Mobile devices including RFID tag readers
First Claim
1. A method for locating an object, comprising:
- (a) in a mobile communication device comprising a tag reader, the tag reader wirelessly accessing tag information from a tag on an object, the object being separate from and in spatial proximity to the communication device, and(b) the mobile communication device reporting the accessed tag information to a wireless access point during a routine communication over a control channel between the cellular phone and the wireless access point, wherein the routine communication is at least one of a system id code signal, a registration request, a call setup signal, and a hand off signal, and wherein a law enforcement agency is notified when the tag information indicates a potential law violation involving the object.
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Abstract
A wireless access point in an object location system is provided that includes a tag filtering agent 128 operable to (a) receive tag information from a mobile communication device 104, (b) compare the received tag information with a set of a plurality of tag information to determine whether to report the received tag information to a central registry 116; and (c) when appropriate report the received tag information and physical location information to the central registry 116. The tag information corresponds to tag information contained by a tag 120 on an object and was obtained by a tag reader 256 on the mobile communication device. The physical location information corresponds to a physical location of the mobile communication device 104 at a selected point in time.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for locating an object, comprising:
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(a) in a mobile communication device comprising a tag reader, the tag reader wirelessly accessing tag information from a tag on an object, the object being separate from and in spatial proximity to the communication device, and (b) the mobile communication device reporting the accessed tag information to a wireless access point during a routine communication over a control channel between the cellular phone and the wireless access point, wherein the routine communication is at least one of a system id code signal, a registration request, a call setup signal, and a hand off signal, and wherein a law enforcement agency is notified when the tag information indicates a potential law violation involving the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless access point in an object location system, comprising:
a tag filtering agent operable to receive tag information through a routine communication from a mobile communication device, wherein the tag information corresponds to tag information contained by a tag on an object, separate from and in spatial proximity to the communication device, and was obtained by a tag reader on the mobile communication device, wherein the physical location information corresponds to a physical location of the mobile communication device at a selected point in time, and wherein the routine communication is at least one of a system id code signal, a registration request, a call setup signal, a hand off signal, another type of signal exchanged over a call control channel and/or a bearer channel during a voice call, and another type of signal exchanged over a call control channel when the cellular phone is in an idle state. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for locating an object, comprising:
a base station operable to communicate with a plurality of tag reporting agents operable to report respective accessed tag information to the base station, wherein the accessed tag information is received by a plurality of tag readers from tags located on a plurality of objects, wherein the tag readers and tag reporting agents are located in a plurality of mobile communication devices, wherein each tag reader is operable to read a plurality of tags, wherein the tag information is included in routine control signals between the communication devices and the base station, and wherein the routine communication is at least one of a system ID code signal, a registration request, a call setup, and a handoff signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for locating an object, comprising:
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(a) wirelessly accessing tag information from a plurality of tags on one or more objects with a mobile communication device comprising a tag reader, the one or more objects being separate from and in spatial proximity to the communication device, and (b) reporting the accessed tag information to a wireless access point as part of a routine communication over a control channel between the mobile communication device and the wireless access point, and wherein the routine communication is at least one of a system id code signal, a registration request, a call setup signal, and a hand off signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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