID transponder is to be applied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for enabling on-demand, point-of-use commissioning of RFID transponders to uniquely identify an object, the system comprising:
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an RFID transponder comprising a self-adhesive layer adapted to adhere the transponder to the object, a release liner releasably coupled to the self-adhesive layer on a first side, an oppositely spaced self-adhesive layer second side couples to a carrier substrate, the carrier substrate adapted to receive an RFID chip and an antenna device, the antenna device coupling to the RFID chip and the antenna device further adapted to wirelessly send and receive data packets corresponding to an information set; an RFID transponder encoder device having processing means and memory means, the encoder device being adapted to receive at least one RFID transponder from a first dispensing means, the encoder device further including commissioning means for commissioning the at least one RFID transponder, means for verifying the status of a commissioned transponder, means for selectively removing the release liner and for dispensing the commissioned transponder, and means for selectively capturing an un-dispensed transponder; an RFID transponder encoding algorithm; a means for coupling a protective enclosure adapted to contain a supply of the RFID transponders, the transponders being further adapted for tensile extraction from the protective enclosure; and a sensor adapted to monitor the proximity to and relative motion of a target surface to adapt transponder dispensing actions. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for commissioning RFID transponders comprising:
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providing a roll or sheet of RFID transponders; providing a protective enclosure; providing an encoder; inserting the roll or sheet in the protective enclosure; coupling the protective enclosure to the encoder; identifying information to encode; encoding the information on at least one RFID transponder; and adapting the process of attachment of the encoded transponder to the target surface along a vector that is nearly parallel to the target surface based upon real time feedback from the surrounding environment. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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