Combination RFID and GPS functionality on intelligent label
First Claim
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1. An intelligent label comprising:
- a radio frequency transponder coupled to a global positioning system; and
a flexible substrate, said radio frequency transponder and said global positioning system being attached to said substrate.
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Abstract
A intelligent label comprising a radio frequency transponder coupled to a global positioning system, both of which are attached to a substrate. Once the intelligent label is attached to an object, it will enable the object to be tracked as it moves from one point to another point. As the object moves, the global positioning system receives signals from GPS satellites and processes those signals into location data. The data is then either transmitted directly to an interrogation station by the radio frequency transponder, or stored in a memory. The memory serves to allow all or part of the previous location data to be stored for transmittal to an interrogator at a later date.
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43 Claims
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1. An intelligent label comprising:
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a radio frequency transponder coupled to a global positioning system; and
a flexible substrate, said radio frequency transponder and said global positioning system being attached to said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 40)
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22. An intelligent label comprising:
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a radio frequency transponder coupled to a global positioning system; and
a substrate, said substrate comprising a liner and a face stock, wherein said radio frequency transponder and said global positioning system are positioned between said liner and said face stock, said liner being secured to said face stock.
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23. An intelligent label comprising:
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a radio frequency transponder coupled to a global positioning system; and
a substrate, said substrate comprising a liner and a face stock, wherein said radio frequency transponder and said global positioning system is positioned between said liner and said face stock, said liner or said face stock being secured to at least one of said radio frequency transponder and said global positioning system. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method of making an intelligent label, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a radio frequency transponder coupled to a global positioning system; and
attaching said radio frequency transponder and said global positioning system to a flexible substrate. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 41)
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29. A method of making an intelligent label, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a substrate comprising a pressure sensitive stock and a liner;
delaminating said substrate by peeling off said liner to expose an adhesive on said pressure sensitive stock;
obtaining a continuous web comprising radio frequency transponders coupled to global positioning systems;
cutting said web to produce web cuttings, whereby each web cutting comprises at least one radio frequency transponder coupled to at least one global positioning system;
transferring a web cutting to the adhesive exposed on said pressure sensitive stock of said substrate; and
relaminating said liner onto said pressure sensitive stock thereby covering said web cutting.
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30. A method of making an intelligent label, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a substrate comprising a pressure sensitive stock and a liner;
delaminating said substrate by peeling off said liner to expose said pressure sensitive stock;
pattern coating said pressure sensitive stock with a hot melt adhesive;
obtaining a continuous web comprising radio frequency transponders coupled to global positioning systems;
cutting said web to produce web cuttings, whereby each web cutting comprises at least one radio frequency transponder coupled to at least one global positioning system; and
transferring a web cutting to said pressure sensitive stock of said substrate;
relaminating said liner onto said pressure sensitive stock thereby covering said web cutting.
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31. The method of tracking or identifying an object, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining an intelligent label comprising a radio frequency transponder coupled to a global positioning system, said radio frequency transponder and said global positioning system being attached to a flexible substrate;
attaching or inserting said intelligent label to the object to be tracked or identified; and
tracking or identifying said object to be tracked or identified. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42)
receiving signals from an appropriate number of GPS satellites;
processing said signals into location data; and
storing said location data in a memory.
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33. The method as defined in claim 32, wherein the tracking step further comprises retrieving said location data from said memory.
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34. The method as defined in claim 32, wherein the tracking step further comprises transmitting said location data.
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35. The method as defined in claim 33, wherein the tracking step further comprises analyzing said location data retrieved from said memory.
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36. The method as defined in claim 31, wherein the tracking step comprises:
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receiving signals from an appropriate number of GPS satellites;
processing said signals into location data; and
transmitting said location data.
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37. The method as defined in claim 36, wherein an interrogation station receives said transmitted location data.
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38. The method as defined in claim 31, wherein the identifying step comprises transmitting an identification signal.
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42. The label of claim 31, wherein said substrate is unrolled substrate stock.
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39. The method of tracking and identifying an object, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining an intelligent label comprising a radio frequency transponder coupled to a global positioning system, said radio frequency transponder and said global positioning system being attached to a flexible substrate;
attaching or inserting said intelligent label to the object to be tracked or identified; and
tracking and identifying said object to be tracked and identified. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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