MONITORING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for bi-directional communication with an external transceiver;
- the apparatus comprising;
a transmitter for transmitting an engagement request message from a tag to said external transceiver when said tag is in a non-engaged mode and for transmitting a directed message from said tag to an engaged external transceiver when said tag is in an engaged mode;
a processor for bi-directional communication and for changing said engaged mode of said tag to the non-engaged mode, following a lost connection with said engaged external transceiver; and
a receiver for receiving a response for said engagement request message from said external transceiver and for receiving an acknowledgement message to said directed message from said engaged external transceiver.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for bi-directional communication with an external transceiver; the apparatus comprising a transmitter for transmitting an engagement request message from a tag to said external transceiver when said tag is in a non-engaged mode and for transmitting a directed message from said tag to an engaged external transceiver when said tag is in an engaged mode; a processor for bi-directional communication and for changing said engaged mode of said tag to the non-engaged mode, following a lost connection with said engaged external transceiver; and a receiver for receiving a response for said engagement request message from said external transceiver and for receiving an acknowledgement message to said directed message from said engaged external transceiver.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for bi-directional communication with an external transceiver;
- the apparatus comprising;
a transmitter for transmitting an engagement request message from a tag to said external transceiver when said tag is in a non-engaged mode and for transmitting a directed message from said tag to an engaged external transceiver when said tag is in an engaged mode; a processor for bi-directional communication and for changing said engaged mode of said tag to the non-engaged mode, following a lost connection with said engaged external transceiver; and a receiver for receiving a response for said engagement request message from said external transceiver and for receiving an acknowledgement message to said directed message from said engaged external transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- the apparatus comprising;
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6. A method for bi-directional communication between a tag and an external transceiver, comprising:
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transmitting an engagement request message from said tag to said external transceiver when said tag is in a non-engaged mode; changing said non-engaged mode of said tag to an engaged mode, as a result of receiving a response for said engagement request message from said external transceiver;
when engaged, said external transceiver is an engaged external transceiver;transmitting a directed message from said tag to said engaged external transceiver when said tag is in the engaged mode; and changing said engaged mode of said tag to the non-engaged mode, as a result of a lost connection with said engaged external transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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