SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS CONTROL OF EQUIPMENT
First Claim
1. A method to wirelessly control an apparatus or device, said method comprising:
- Providing the functionality of at least one RFID tag at the point of control and the functionality of an associated reader in conjunction with at least one electrical apparatus,selectively causing at least a portion of the information on the at least one RFID tag to be read by the associated reader, and through proper interface, to produce a control command which is delivered to the at least one electrical apparatus to cause the intended action by or in the apparatus.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for wirelessly controlling equipment or apparatus by employing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The systems and methods provide the capability to manually or automatically select an RFID tag or change the encoded information in an RFID tag to wirelessly change the control state of a piece of equipment or an apparatus. The system includes an RFID based selector including at least one RFID tag, and an RFID reader capable of wirelessly reading RFID codes from the RFID tags of the RFID based selector. The system further includes a control mechanism capable of changing a control state of said equipment or apparatus in response to said read RFID codes. To expand the system capabilities yet keep power requirements at the selector to a minimum, methods are included of passive addressing of many pushbuttons in the selector. Wireless and battery free selectors are explained. Utilizing the inherent ID code of the tag permits management of which selectors are virtually connected.
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1. A method to wirelessly control an apparatus or device, said method comprising:
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Providing the functionality of at least one RFID tag at the point of control and the functionality of an associated reader in conjunction with at least one electrical apparatus, selectively causing at least a portion of the information on the at least one RFID tag to be read by the associated reader, and through proper interface, to produce a control command which is delivered to the at least one electrical apparatus to cause the intended action by or in the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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