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RFID label printing system

  • US 6,593,853 B1
  • Filed: 02/18/2000
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A radio frequency identification device (RFID) label printing system comprising:

  • a printer including a label exit for expelling a printed label having RFID circuitry;

    an external programming module disposed adjacent said label exit for encoding the label expelled from said label exit, said programming module including an antenna disposed adjacent an exit slot of said printer, and having a shield mounted adjacent said antenna for focusing a magnetic field generated by said antenna toward a label being encoded, wherein said shield is formed from material selected from a group consisting of conductive and magnetic materials; and

    a host computer communicatively connected to said printer and said external programming module for coordinating the operation of said printer and said external programming module.

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