METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A SINGLE LOCALIZED READ TRANSACTION IN WHICH MULTIPLE RFID TAGS ARE READ
First Claim
1. A method of reading RFID tags in an interconnection system comprising at least one port at which a connection can be made between a first cable having a first connector associated with a first side of the port and a second cable having a second connector associated with a second side of the port, the method comprising:
- initiating a localized read transaction to read any RFID tag attached to the first connector and any RFID tag attached to the second connector;
as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a first type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the first connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the first type of RFID interrogation signal; and
as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a second type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the second connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the second type of RFID interrogation signal.
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Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a method of reading RFID tags in an interconnection system comprising at least one port. The method comprises initiating a localized read transaction to read any RFID tag attached to a first connector and any RFID tag attached to a second connector inserted into the port. The method further comprises, as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a first type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the first connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the first type of RFID interrogation signal; and, as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a second type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the second connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the second type of RFID interrogation signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of reading RFID tags in an interconnection system comprising at least one port at which a connection can be made between a first cable having a first connector associated with a first side of the port and a second cable having a second connector associated with a second side of the port, the method comprising:
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initiating a localized read transaction to read any RFID tag attached to the first connector and any RFID tag attached to the second connector; as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a first type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the first connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the first type of RFID interrogation signal; and as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a second type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the second connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the second type of RFID interrogation signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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an interconnection system comprising a port having a first side and a second side; a first cable having a first connector comprising a first RFID tag; a second cable having a second connector comprising a second RFID tag; and an RFID reader; wherein the port is configured so that a connection can be made at the port by inserting the first connector into the first side of the port and by inserting the second connector into the second side of the port, wherein the port is configured to communicatively couple the first cable to the second cable; wherein the RFID reader is configured so that a single localized read transaction can be initiated by a user in order to read both the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag when inserted into the port; wherein the RFID reader is configured to, as a part of the localized read transaction, read any RFID tag configured to respond to a first type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the first RFID tag is configured to respond to the first type of RFID interrogation signal; and wherein the RFID reader is configured to, as a part of the localized read transaction, read any RFID tag configured to respond to a second type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the second RFID tag is configured to respond to the second type of RFID interrogation signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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