Visual RFID Tags and Interactive Visual RFID Networks
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1. A mesh communications network comprising:
- one or more readers each reader including an RFID tag reader;
a plurality of spaced antennas and a communication device;
a central control station; and
one or more visible RFID tags each associated with a moving asset wherein the location of the moving asset is identified as the location of a first antenna associated with the one or more RFID tag readers that is in the read range of unique identifying information about the visible RFID tag associated with the moving asset.
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Abstract
RFID driven display system components such as wireless displays (visual RFID tags) and multi-antenna wireless RFID readers that monitor/control the RFID driven displays in order to provide visual real-time information to display viewers and/or provide useful information to a central processing station that monitors the status of and/or updates the RFID driven displays, networks including one or more of the components, and methods for using the RFID driven display system components to monitor assets in applications such as inventory control and manufacturing.
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1. A mesh communications network comprising:
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one or more readers each reader including an RFID tag reader;
a plurality of spaced antennas and a communication device;a central control station; and one or more visible RFID tags each associated with a moving asset wherein the location of the moving asset is identified as the location of a first antenna associated with the one or more RFID tag readers that is in the read range of unique identifying information about the visible RFID tag associated with the moving asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mesh communications network comprising:
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a plurality of moving assets, each moving asset associated with a visual RFID tag, each visual RFID tag including an display, an RFID tag having RFID tag information, a communications module, a display microcontroller and an internal energy source, the visual display being capable of displaying information related to the moving asset to which the visual display is associated; a plurality of spaced readers, each reader including a plurality of mesh antennas for collecting RFID tag information and a communications device; and a central control station for receiving RFID tag information from the reader communication device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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