Label programmer, system, and method of initializing RF-enabled labels
First Claim
1. A label programming system configured to initialize a radiofrequency (RF)-enabled label for attachment to a data storage device, the label programming system comprising:
- a platform;
an RF read/write assembly disposed on a first side of the platform; and
an optical reader assembly in electrical communication with the RF read/write assembly, the optical reader assembly disposed on a second side of the platform opposite the first side;
wherein the optical reader assembly is configured to optically read information from the RF-enabled label and communicate the information to the RF read/write assembly that is configured to write the information to a chip of the RF-enabled label.
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Abstract
A label programming system configured to initialize a radiofrequency (RF)-enabled label for attachment to a data storage device includes a platform, an RF read/write assembly disposed on a first side of the platform, and an optical reader assembly in electrical communication with the RF read/write assembly. The optical reader assembly is disposed on a second side of the platform opposite the first side. The optical reader assembly is configured to optically read information from the RF-enabled label and communicate the information to the RF read/write assembly that is configured to write the information to a chip of the RF-enabled label.
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1. A label programming system configured to initialize a radiofrequency (RF)-enabled label for attachment to a data storage device, the label programming system comprising:
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a platform; an RF read/write assembly disposed on a first side of the platform; and an optical reader assembly in electrical communication with the RF read/write assembly, the optical reader assembly disposed on a second side of the platform opposite the first side; wherein the optical reader assembly is configured to optically read information from the RF-enabled label and communicate the information to the RF read/write assembly that is configured to write the information to a chip of the RF-enabled label. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A label programming system configured to initialize a label for attachment to a data storage device, the system comprising:
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a platform comprising a first shield and a second shield spaced from the first shield by a gap; a radiofrequency (RF) read/write assembly disposed on a first side of the platform; and an optical reader assembly in electrical communication with the RF read/write assembly, the optical reader assembly disposed on a second side of the platform opposite the first side; wherein the optical reader assembly is configured to optically read information from an RF-enabled label presented in the gap and communicate the information to the RF read/write assembly that is configured to write the information to a chip of the RF-enabled label. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of initializing a label for attachment to a data storage device, the method comprising:
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providing an array of radiofrequency (RF)-enabled labels; optically reading information from one of a row and a column of the array of RF-enabled labels; shielding all but the row/column of the RF-enabled labels that was optically read; and radiofrequency writing the optically read information to a chip in each RF-enabled label in the row/column of the RF-enabled labels that was not shielded. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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