Maintaining RFID information for virtual machines
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1. A method of maintaining Radio Frequency Identification (‘
- RFID’
) information for virtual machines, the method comprising;
establishing a virtual machine on a host computer, the host computer capable of supporting a plurality of virtual machines, the host computer comprising one or more RFID transponders;
determining RFID information for the virtual machine;
storing, in a specified one of the RFID transponders, the determined RFID information for the virtual machine; and
upon request from an RFID reader, transmitting the stored RFID information as output from the specified RFID transponder to the requesting RFID reader.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and products for maintaining RFID information for virtual machines are disclosed that include establishing a virtual machine on a host computer, the host computer capable of supporting a plurality of virtual machines, the host computer comprising one or more RFID transponders; determining RFID information for the virtual machine; storing, in a specified one of the RFID transponders, the determined RFID information for the virtual machine; and upon request from an RFID reader, transmitting the stored RFID information as output from the specified RFID transponder to the requesting RFID reader.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of maintaining Radio Frequency Identification (‘
- RFID’
) information for virtual machines, the method comprising;establishing a virtual machine on a host computer, the host computer capable of supporting a plurality of virtual machines, the host computer comprising one or more RFID transponders; determining RFID information for the virtual machine; storing, in a specified one of the RFID transponders, the determined RFID information for the virtual machine; and upon request from an RFID reader, transmitting the stored RFID information as output from the specified RFID transponder to the requesting RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus for maintaining Radio Frequency Identification (‘
- RFID’
) information for virtual machines, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of;establishing a virtual machine on a host computer, the host computer capable of supporting a plurality of virtual machines, the host computer comprising one or more RFID transponders; determining RFID information for the virtual machine; storing, in a specified one of the RFID transponders, the determined RFID information for the virtual machine; and upon request from an RFID reader, transmitting the stored RFID information as output from the specified RFID transponder to the requesting RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for maintaining Radio Frequency Identification (‘
- RFID’
) information for virtual machines, the computer program product disposed on a computer readable, recordable storage medium wherein the computer readable, recordable storage medium is not a signal, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions capable of;establishing a virtual machine on a host computer, the host computer capable of supporting a plurality of virtual machines, the host computer comprising one or more RFID transponders; determining RFID information for the virtual machine; storing, in a specified one of the RFID transponders, the determined RFID information for the virtual machine; and upon request from an RFID reader, transmitting the stored RFID information as output from the specified RFID transponder to the requesting RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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