Electronic tag and method for using an electronic tag configured to track at least one plant
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1. A system for tracking at least one plant, comprising:
- an electronic tag including an interrogation interface and memory circuitry, the electronic tag further including at least one of a radio frequency tag, a passive radio frequency tag, an active radio frequency tag, a backscatter radio frequency tag, a half-duplex radio frequency tag, a full-duplex radio frequency tag, a touch memory device, a proximity card, a photonic tag, or a smart card; and
a package for the electronic tag, the package being configured to protect the electronic tag from at least one environment including the at least one plant and at least one of moisture, water, pH variation, corresponding to herbicide application, or corresponding to fertilizer application, the package further configured to biodegrade after a completion of passage of the at least one plant through at least a portion of a supply chain, and the package additionally further configured for self-contained physical association with at least one corresponding plant.
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Abstract
A system for tracking at least one plant includes an electronic tag including an interrogation interface and memory circuitry and a package for the electronic tag, the package being configured for physical association with at least one corresponding plant. The package may be configured for self-contained physical association with the at least one plant. The electronic tag may be interrogated by multiple trading partners in a supply chain.
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58 Claims
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1. A system for tracking at least one plant, comprising:
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an electronic tag including an interrogation interface and memory circuitry, the electronic tag further including at least one of a radio frequency tag, a passive radio frequency tag, an active radio frequency tag, a backscatter radio frequency tag, a half-duplex radio frequency tag, a full-duplex radio frequency tag, a touch memory device, a proximity card, a photonic tag, or a smart card; and a package for the electronic tag, the package being configured to protect the electronic tag from at least one environment including the at least one plant and at least one of moisture, water, pH variation, corresponding to herbicide application, or corresponding to fertilizer application, the package further configured to biodegrade after a completion of passage of the at least one plant through at least a portion of a supply chain, and the package additionally further configured for self-contained physical association with at least one corresponding plant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for tracking at least one plant, comprising:
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receiving an electronic tag including an interrogation interface and electronic memory circuitry in a package, the package being configured to protect the electronic tag from at least one environment including the at least one plant, and at least one of moisture, water, pH variation, corresponding to herbicide application, or corresponding to fertilizer application, the package further configured to biodegrade after a completion of passage of the at least one plant through at least a portion of a supply chain, and the package additionally further configured for self-contained physical association with the at least one plant; and physically associating the electronic tag, with the at least one plant such that the electronic tag remains physically associated with the at least one plant during transfer to at least one trading partner of a plant supply chain. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for tracking at least one plant, comprising:
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receiving at least one plant including an electronic tag physically associated with the at least one plant, the electronic tag including at least one of a radio frequency tag, a passive radio frequency tag, an active radio frequency tag, a backscatter radio frequency tag, a half-duplex radio frequency tag, a full-duplex radio frequency tag, a touch memory device, a proximity card, a photonic tag, or a smart card; and interrogating the electronic tag to receive information corresponding to the at least one plant, the electronic tag including a package configured to protect the electronic tag from an environment of the at least one plant, moisture, water, pH variation, corresponding to herbicide application, or corresponding to fertilizer application, the package further configured to biodegrade, and the package additionally further providing self-contained physical association of the electronic tag with the at least one plant. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A system for tracking at least one plant, comprising:
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an electronic tag including an interrogation interface and memory circuitry; and a package embedding the electronic tag, the package configured as a plant container co-molded with the electronic tag or a screw body configured to be attached to the at least one plant, the package further configured to protect the electronic tag from the at least one plant and at least one of moisture, water, pH variation, corresponding to herbicide application, or corresponding to fertilizer application, and the package additionally further configured to biodegrade after a completion of passage of the at least one plant through at least a portion of a supply chain.
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