Energy-conserving triggered ID system and method
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1. An energy-conserving triggered ID system, comprising:
- a. a reading assembly having a normally non-activated state and having a triggered subassembly configurable to activate the reading assembly;
b. a mobile assembly having no power source and having a triggering subassembly configurable to activate the triggered subassembly when the mobile assembly is located within a triggering range, said triggering subassembly including a permanent magnet; and
c. the reading assembly when triggered is operable to transfer power to the mobile assembly and data transfer is effected between the mobile assembly and the reading assembly within a data transfer range.
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Abstract
An energy-conserving triggered ID system, comprising: a reading assembly having a normally non-activated state and having a triggered subassembly configurable to activate the reading assembly; and a mobile assembly having no power source and having a triggering subassembly configurable to activate the triggered subassembly when the mobile assembly is located within a triggering range, wherein the reading assembly is operable to transfer power to the mobile assembly and wherein data transfer is effected between the mobile assembly and the reading assembly within a data transfer range.
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1. An energy-conserving triggered ID system, comprising:
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a. a reading assembly having a normally non-activated state and having a triggered subassembly configurable to activate the reading assembly; b. a mobile assembly having no power source and having a triggering subassembly configurable to activate the triggered subassembly when the mobile assembly is located within a triggering range, said triggering subassembly including a permanent magnet; and c. the reading assembly when triggered is operable to transfer power to the mobile assembly and data transfer is effected between the mobile assembly and the reading assembly within a data transfer range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating an energy-conserving triggered ID system, comprising the steps of:
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a. configuring a reading assembly having a normally non-activated state and having a triggered subassembly to activate the reading assembly, in said normally non-activated state said reading assembly consuming no power; b. taking a mobile assembly having no power source and having a triggering subassembly to activate the triggered subassembly when the mobile assembly is located within a triggering range; c. operating the reading assembly to transfer power to the mobile assembly and effecting data transfer between the mobile assembly and the reading assembly within a data transfer range; and d. once data transfer is completed, deactivating said reader assembly into said normally non-activated state, the non-activated state continues until reactivation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating an energy-conserving triggered ID system, comprising the steps of:
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a. configuring a reading assembly having a normally non-activated state and having a triggered subassembly; b. taking a mobile assembly having no power source and having a triggering subassembly to activate the triggered subassembly when the mobile assembly is located within a triggering range, said triggering subassembly including a permanent magnet; and c. operating the reading assembly to transfer power to the mobile assembly and effecting data transfer between the mobile assembly and the reading assembly within a data transfer range.
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17. An energy-conserving triggered ID system, comprising:
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a. a reading assembly having a normally non-activated state and having a triggered subassembly configurable to activate the reading assembly, said reading assembly consuming no power in said normally non-activated state; b. a mobile assembly having no power source and having a triggering subassembly configurable to activate the triggered subassembly when the mobile assembly is located within a triggering range; and c. the reading assembly when triggered is operable to transfer power to the mobile assembly and data transfer is effected between the mobile assembly and the reading assembly within a data transfer range, wherein once data is transfer is completed, said reader assembly is deactivating into said normally non-activated state, the normally non-activated state continuing until reactivation.
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