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RFID device groups

  • US 8,452,860 B2
  • Filed: 05/23/2008
  • Issued: 05/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • an RFID network including a plurality of devices partitioned into at least two device groups, wherein a subset of the plurality of devices is associated with a particular device group corresponding to a characteristic;

    an organizational manager configured to manage the subset of the plurality of devices based at least in part upon membership of the subset of the plurality of devices to the particular device group;

    a bind component configured to bind a process to the subset of the plurality of devices based at least in part upon the membership of the subset of the plurality of devices to the particular device group; and

    a transfer component configured to manipulate the membership of at least one of the subset of the plurality of devices from the particular device group to a disparate device group;

    wherein the organizational manager is further configured to perform a first operation on the at least one of the subset of the plurality of devices when associated with the particular device group, and wherein the organizational manager is configured to perform a different operation on the at least one of the subset of the plurality of devices when associated with the disparate device group.

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