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System and method for bulk RFID tag encoding

  • US 9,852,316 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2012
  • Issued: 12/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of bulk encoding radio frequency identification (RIFD) tags, comprising:

  • producing a plurality of unencoded RFID tags;

    printing desired indicia on the plurality of unencoded RFID tags, the indicia corresponding to desired product or manufacturer information;

    coupling each of the plurality of unencoded RFID tags to each of a plurality of products such that the unencoded RFID tags are placed into the products;

    packaging identical products from the plurality products coupled with the unencoded RFID tags together in a container;

    advancing the container along a length of a conveyor;

    scanning the container holding the plurality of products with at least one RFID antenna;

    adjusting a speed of the conveyor based on a type of the unencoded RFID tags or a number of products in the container for encoding;

    encoding each of the unencoded RFID tags coupled to each of the plurality of products with comparable characteristics in the container simultaneously with identical information to create a plurality of encoded RFID tags; and

    testing the plurality of encoded RFID tags within the container via bulk scanning so as to determine that all the encoded RFID tags within the container are encoded with data having identical information relating to the products and sorting the products such that only identical products are packaged in the container and nonconforming encoded RFID tags are removed for re-encoding or reworking.

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