Method and apparatus for a radio frequency identification repeater which is coupled to a radio frequency identification tag
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1. A method for communicating with a radio frequency identification tag, the method comprising:
- retrieving data from the radio frequency identification tag by a radio frequency identification repeater, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater is coupled to the radio frequency identification tag, wherein the retrieving comprises;
reading the data by a radio frequency identification reader residing in the radio frequency identification repeater; and
storing the data in a memory residing in the radio frequency identification repeater; and
communicating the data that is retrieved from the radio frequency identification tag by the radio frequency identification repeater to a server via a wireless packet switched network.
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Abstract
The present method enables an RFID repeater to be used in conjunction with an RFID tag to allow data in the RFID tag to be read using wireless packet switched technologies. For example, the present method enables an RFID repeater to be coupled with an RFID tag. The RFID repeater reads and records the data from the RFID tag and then transmits the retrieved data from the RFID tag over a wireless packet network.
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1. A method for communicating with a radio frequency identification tag, the method comprising:
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retrieving data from the radio frequency identification tag by a radio frequency identification repeater, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater is coupled to the radio frequency identification tag, wherein the retrieving comprises; reading the data by a radio frequency identification reader residing in the radio frequency identification repeater; and storing the data in a memory residing in the radio frequency identification repeater; and communicating the data that is retrieved from the radio frequency identification tag by the radio frequency identification repeater to a server via a wireless packet switched network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication system, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification tag; and a radio frequency identification repeater for retrieving data from the radio frequency identification tag, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater is coupled to the radio frequency identification tag, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater is for communicating the data that is retrieved from the radio frequency identification tag to a server via a wireless packet switched network, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater comprises a radio frequency identification reader for reading the data from the radio frequency identification tag, and wherein the data is stored in a memory residing in the radio frequency identification repeater. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a radio frequency identification repeater, cause the processor to perform operations for communicating with a radio frequency identification tag, the operations comprising:
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retrieving data from the radio frequency identification tag by the radio frequency identification repeater, wherein the radio frequency identification repeater is coupled to the radio frequency identification tag, wherein the retrieving comprises; reading the data by a radio frequency identification reader residing in the radio frequency identification repeater; and storing the data in a memory residing in the radio frequency identification repeater; and communicating the data that is retrieved from the radio frequency identification tag by the radio frequency identification repeater to a server via a wireless packet switched network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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