Smart tag data encoding method
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1. A method for staring information In a smart tag comprising:
- providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the permanent number and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number; and
storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory.
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Abstract
A method for storing information in a smart tag comprises providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored; storing application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory; generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the application specific information and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number; and storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory.
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1. A method for staring information In a smart tag comprising:
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providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the permanent number and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number; and
storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for storing information in a smart tag comprising:
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providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the permanent number and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number; and
storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory, wherein the application specific information includes an identifier of one or more of a computer or processor, and/or of a processor, hard drive and/or network card thereof, that performs said generating a relational check number, and/or wherein the relational check number is further representative of the identifier of one or more of a computer or processor, and/or of a processor, hard drive and/or network card thereof.
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14. A method for storing utilization information in a smart tag including an electronic processor and memory, the smart tag being associated with a smart tag reader/writer, said method comprising:
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providing a smart tag including an electronic processor and memory, the smart tag memory having a unique permanent identifier stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which utilization information can be stored;
storing utilization information from a smart tag reader/writer in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating by the electronic processor of a relational check code representative of one of (a) the unique permanent identifier and (b) the utilization information and the unique permanent identifier; and
storing the relational check code in the second portion of the smart tag memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for storing utilization information in a smart tag including an electronic processor and memory, the smart tag being associated with a smart tag reader/writer, said method comprising:
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providing a smart tag including an electronic processor and memory, the smart tag memory having a unique permanent identifier stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which utilization information can be stored;
storing utilization information from a smart tag reader/writer in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating by the electronic processor of a relational check code representative of one of (a) the unique permanent identifier and (b) the utilization information and the unique permanent identifier; and
storing the relational check code in the second portion of the smart tag memory, wherein the utilization information includes an identifier of one or more of the electronic processor, and/or of a processor, hard drive and/or network card thereof, that performs said generating a relational check code, and/or wherein the relational check code is further representative of the identifier of one or more of the electronic processor, and/or of a processor, hard drive and/or network card thereof.
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23. A method for storing information in a smart tag comprising:
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providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information including an identifier of an encoder of the application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the permanent number and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number; and
storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for storing utilization information in a smart tag including an electronic processor and memory, the smart tag being associated with a smart tag reader/writer, said method comprising:
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providing a smart tag including an electronic processor and memory, the smart tag memory having a unique permanent identifier stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which utilization information can be stored;
storing utilization information from a smart tag reader/writer in the second portion of the smart tag memory, wherein the utilization information includes an identifier of the smart tag reader/writer;
generating by the electronic processor a relational check code representative of one of (a) the unique permanent identifier and (b) the utilization information and the unique permanent identifier; and
storing the relational check code in the second portion of the smart tag memory. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for storing information in a smart tag comprising:
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providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the permanent number and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number;
storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory; and
storing at least the application specific information and the relational check number in a database that is independent of the smart tag and that may be accessed from a remote location via a communication device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method for storing information in a smart tag comprising:
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providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information and an identifier of an encoder of the application specific information in the portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of the application specific information and the identifier of the encoder thereof; and
storing the relational check number in the portion of the smart tag memory. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for storing information in a smart tag comprising:
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providing a smart tag having a memory having a portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information in the portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of the application specific information and a unique permanent identifier;
storing the relational check number in the portion of the smart tag memory; and
storing the relational check number in a database that is independent of the smart tag for comparison with the relational check number stored in the smart tag memory and that may be accessed from a remote location via a communication device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A method for storing information in a smart tag comprising:
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providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a portion that cannot be changed in which is stored a unique permanent identifier, the smart tag memory further having a first portion in which application specific information can be stored;
storing application specific information in the first portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of the application specific information and the unique permanent identifier; and
storing the relational check number in a second portion of the smart tag memory. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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