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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME TRACKING USING COMBINED NEAR FIELD AND FAR FIELD RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION

  • US 20150310240A1
  • Filed: 11/27/2013
  • Published: 10/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • collecting a specimen;

    associating a first Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag with the specimen;

    placing the specimen in a specimen holder;

    affixing the first RFID tag to the specimen holder;

    loading the specimen holder into a container;

    interrogating, by a controller of the container, the first RFID tag;

    obtaining first data from the interrogation of the first RFID tag;

    interrogating, by the controller, a second RFID tag external to the container;

    obtaining second data from the interrogation of the second RFID tag;

    communicating, by the controller, the first data and the second data to a database; and

    identifying, by the database from the first data and the second data, a current location of the specimen holder and the container.

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