System and method of RFID device management
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1. A radio frequency identification management system for managing a plurality of radio frequency identification devices, the radio frequency identification (RFID) management system comprising:
- a plurality of RFID device drivers for communicating with and operating the plurality of RFID devices;
a plurality of device managers, each device manager for managing and communicating with one or more RFID devices through a RFID device driver of the plurality of RFID device drivers; and
a device controller for interfacing the plurality of device managers with upper layer software applications.
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Abstract
A radio frequency identification management system and method of managing one or more radio frequency identification devices is provided. The radio frequency identification (RFID) management system comprises a device manager for managing one or more RFID devices, and one or more RFID device drivers for communicating with and operating the one or more RFID devices. The method comprises the steps of managing one or more RFID devices through a device manager, and operating the one or more RFID devices through the device manager.
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1. A radio frequency identification management system for managing a plurality of radio frequency identification devices, the radio frequency identification (RFID) management system comprising:
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a plurality of RFID device drivers for communicating with and operating the plurality of RFID devices; a plurality of device managers, each device manager for managing and communicating with one or more RFID devices through a RFID device driver of the plurality of RFID device drivers; and a device controller for interfacing the plurality of device managers with upper layer software applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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9. A method of managing a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, the method comprising:
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interfacing upper layer software applications with a plurality of device managers, the interfacing achieved through a device controller; managing and communicating with a plurality of RFID device drivers, the managing and communicating with achieved using individual device managers; and communicating with and operating one or more RFID devices of the plurality of RFID devices, the communicating with and operating achieved through a RFID device driver of the plurality of RFID device drivers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein for execution in a computer of a method of managing a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, the method comprising:
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interfacing upper layer software applications with a plurality of device managers, the interfacing achieved through a device controller; managing and communicating with a plurality of RFID device drivers, the managing and communicating with achieved using individual device managers; and communicating with and operating one or more RFID devices of the plurality of RFID devices, the communicating with and operating achieved through a RFID device driver of the plurality of RFID device drivers.
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