Tracking variable conditions using radio frequency identification
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1. A method of operation of an RFID tag comprising:
- measuring a condition at the RFID tag; and
transmitting a response signal including variable data representing the measured condition to an RFID reading device in response to a radio frequency interrogation signal, said response signal further including non-variable data identifying the variable data as measured data and identifying the type of measured condition represented by the variable data.
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Abstract
A method and system for tracking variable conditions using radio frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed. In embodiments of the present invention, an RFID sensor tag is used to measure a condition. The condition can be any measurable condition such as location, temperature, humidity, pressure, time, date, inertial measurements, etc. Variable data representing the measured condition is read from the RFID sensor tag in order to track the measured condition. The variable data can be read from RFID sensor tags in addition to reading tag identification data from RFID tags, so that the variable data can be associated with tag identification data.
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1. A method of operation of an RFID tag comprising:
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measuring a condition at the RFID tag; and transmitting a response signal including variable data representing the measured condition to an RFID reading device in response to a radio frequency interrogation signal, said response signal further including non-variable data identifying the variable data as measured data and identifying the type of measured condition represented by the variable data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating an RFID reader device comprising:
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transmitting a radio frequency interrogation signal; receiving a plurality of response signals each from one of a plurality of RFID tags in response to said radio frequency interrogation signal, at least one of the plurality of response signals including variable data representing a measurement taken by a first one of the plurality of RFID tags, and at least one of the plurality of response signals including tag identification data of a second one of the plurality of RFID tags; storing the variable data and the tag identification data in a database; and associating the tag identification data of the second one of the plurality of RFID tags with the variable data representing the measurement taken by the first one of the plurality of RFID tags. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An RFID sensor tag comprising:
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means for measuring a condition at the RFID sensor tag; and means for transmitting a response signal including variable data representing the measured condition to a RFID reading device in response to a radio frequency interrogation signal, said response signal further including non-variable data identifying the variable data as measured data and identifying the type of measured condition represented by the variable data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An RFID sensor tag comprising:
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an antenna; a sensing apparatus for measuring a condition at said RFID sensor tag; and an RF transceiver connected to said antenna for transmitting a radio frequency response signal comprising variable data representing the measured condition to an RFID reader in response to a radio frequency interrogation signal, said response signal further including non-variable data identifying the variable data as measured data and identifying the type of measured condition represented by the variable data.
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