Systems, devices, methods, and admixtures of transponders and food products for indication of food attributes
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1. An admixture of radio frequency identification tags and a food product, comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency identification tags, each of the plurality of radio frequency identification tags havingan interrogation interface, anda food-attribute-identification circuit operably coupled to the interrogation interface and disposed on the edible substrate, the food-attribute-identification circuit including one or more memory circuits having food-attribute data associated with the food product stored thereon.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, admixtures, and methods are described including transponder devices (e.g., a palatable transponder, an edible transponder, a palatable radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, an edible RFID tag, etc.) for admixing with a food product.
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1. An admixture of radio frequency identification tags and a food product, comprising:
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a quantity of food product; and a plurality of radio frequency identification tags, each of the plurality of radio frequency identification tags having an interrogation interface, and a food-attribute-identification circuit operably coupled to the interrogation interface and disposed on the edible substrate, the food-attribute-identification circuit including one or more memory circuits having food-attribute data associated with the food product stored thereon. - View Dependent Claims (4, 8, 10, 12, 13)
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33. A food product, comprising:
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a plurality of food particles; at least one food-attribute-identification circuit including an interrogation interface and having food-attribute data stored on one or more memory circuits;
the food-attribute-identification circuit coupled to one or more of the plurality of food particles.
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37. An apparatus for embedding radio frequency identification tags in a food product, comprising:
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a data source configured to provide data corresponding to a food attribute of a food product; a tag-count controller configured to determine at least an approximate number of radio frequency identification tags for insertion into the food product based on a measured food attribute; and an actuator operatively coupled to the tag-count controller and configured to cause the insertion of the at least an approximate number of radio frequency identification tags into the food product. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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57. A multiplex food-attribute-identification transponder system, comprising:
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a plurality of micro-transponder sets, each micro-transponder set including at least one micro-transponder having a food-attribute-identification circuit including at least one physical data structure having food-attribute data stored thereon, and an interrogation-selective interface operably coupled to the food-attribute-identification circuit, the interrogation-selective interface operable to provide food-attribute data in response to electromagnetic interrogation of the interrogation-selective interface that satisfies interrogation-selective criteria; wherein at least one of the plurality of micro-transponder sets includes an interrogation-selective criteria different from another of the plurality of micro-transponder sets. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 68)
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69. A method for interrogating a plurality of multiplex micro-transponders, comprising:
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irradiating an interrogation field with a first radio frequency stimulus of a character and for a duration sufficient to power at least a portion of a plurality of multiplex micro-transponders; and interrogating the interrogation field with at least one of a first food-attribute-specific frequency or a first food-attribute-specific carrier waveform of a character and for a duration sufficient to communicate with a first set of the plurality of multiplex micro-transponders in the interrogation field. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A transponders and a food product, comprising:
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a quantity of food product; and a plurality of micro-transponder sets, each micro-transponder set including at least one micro-transponder having a food-attribute-identification circuit including at least one physical data structure having food-attribute data stored thereon, and an interrogation-selective interface operably coupled to the food-attribute-identification circuit, the interrogation-selective interface operable to provide food-attribute data in response to electromagnetic interrogation of the interrogation-selective interface that satisfies interrogation-selective criteria; wherein at least one of the plurality of micro-transponder sets includes an interrogation-selective criteria different from another of the plurality of micro-transponder sets. - View Dependent Claims (79)
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