RFID IONOSPHERE
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1. A method, comprising:
- operationally coupling an RFID tag response signal and a data file into a coupled file on a handheld wireless communication device;
querying a database with a portion of the coupled file; and
transmitting the coupled file to a supplier, wherein the supplier matches a signature of an RFID tag that is associated with an inventory item with the RFID tag response signal.
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Abstract
A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed wherein an RFID transponder response signal is coupled with a data file as an identifier. The RFID transponder response signal is used in its raw, or a digitized version of its raw, state.
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1. A method, comprising:
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operationally coupling an RFID tag response signal and a data file into a coupled file on a handheld wireless communication device; querying a database with a portion of the coupled file; and transmitting the coupled file to a supplier, wherein the supplier matches a signature of an RFID tag that is associated with an inventory item with the RFID tag response signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A handheld wireless device, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an RFID tag signature and a data file; a processor configured to generate a combined file by combining the RFID tag signature and the data file; and a transmitter configured to transmit the combined file to a supplier, wherein the supplier matches a signature of an RFID tag, which is associated with an inventory item, with the transmitted RFID tag signature; wherein the processor is further configured to query a supplier database for the signature of the RFID tag of the inventory item that matches the transmitted RFID tag signature prior to the transmitter transmitting the combined file. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions are executable by at least one handheld device, to cause the handheld device to:
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receive an RFID tag signature and a data file; combine the RFID tag signature and the data file; and transmit the combined file to a supplier, wherein the supplier matches a signature of an RFID tag identifying an inventory item with the transmitted RFID tag signature; and wherein the instructions are executable to further cause the handheld device to query a supplier database for a matching RFID tag signature prior transmitting the encrypted combined file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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