Long range RFID device as modem and systems implementing same
First Claim
1. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, comprising:
- an RFID device having a memory; and
an electronic device in electrical communication with the RFID device via a direct physical connection;
wherein data received by the RFID device from a remote device is stored in the memory of the RFID device, the data being communicated to the electronic device via the direct physical connection, wherein the electronic device is configured to store the data received via the direct physical connection in a memory thereof;
wherein the RFID device enters a hibernation state during at least some periods when the RFID device is not actively communicating with the electronic device or the remote device,wherein the electronic device selectively wakes the RFID device from the hibernation state using an activation signal sent from the electronic device to the RFID device on the direct physical connection.
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Abstract
A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an RFID device having a memory; and an electronic device in electrical communication with the RFID device via a direct physical connection; wherein data received by the RFID device from a remote device is stored in the memory of the RFID device, the data being communicated to the electronic device via the direct physical connection. An RFID system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an RFID device having a memory; and an electronic device in electrical communication with the RFID device via a direct physical connection; wherein data initiating with the electronic device is stored in the memory of the RFID device for subsequent transmission to a remote device. Methods are also provided.
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43 Claims
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1. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, comprising:
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an RFID device having a memory; and an electronic device in electrical communication with the RFID device via a direct physical connection; wherein data received by the RFID device from a remote device is stored in the memory of the RFID device, the data being communicated to the electronic device via the direct physical connection, wherein the electronic device is configured to store the data received via the direct physical connection in a memory thereof; wherein the RFID device enters a hibernation state during at least some periods when the RFID device is not actively communicating with the electronic device or the remote device, wherein the electronic device selectively wakes the RFID device from the hibernation state using an activation signal sent from the electronic device to the RFID device on the direct physical connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 39, 40, 43)
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19. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, comprising:
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an RFID device having a memory; and an electronic device in electrical communication with the RFID device via a direct physical connection; wherein data initiating with the electronic device is stored in the memory of the RFID device for subsequent transmission to a remote device, wherein a flag is set in a memory of the RFID device indicating that data has been written to the RFID device memory, wherein the flag is indicated by a state of a single bit or series of bits in the memory of the RFID device, the flag being readable by the remote device, wherein the RFID device is configured to enter a hibernation state during at least some periods when the RFID device is not actively communicating with the electronic device or the remote device, wherein the RFID device is configured to wake from the hibernate state upon receiving a wake-up code from the remote device and send a status of the flag to the remote device upon waking. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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20. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based sensor system, comprising:
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an RFID device having a memory; and an electronic sensor device in electrical communication with the RFID device via a direct physical connection; wherein sensor readings from the electronic sensor device are stored in the memory of the RFID device for subsequent transmission to a remote device, wherein the RFID device enters a hibernation state during at least some periods when the RFID device is not actively communicating with the electronic sensor device or the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 38, 42)
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27. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device, comprising:
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a memory for storing data received from a remote device via an air interface; an interface for providing a direct physical connection to an electronic device, the data stored in the memory being communicated to the electronic device via the interface; and circuitry for causing the RFID device to enter a hibernation state during at least some periods when the RFID device is not actively communicating with the electronic device or the remote device, wherein the circuitry is configured to selectively wake the RFID device from the hibernation state upon detecting an activation signal sent from the electronic device to the RFID device via the interface.
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28. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device, comprising:
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an interface for providing a direct physical connection to an electronic device; a memory for storing data received from the electronic device via the interface; circuitry for sending the data stored in the memory to a remote device via an air interface; circuitry for causing the RFID device to enter a hibernation state during at least some periods when the RFID device is not actively communicating with the electronic device or the remote device, wherein the circuitry selectively wakes the RFID device from the hibernation state upon detecting an activation signal sent from the electronic device to the RFID device via the interface, wherein a flag is set on the RFID device indicating that data has been written to the RFID device memory, wherein the RFID device sends data corresponding to the flag to the remote device upon receiving a query therefrom.
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29. A method, comprising:
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receiving data from a remote device via an air interface using a Radio Frequency Identification protocol; storing the data in local memory; sending a signal to an electronic device via a direct physical connection indicating that data is stored in the local memory, the signal being an internal signal used when storing the data to the local memory; and sending the data via the direct physical connection to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method, comprising:
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receiving data from an electronic device via a direct physical connection; storing the data in local memory; receiving a query from a remote device via an air interface for a status of a flag indicating that the data has been written to the local memory; in response to the query, sending the status of the flag to the remote device; and sending the data to the remote device via the air interface using a Radio Frequency Identification protocol. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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