Radio frequency identification (RFID) network system and method
First Claim
1. A system for communicating with remote devices, the system comprising:
- a primary network management computer coupled to a user interface to receive user instructions and generate code images;
a sensor router that receives the code images from the primary network management computer and applies the code images to a plurality of sensors, wherein data travels bidirectionally between the primary network management computer and the plurality of sensors according to the user instructions; and
wherein the user instructions comprise an aspect specification, wherein the aspect specification is a collection of annotations around a core syntax tree.
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Abstract
A bidirectional radio frequency identification (RFID) network system and method are presented. The system allows users to configure, monitor, and manage different sensor devices by using a graphical user interface real-time. The reconfiguration is done through a network management computer at the top system level that receives user input, generates code images according to the user input, and appropriately routes the code images to sensor routers that directly control the sensors. If the system is multi-layered, some code images are also sent to the intermediate-level network management computers. The system allows users to not only monitor a business flow but react to problematic situations quickly by adjusting the workflow. The aspect-oriented nature of the system allows users to reconfigure the system based only the Functionality aspects without worrying about the Partitioning aspects (e.g., how the network and the sensors are physically connected).
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35 Claims
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1. A system for communicating with remote devices, the system comprising:
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a primary network management computer coupled to a user interface to receive user instructions and generate code images; a sensor router that receives the code images from the primary network management computer and applies the code images to a plurality of sensors, wherein data travels bidirectionally between the primary network management computer and the plurality of sensors according to the user instructions; and wherein the user instructions comprise an aspect specification, wherein the aspect specification is a collection of annotations around a core syntax tree. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for communicating with remote devices, the system comprising:
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a user interface for receiving user instructions; a network management system that is coupled to the user interface, the configuration management system generating code images according to the instructions; and a plurality of RFID sensors that are remotely coupled to the network management computer and controlled by the code images, wherein the plurality of RFID sensors exchange data with the configuration management system bidirectionally; and wherein the configuration management system combines a functionality aspect in the user instructions with partitioning aspects retrieved from a database to generate the code images. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of communicating with remote sensors, the method comprising:
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receiving a user instruction from a user interface; generating code images according to the user instruction; applying the code images to the sensors to define a condition under which the sensors are to generate a signal; processing the signal upon its generation; feeding the signal to the user interface; and wherein the user instruction is a functionality aspect, further comprising retrieving partitioning aspects from a database and combining the functionality aspect with the partitioning aspects to generate the code images, wherein the partitioning aspect indicates electrical connections among system components. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35)
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25. A method of communicating with remote sensors, the method comprising:
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receiving a user instruction from a user interface; generating code images according to the user instruction; applying the code images to the sensors to define a condition under which the sensors are to generate a signal; processing the signal upon its generation; feeding the signal to the user interface; and dividing the sensors into groups according to the user instruction.
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31. A method of communicating with remote sensors, the method comprising:
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receiving a user instruction from a user interface; generating code images according to the user instruction; applying the code images to the sensors to define a condition under which the sensors are to generate a signal; processing the signal upon its generation; feeding the signal to the user interface; parsing the user instruction to extract annotations; and propagating the annotations. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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