Jewellery with tag

• US 9,613,240 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2016
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kiroco Limited
• Original Assignee: Kiroco Limited
• Inventors: Boulby, Simon
• Primary Examiner(s): NWUGO, OJIAKO K
• Application Number:
  US15/173,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20170024590A1
• Time in Patent Office: 305 Days
• Field of Search: 340 101- 106, 235375-385
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/00 Other forms of jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/004 Jewellery with monograms or other inscription
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 19/00 Devices for preventing pilfering of watches or jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 27/00 Making jewellery or other personal adornments
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 27/005 Coating layers for jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0015 providing information, e.g. bracelets with calendars identification bracelets G09F3/005
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/02 characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/041 Constructional details G06K19/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06196 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0772 Physical layout of the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2019/06253 for a specific application
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications

Abstract

A piece of jewellery, wherein the jewellery comprises at least one tag or chip programmed with at least a unique identification code, and a tag reader is configured to read the tag or chip when the tag reader and the piece of jewellery touch, or come into close contact and, display a message or content associated with the unique identification code.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a piece of jewellery comprising a passive tag, the method comprising the steps of:

selecting a passive tag;

arranging a casing to at least partially surround an outer circumference of the passive tag, the casing having a circumferential gap to expose a circumferential portion of the passive tag; and

checking the readability of the passive tag with a reader.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

coating, at least partially, the casing and/or the passive tag in enamel or resin heated to less than 100°

C.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

filing and polishing the enamel or resin.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

providing a passive tag indicator in the casing, the passive tag indicator being arranged to indicate a readable position of the passive tag.

5. An item of jewellery comprising a passive tag, wherein the piece of jewellery comprises:

a passive tag;

a casing arranged to at least partially surround an outer circumference of the passive tag, the casing having a circumferential gap to expose a circumferential portion of the passive tag.

6. An item of jewellery as claimed in claim 5, wherein the passive tag is a radio frequency identification, RFID, tag or chip.

7. An item of jewellery as claimed in claim 6, wherein the RFID tag is configured to operate as a near field communication, NFC, tag or chip.

8. An item of jewellery as claimed in claim 5, wherein the casing is a ring-type casing or a U-shaped casing.

9. An item of jewellery as claimed in claim 5, wherein the casing is further provided with a mesh portion at least partially covering the passive tag.

10. An item of jewellery as claimed in claim 5, wherein the passive tag is a pre-coated passive tag.

11. A system comprising an item of jewellery as claimed in claim 5, and a tag reader with a display, wherein:

the passive tag is programmed with at least a unique identification code;

the tag reader is adapted to read the identification code from the passive tag when the tag reader and the item of jewellery touch, or come into close proximity with each other; and

the tag reader is configured to access a message or content that is associated with the unique identification code and to display the message or content on the display.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the tag reader is adapted to go through an authorisation stage whereby the unique identification code of the passive tag and an authorisation code assigned to the reader must match before the tag reader can access the message or content assigned to the identification code of the passive tag.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the message or content is stored on a remote data storage device, and the tag reader is configured to be able to communicate with the remote data storage device.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein the tag reader is configured as a smart phone or similar personal communication device having passive tag reading functionality as well as being able to connect to the Internet.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein the tag reader is adapted to preload the message or content assigned to the unique identification code so that once preloaded, when the item of jewellery with a passive tag come into contact or close proximity to one another, the associated message or content is instantly displayed by the reader on a display.

16. A method of delivering an electronic message, comprising:

providing an item of jewellery as claimed in claim 5, the item of jewellery having a unique identification code stored on the passive tag;

reading the unique identification code from the passive tag with a tag reader; and

using the unique identification code to request delivery of a message or content associated with the unique identification code to the tag reader to be displayed on the display of the tag reader.