Attachment of RFID modules to antennas
First Claim
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag assembling system comprising:
- an RFID module conveyor that moves a first substrate having multiple RFID modules;
an RFID module tester in proximity to the RFID modules;
an RFID antenna conveyor that moves a second substrate having multiple RFID antennas;
a joiner in proximity to the first and second substrates; and
a control system coupled with the conveyors and the tester and comprising a machine-readable medium embodying information indicative of instructions that when performed by the control system results in operations comprisingmoving the first substrate with respect to the tester,identifying good RFID modules using the tester,aligning the good RFID modules with the RFID antennas, andforming RFID tags from the good RFID modules and the RFID antennas.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques to assemble RFID tag can be employed in a manufacturing endeavor. An RFID tag assembling system includes an RFID module conveyor that moves a first substrate having multiple RFID modules, an RFID antenna conveyor that moves a second substrate having multiple RFID antennas with respect to and into alignment with the first substrate, and a joiner in proximity to the first substrate to separate the RFID modules from the first substrate and attach the RFID modules to the RFID antennas on the second substrate. The substrates can be reel-form substrates, and RFID tags can be formed in parallel. The system can also include an RFID module tester, and the RFID modules can be tested in parallel.
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24 Claims
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1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag assembling system comprising:
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an RFID module conveyor that moves a first substrate having multiple RFID modules; an RFID module tester in proximity to the RFID modules; an RFID antenna conveyor that moves a second substrate having multiple RFID antennas; a joiner in proximity to the first and second substrates; and a control system coupled with the conveyors and the tester and comprising a machine-readable medium embodying information indicative of instructions that when performed by the control system results in operations comprising moving the first substrate with respect to the tester, identifying good RFID modules using the tester, aligning the good RFID modules with the RFID antennas, and forming RFID tags from the good RFID modules and the RFID antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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obtaining information identifying which RFID modules on a first reel-form substrate are functional; selecting RFID module to RFID antenna assignments based on a pattern of bad RFID modules identified in the information; aligning the identified RFID modules with RFID antennas on a second reel-form substrate; and forming RFID tags on the second reel-form substrate from the identified RFID modules of the first reel-form substrate and the RFID antennas; wherein aligning and forming comprises aligning and forming the RFID tags in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method comprising:
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obtaining information identifying which RFID modules on a first reel-form substrate are functional; aligning the identified RFID modules with RFID antennas on a second reel-form substrate; and forming RFID tags on the second reel-form substrate from the identified RFID modules of the first reel-form substrate and the RFID antennas; wherein aligning and forming comprises aligning and forming the RFID tags in parallel; wherein aligning and forming the RFID tags in parallel comprises differentially aligning and forming the RFID tags in response to identified bad modules. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable medium embodying information indicative of instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:
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obtaining information identifying which RFID modules on a first reel-form substrate are functional; selecting RFID module to RFID antenna assignments based on a pattern of bad RFID modules identified in the information; aligning the identified RFID modules with RFID antennas on a second reel-form substrate; and forming RFID tags on the second reel-form substrate from the identified RFID modules of the first reel-form substrate and the RFID antennas; wherein aligning and forming comprises aligning and forming the RFID tags in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A machine-readable medium embodying information indicative of instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:
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obtaining information identifying which RFID modules on a first reel-form substrate are functional; aligning the identified RFID modules with RFID antennas on a second reel-form substrate; and forming RFID tags on the second reel-form substrate from the identified RFID modules of the first reel-form substrate and the RFID antennas; wherein aligning and forming comprises aligning and forming the RFID tags in parallel; wherein aligning and forming the RFID tags in parallel comprises differentially aligning and forming the RFID tags in response to identified bad modules. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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