Secure Modular Applicators to Commission Wireless Sensors
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1. A media thickness-tolerant wireless tag encoder comprising:
- an RFID interrogator means;
a plurality of programmable tags having a release liner, the tags arranged in a protected modular supply means, the supply means adapted to be selectively coupled to the RFID interrogator means;
an associated peel plate disposed such that tags separate from the release liner in order to expose the tag'"'"'s adhesive layer;
an encryption engine to grant access to secured programmable tags, the encryption engine having communication means with the RFID interrogator means to enable tag-data, passwords, or security elements to be selectively encrypted, locked, or unlocked on any one of the supply of programmable tags;
a motor means for feeding any one of the programmable tags to a position that is in proximity to the RFID interrogator means, the motor means further adapted to enable the peel plate to remove the release liner from any one of the programmable tags;
and a machine memory means in communication with the encryption engine, the machine memory means adapted to contain a plurality of data-sets, each data-set corresponding to an associated programmable tag from the plurality of programmable tags.
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Abstract
The present invention improves systems and devices for commissioning wireless tags, RFID tags, and wireless sensors. The present invention benefits wireless sensors that are not directly part of a demand printed label. In one embodiment RFID tags are pre-loaded into cartridges prior to consumption. This improvement adds significant convenience of loading RFID tags and enhances overall reliability of handling and applying the RFID tags. Accordingly, the present invention includes methods and devices that enable application and distribution of RFID tags in pre-loaded cartridges that are ready-to-use.
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1. A media thickness-tolerant wireless tag encoder comprising:
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an RFID interrogator means; a plurality of programmable tags having a release liner, the tags arranged in a protected modular supply means, the supply means adapted to be selectively coupled to the RFID interrogator means; an associated peel plate disposed such that tags separate from the release liner in order to expose the tag'"'"'s adhesive layer;
an encryption engine to grant access to secured programmable tags, the encryption engine having communication means with the RFID interrogator means to enable tag-data, passwords, or security elements to be selectively encrypted, locked, or unlocked on any one of the supply of programmable tags;a motor means for feeding any one of the programmable tags to a position that is in proximity to the RFID interrogator means, the motor means further adapted to enable the peel plate to remove the release liner from any one of the programmable tags; and a machine memory means in communication with the encryption engine, the machine memory means adapted to contain a plurality of data-sets, each data-set corresponding to an associated programmable tag from the plurality of programmable tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A wireless tag encoding means without any printing means;
- for the purpose of securely encoding and dispensing a protected modular supply of writable RFID tags.
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5. A cartridge for containing a plurality of programmable RFID tags comprising:
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a means for coupling the cartridge to a mechanical drive means; and a means for selectively exposing RFID tags to desired radio frequency signals for writing data into RFID tags while they are contained within the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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