Luggage Tag With Bi-State Display
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1. A luggage tag comprising:
- a housing;
a microcontroller in said housing;
a UHF antenna in said housing and connected to said microcontroller, wherein said microcontroller is power by energy received through said UHF antenna;
a secure processor in said housing;
a display driver in said housing and connected to said secure processor;
a bi-state display in said housing and connected to said display driver; and
a near-field antenna connected to said secure processor, wherein said secure processor and said bi-state display are powered by energy received through said near-field antenna.
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Abstract
A batteryless luggage tag having UHF and RFID capabilities and a bi-state display. The luggage tag has a housing, a processor, a near-field antenna, a UHF antenna and a bi-state display. The processor and the bi-state display are powered by energy received through the near-field antenna.
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1. A luggage tag comprising:
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a housing; a microcontroller in said housing; a UHF antenna in said housing and connected to said microcontroller, wherein said microcontroller is power by energy received through said UHF antenna; a secure processor in said housing; a display driver in said housing and connected to said secure processor; a bi-state display in said housing and connected to said display driver; and a near-field antenna connected to said secure processor, wherein said secure processor and said bi-state display are powered by energy received through said near-field antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14)
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10. A luggage tracking system comprising:
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a luggage tag comprising; a housing; a microcontroller in said housing; a UHF antenna in said housing and connected to said microcontroller, wherein said microcontroller is powered by energy received through said UHF antenna; a secure processor in said housing; a display driver in said housing and connected to said secure processor; a bi-state display in said housing and connected to said display driver; and a near-field antenna connected to said secure processor, wherein said secure processor and said bi-state display are powered by energy received through said near-field antenna. a near-field RFID reader for performing two-way communication with said luggage tag through said near-field antenna and making changes to said bi-state display in said luggage tag; and a plurality of UHF readers positioned at dispersed locations within a facility for reading data from said luggage tag through said UHF antenna.
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11. A method for tracking luggage with a luggage tag having a housing, a microcontroller in said housing, a UHF antenna in said housing and connected to said microcontroller, wherein said microcontroller is powered by energy received through said UHF antenna, a secure processor in said housing, a display driver in said housing and connected to said secure processor, a bi-state display in said housing and connected to said display driver;
- and a near-field antenna connected to said secure processor, wherein said secure processor and said bi-state display are powered by energy received through said near-field antenna, the method comprising the steps of;
writing travel information to said luggage tag through said near-field antenna with a near-field reader; changing said bi-state display to display selected travel information; placing said luggage into an airport automated baggage routing system; and tracking locations of said luggage in said airport automated baggage routing system with a plurality of UHF readers by reading data from said luggage tag through said UHF antenna.
- and a near-field antenna connected to said secure processor, wherein said secure processor and said bi-state display are powered by energy received through said near-field antenna, the method comprising the steps of;
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