Radio frequency identification (RFID) connected tag communications protocol and related systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method of communicating between a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, comprising:
- detecting a physically mated electrical connection between a first RFID tag of the plurality of RFID tags and a second RFID tag of the plurality of RFID tags; and
after detecting the physically mated electrical connection between the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag, directly exchanging information between the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag via the physically mated electrical connection,wherein the physically mated electrical connection comprises a direct contact between a first electrical lead of the first RFID tag and a second electrical lead of the second RFID tag.
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Abstract
Protocols, systems, and methods are disclosed for two or more RFID tags to communicate with each other using direct connections, wherein the two or more RFID tags are configured to mate and directly exchange identification information. A disclosed method includes detecting that a first RFID tag is connected to a second RFID tag. A first message comprising a first tag identification is sent directly from the first RFID tag to the second RFID tag, and the first RFID tag receives a first acknowledgement from the second RFID tag if the first tag identification was correctly received. A second message comprising a second tag identification may be sent directly from the second RFID tag to the first RFID tag and a second acknowledgement may be received from the first RFID tag if the second tag identification was correctly received.
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49 Claims
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1. A method of communicating between a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, comprising:
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detecting a physically mated electrical connection between a first RFID tag of the plurality of RFID tags and a second RFID tag of the plurality of RFID tags; and after detecting the physically mated electrical connection between the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag, directly exchanging information between the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag via the physically mated electrical connection, wherein the physically mated electrical connection comprises a direct contact between a first electrical lead of the first RFID tag and a second electrical lead of the second RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for communicating between radio frequency identification (RFID) tags comprising:
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a first RFID tag; and a second RFID tag, wherein the first and second RFID tags are configured to; physically mate electrically to each other; detect that a physically mated electrical connection exists between the first RFID and the second RFID tag; and after detecting the physically mated electrical connection between the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag exists, directly exchange information via the physically mated electrical connection, wherein the physically mated electrical connection comprises a direct contact between a first electrical lead of the first RFID tag and a second electrical lead of the second RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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