Tracking the Usage of Wear Components by an Embedded RFID System
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1. A device to monitor wearing of at least one wearable component of a system, the device comprising:
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag disposed in or on a component;
a reader communicatively coupled to the RFID tag; and
a controller coupled to the reader to monitor wear of the component based upon communication between the reader and the RFID tag.
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus having RFID tags associated with wearable components of a system to track the usage and wear levels of the wearable components. The RFID tags can be antennas formed from conductive material impregnated in the wear components such that the RFID tags are worn with the wearing of the wear components. The RFID tags may also be RFID chip tags having memory for storing information, a portion of which is updated in real time. The presence or absence of the impregnated antenna RFID tags or the updated information stored in the chip tags may be used to track usage and wear level of the wear components.
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22 Claims
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1. A device to monitor wearing of at least one wearable component of a system, the device comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag disposed in or on a component; a reader communicatively coupled to the RFID tag; and a controller coupled to the reader to monitor wear of the component based upon communication between the reader and the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system component, comprising:
a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag coupled to or disposed on or in the component, wherein signals transmitted by the RFID tag indicate at least one of the component needing to be replaced and the component needing no immediate replacement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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one or more components, each component including an RFID tag; a reader communicatively coupled to the RFID tag of the one or more components; and a controller communicatively coupled to the reader for determining an amount of wear of each of the one or more components based upon communication between the RFID tag thereof and the reader. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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