Systems and Methods for Displaying, Storing, and Providing Information Regarding Objects

• US 20090020601A1
• Filed: 08/27/2008
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quixcode, LLC
• Original Assignee: Quixcode, LLC
• Inventors: Spenik, John, Woodbury, Brian, Lastinger, Roc
• Application Number:
  US12/199,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20090020601A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing, displaying, and/or storing objects that include providing a carrier, using one or more tags to modulate the carrier to produce a modulated carrier, transmitting the modulated carrier to a reader through a conductor or Tirelessly. All tags are coupled to a first conductor.

Claims

1. A system for displaying at least one provided object and for providing an information regarding each object, the system comprising:

a frame having a first conductor;

a support having a second conductor;

a reader; and

at least one tag, each tag having a respective first terminal, each tag mechanically coupled to a respective object of the at least one object, and each tag stores the information regarding the respective object to which the tag is coupled;

wherein;

the support removeably couples to the frame;

the at least one object is removeably positioned on the support;

the reader electrically couples to at least one of the first conductor and the second conductor;

while the support is coupled to the frame, the second conductor electrically couples to the first conductor;

while the at least one object is positioned on the support;

the second conductor electrically couples to the first terminal of each tag;

each tag modulates in accordance with its respective information a carrier provided to at least one of the first conductor and the second conductor thereby producing a modulated carrier; and

the reader receives the modulated carrier thereby receiving the information from each tag respectively; and

the reader does not send information to any tag.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the frame comprises a pegboard; and

the support comprises a hanger.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the frame comprises a plurality of discrete mounting locations; and

the support mechanically mounts to the frame at one mounting location of the plurality of discrete mounting locations.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a carrier generator;

wherein;

the frame further comprises a third conductor;

the support further comprises a fourth conductor;

the tag further comprises a second terminal;

the carrier generator provides the carrier;

the carrier generator provides a common to at least one of the third conductor and the fourth conductor;

while the support is coupled to the frame, the fourth conductor electrically couples to the second conductor;

while the at least one object is positioned on the support and the support is coupled to the frame;

the fourth conductor electrically couples to the second terminal of each tag.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the information provided by each tag comprises a respective unique number.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of supports, wherein each one support comprises a second conductor respectively.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein any one support supports a plurality of objects.

8. A system for displaying at least one provided object and for providing an information regarding each object, the system comprising:

a frame having a first conductor;

a support having a second conductor;

a reader; and

at least one tag, each tag having a respective first terminal, each tag mechanically coupled to a respective object of the at least one object, and each tag stores the information regarding the respective object to which the tag is coupled;

wherein;

the frame comprises a plurality of discrete mounting locations;

the support removeably couples to the frame at a discrete mounting location of the plurality of discrete mounting locations;

the at least one object is removeably positioned on the support;

the reader contacts and electrically couples to at least one of the first conductor and the second conductor;

while the support is coupled to the frame, the second conductor contacts and electrically couples to the first conductor;

while the at least one object is positioned on the support;

the second conductor contacts and electrically couples to the first terminal of each tag;

the reader bidirectionally communicates with each tag through at least one of the first conductor and the second conductor thereby receiving the information from each tag respectively.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein:

the frame comprises a pegboard; and

the support comprises a hanger.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the plurality of discrete mounting locations comprises a plurality of holes; and

the hanger mechanically couples to the pegboard through at least one hole.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein:

a first portion of the plurality of holes are associated with the first conductor;

a second portion of the plurality of holes are associated with a second conductor; and

mechanically coupling the hanger to a hole of the first portion, electrically couples the hanger to the first conductor.

12. A system for holding at least one provided object and for providing an information regarding each held object, the system comprising:

a container that encloses the at least one object inside the container, the container having a first conductor;

a reader; and

at least one tag, each tag having a respective first terminal, each tag mechanically coupled to a respective object of the at least one object, and each tag stores the information regarding the respective object to which the tag is coupled;

wherein;

the reader electrically couples to a first portion of the first conductor;

while the at least one object is enclosed inside the container;

a second portion of the first conductor contacts and electrically couples to the first terminal of each tag respectively of each object;

each tag modulates a carrier provided to the first conductor in accordance with its respective information thereby producing a modulated carrier; and

the reader receives the modulated carrier thereby receiving the information from each tag respectively; and

the reader does not send information to any tag.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the container mechanically positions the at least one object in such a manner that the first terminal of each tag contacts and electrically couples to the second portion of the first conductor.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the container comprises an opening for dispensing the at least one object from the container.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the container comprises an opening for inserting the at least one object into the container.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the first portion of the first conductor is positioned on an outside of the container.

17. The system of claim 12 wherein a second portion of the first conductor is positioned on an inside of the container.