METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, AND MANAGING DATA FOR TAGS
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1. A system for managing data for one or more objects comprising:
- one or more tags associated with the one or more objects, the one or more tags operative to receive and/or transmit data, said data comprising (1) object data relating to the one or more objects associated with the one or more tags, (2) control data, or (3) both;
one or more components communicating with said one or more tags; and
at least one database for storing at least some of the object data, wherein access to the object data in the database is governed at least in part by said control data;
wherein said data relating to the object comprises one or more of the following;
a location of the one or more objects, a time at which the one or more objects was at the location, the identity of people that took or released possession of the one or more objects, the identity of people that came into contact with the one or more objects, at least one measurement of at least one environmental condition to which the one or more objects were exposed, a weight of the one or more objects, a time at which the one or more objects had the weight, dimensions of the one or more objects, and a time at which the one or more objects had the dimensions.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to a method and system for storing, retrieving, and managing data for tags that are associated in some manner to any type of object. More particularly, the present invention writes data to these tags, reads data from these tags, and manages data that is written to and/or read from these tags.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for managing data for one or more objects comprising:
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one or more tags associated with the one or more objects, the one or more tags operative to receive and/or transmit data, said data comprising (1) object data relating to the one or more objects associated with the one or more tags, (2) control data, or (3) both; one or more components communicating with said one or more tags; and at least one database for storing at least some of the object data, wherein access to the object data in the database is governed at least in part by said control data; wherein said data relating to the object comprises one or more of the following;
a location of the one or more objects, a time at which the one or more objects was at the location, the identity of people that took or released possession of the one or more objects, the identity of people that came into contact with the one or more objects, at least one measurement of at least one environmental condition to which the one or more objects were exposed, a weight of the one or more objects, a time at which the one or more objects had the weight, dimensions of the one or more objects, and a time at which the one or more objects had the dimensions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for monitoring at least one person using one or more tags that are associated with the at least one person comprising the steps of:
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sensing information data at said one or more tags, said information data comprising one or more of at least one measurement of at least one environmental condition to which the at least one person was exposed or at least one measurement of at least one medical condition of the at least one person; storing said sensed information data in said one or more tags; and transmitting at least a portion of said information data from said one or more tags. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A system for monitoring at least one person comprising:
one or more tags associated with the at least one person, said one or more tags comprising; a sensor sensing data comprising one or more of the following;
at least one measurement of at least one environmental condition to which the at least one person was exposed or at least one measurement of at least one medical condition of the at least one person; andan electronic component comprising at least one memory for storing said information data and at least one transmitter for transmitting at least a portion of the data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for managing inventory including one or more objects comprising:
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one or more tags associated with the one or more objects, the one or more tags operative to receive data from one or more components and/or to transmit data to the one or more components, said data comprising;
(1) data relating to the object associated with the one or more tags, (2) data controlling the operation of the one or more tags, or (3) both;wherein said data relating to the object comprises one or more of the following;
a location of the one or more objects, a time at which the one or more objects was at the location, the identity of people that took or released possession of the one or more objects, the identity of people that came into contact with the one or more objects, at least one measurement of at least one environmental condition to which the one or more objects were exposed, a weight of the one or more objects, a time at which the one or more objects had the weight, dimensions of the one or more objects, and a time at which the one or more objects had the dimensions; andwherein said data controlling the operation of the one or more tags comprises one or more of the following;
data for governing which of said one or more components can access data from said one or more tags;
data for governing which of said one or more components can transmit data to said one or more tags; and
data for governing the frequency at which said one or more tags receives said data relating to the object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for managing one or more objects in a supply chain comprising:
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one or more tags associated with the one or more objects, said one or more or more tags comprising; a sensor for sensing information about the one or more objects, said information including at least one of the following;
a temperature, a humidity, moisture, an orientation, a position, and a location;a memory for storing data about the one or more objects, said data including at least one of the following;
ingredients, said information sensed by the sensor;
data identifying at least one manufacturer of the one or more objects;
data identifying at least one transporter of the one or more objects; and
data certifying one or more of the following;
the one or more objects, the at least one manufacturer, and the at least one transporter; anda communication device for sending and receiving the data about the one or more objects. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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