DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORWARDING DATA FROM RFID DEVICES
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A device, method and system for forwarding data from a number of RFID devices, wherein data, e.g. ID and/or sensor data, is wirelessly received from the RFID devices (106) via radiofrequency communication and stored by a master device (104) that after receipt of a radio frequency activation signal transmits the data over a WLAN connection towards a remote recipient.
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- 21. A device comprising a radio frequency receiving means, a wireless transmitting means operable in wireless local area network, a processing means for processing instructions and a memory means for storing data, characterized in that said device is configured to receive data from a number of radio frequency identification devices via said radio frequency receiving means, further configured to store said data in said memory means, configured to receive an activation signal from an external entity via said radio frequency receiving means, and finally configured to transmit said received data via said wireless transmitting means over a wireless local area network in response to said received activation signal.
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32. A method for obtaining and forwarding data from a radio frequency identification device to be performed by a wireless communications-enabled device, characterized in that it comprises:
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receiving, via radio frequency communication, data from a number of radio-frequency identification devices, storing said obtained data, receiving, via radio frequency communication, an activation signal from an external entity, and initiating, based on receiving said activation signal, transfer of said received data over a wireless local area network. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for obtaining and forwarding data from a radio frequency identification devices, characterized in that it comprises:
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a number of radio frequency identification devices locatable to respective target locations, each of said radio frequency identification devices comprising a radio frequency transmitting means for sending data to a master device, a master device comprising a radio frequency receiving means, a wireless transmitting means operable in wireless local area network, a processing means for processing instructions and a memory means for storing data, said master device being configured to receive data from said number of radio-frequency identification devices via said radio frequency receiving means, further configured to store said data in said memory means, configured to receive an activation signal from an external entity via said radio frequency receiving means, and configured to transmit said received data via said wireless transmitting means over a wireless local area network in response to said received activation signal.
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