Transponder identification and record assembly
First Claim
1. A transponder identification and record assembly suitable for associating an identification code with a code recipient and for maintaining an independent record of the identification code associated with the code recipient, comprising:
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a patch releasably disposed on the carrier element, wherein the patch is provided with an adhesive coating such that the patch is adherable to the code recipient after the patch is removed from the carrier element, wherein the patch comprises a transponder which stores information comprising the identification code, and wherein the transponder can be remotely interrogated to obtain the identification code; and
a data record disposed on the carrier element separate from the patch such that the data record is retained on at least a portion of the carrier element after the patch is removed from the carrier element, said data record including information which comprises a copy of the identification code such that, after the patch is removed from the carrier element and adhered to the code recipient, the carrier element bearing said data record can be separately stored from the code recipient bearing the patch to provide a tangible, separate record of the identification code associated with the code recipient wherein the data record further comprises substantive information relating to the code recipient associated with the identification code, wherein the carrier element serves as both a release liner for the patch and a separately storable document after the patch is removed.
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Abstract
Transponder identification record assembly is suitable for associating an identification code with a code recipient and for maintaining an independent record of the identification code associated with the code recipient. The assembly includes a carrier element, a patch, and a data record. The patch is releasably disposed on the carrier element and is further provided with an adhesive coating so that the patch is adherable to the code recipient after the patch is removed from the carrier element. The patch also includes a transponder which stores information such as an identification code. The transponder can be remotely interrogated to obtain the identification code. The data record is disposed on the carrier element separate from the patch. The data record includes at least a copy of the identification code such that, after the patch is removed from the carrier element and adhered to the code recipient, the carrier element bearing the data record can be separately stored. The separately stored carrier element thereby provides a tangible separate record of the identification code associated with the code recipient. The information may be transferred to and stored in a database.
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52 Claims
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1. A transponder identification and record assembly suitable for associating an identification code with a code recipient and for maintaining an independent record of the identification code associated with the code recipient, comprising:
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a carrier element;
a patch releasably disposed on the carrier element, wherein the patch is provided with an adhesive coating such that the patch is adherable to the code recipient after the patch is removed from the carrier element, wherein the patch comprises a transponder which stores information comprising the identification code, and wherein the transponder can be remotely interrogated to obtain the identification code; and
a data record disposed on the carrier element separate from the patch such that the data record is retained on at least a portion of the carrier element after the patch is removed from the carrier element, said data record including information which comprises a copy of the identification code such that, after the patch is removed from the carrier element and adhered to the code recipient, the carrier element bearing said data record can be separately stored from the code recipient bearing the patch to provide a tangible, separate record of the identification code associated with the code recipient wherein the data record further comprises substantive information relating to the code recipient associated with the identification code, wherein the carrier element serves as both a release liner for the patch and a separately storable document after the patch is removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
a support comprising first and second major opposed surfaces, wherein the transponder is disposed on the first major opposed surface of the support; a protective cover overlying at least the transponder; and
an adhesive layer disposed on the second major opposed surface of the support for adhering the patch to the code recipient.
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16. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the coupon portion includes a writeable portion on which information relating to the code recipient can be provided.
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17. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrier element comprises a writeable portion so that the substantive information can be provided on the carrier element by a user.
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18. The assembly of claim 1, wherein an additional copy of the identification code is incorporated into said assembly in a machine readable format.
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19. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the code recipient is a human.
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20. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the code recipient is an animal.
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21. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the code recipient is an object.
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22. A method of providing a system suitable for associating an identification code with a code recipient and maintaining an independent record of the identification code associated with the code recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an identification system comprising (i) a carrier element;
(ii) a patch releasably disposed on the carrier element, wherein the patch is provided with an adhesive coating such that the patch is adherable to the code recipient after the patch is removed from the carrier element, wherein the patch comprises a transponder which stores information comprising the identification code, and wherein the transponder can be remotely interrogated to obtain the identification code; and
(iii)a data record disposed on the carrier element separate from the patch such that such that, after the patch is removed from the carrier element and adhered to the code recipient, the carrier element bearing said data record can be separately stored from the code recipient bearing the patch to provide a tangible, separate record of the identification code associated with the code recipient wherein the data record further comprises substantive information relating to the code recipient associated with the identification code;
(b) removing the patch from the carrier element wherein the carrier element serves as both a release liner for the patch and a separately storable document after the patch is removed;
(c) adhering the patch to the substrate; and
(d) storing the carrier element in a location separate from the code recipient to thereby provide a separate record of the identification code associated with the code recipient. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
a support comprising first and second major opposed surfaces, wherein the transponder is disposed on the first major opposed surface of the support; a protective cover overlying the transponder; and
an adhesive layer disposed on the second major opposed surface of the support for adhering the patch to the substrate.
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38. The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of inputting a code recipient record for the code recipient into a computerized database, wherein the database comprises a plurality of code recipient records stored in the database, wherein said records correspond to a plurality of code recipients, each of said code recipients being associated with a particular identification code such that the particular identification code can be used to access the code recipient record of the corresponding code recipient.
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39. The method of claim 38, wherein the plurality of the code recipient records each comprise data representative of whether transport of the corresponding code recipient is authorized, and wherein the method further comprises interrogating at least one of the code recipients to determine whether transport of said at least one code recipient is authorized.
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40. The method of claim 39, further comprising the step of triggering an alarm when the interrogation unit detects an unauthorized transport of said at least one code recipient.
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41. The method of claim 39, further comprising using video surveillance to record video information relating to the unauthorized transport of said at least one code recipient.
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42. The method of claim 38, wherein the code recipient is a human.
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43. The method of claim 38, wherein the code recipient is an animal.
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44. The method of claim 38, wherein the code recipient is an object.
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45. The method of claim 22, wherein the code recipient is an object.
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46. A method of providing a centralized system suitable for associating a plurality of identification codes with a plurality of corresponding code recipients and maintaining a record of which identification code is associated with each code recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an identification system comprising (i) a carrier element;
(ii) a patch releasably disposed on the carrier element, wherein the patch is provided with an adhesive coating such that the patch is adherable to the code recipient after the patch is removed from the carrier element, wherein the patch comprises a transponder which stores information comprising the identification code, and wherein the transponder can be remotely interrogated to obtain the identification code; and
(iii) a data record disposed on the carrier element separate from the patch such that such that, after the patch is removed from the carrier element and adhered to the code recipient, the carrier element bearing said data record can be separately stored from the code recipient bearing the patch to provide a tangible, separate record of the identification code associated with the code recipient wherein the data record further comprises substantive information relating to the code recipient associated with the identification code;
(b) removing the patch from the carrier element wherein the carrier element serves as both a release liner for the patch and a separately storable document after the patch is removed;
(c) adhering the patch to the code recipient; and
(d) inputting a code recipient record into the database in a manner such that the identification code can be used to access said record. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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