RFID-BASED DATA REDUCTION SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUES
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1. A method for tracking events using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the method comprising:
- reserving a bit window in a memory on a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the bit window having multiple bits;
randomly marking one of the bits in the bit window each time a RFID event occurs;
counting a number of marked bits in the bit window; and
determining a number of the RFID events using the counted number of the marked bits and a size of the bit window.
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Abstract
A method for tracking events using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag may include reserving a bit window in a memory on a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the bit window having multiple bits, randomly marking one of the bits in the bit window each time a RFID event occurs, counting a number of marked bits in the bit window, and determining a number of the RFID events using the counted number of the marked bits and a size of the bit window.
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1. A method for tracking events using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the method comprising:
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reserving a bit window in a memory on a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the bit window having multiple bits; randomly marking one of the bits in the bit window each time a RFID event occurs; counting a number of marked bits in the bit window; and determining a number of the RFID events using the counted number of the marked bits and a size of the bit window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for tracking events using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the method comprising:
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detecting a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag when the RFID tag crosses a writing area for a RFID interrogator, the RFID interrogator being associated with a unique writer identifier; reading a last writer identifier from the RFID tag; writing a data packet to the RFID tag when the last writer identifier does not match the unique writer identifier of the RFID interrogator that detected the RFID tag, the data packet comprising a timestamp and the unique writer identifier associated with the RFID interrogator that detected the RFID tag; and storing the data packet on the RFID tag in a memory of the RFID tag, the memory being configured to store multiple data packets. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that comprises an antenna and a memory, the memory comprising a bit window having multiple bits; a RFID interrogator comprising an antenna and a radio frequency module, wherein the RFID interrogator is configured to communicate with the RFID tag and to randomly mark one of the bits in the bit window each time a RFID event occurs; and a control module that is configured to count a number of marked bits in the bit window and to determine a number of the RFID events using the counted number of the marked bits and a size of the bit window. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that comprises an antenna and a memory; a RFID interrogator comprising an antenna, a radio frequency module and a unique writer identifier, wherein the RFID interrogator is configured to; detect the RFID tag when the RFID tag crosses a writing area for the RFID interrogator, read a last writer identifier from the RFID tag, and write a data packet to the RFID tag when the last writer identifier does not match the unique writer identifier for the RFID interrogator that detected the RFID tag, the data packet comprising a timestamp and the unique writer identifier associated with the RFID interrogator that detected the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, comprising:
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an antenna that is configured to receive one or more commands; a memory comprising a bit window, the bit window having multiple bits; and a control module that is configured to control the antenna and the memory and that is configured to receive and to process a write command to randomly mark one of the bits in the bit window each time a RFID event occurs. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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