Systems and methods for connecting people with product information

• US 9,892,295 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2014
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smart Cosmos Solutions Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Neology Incorporated (OEP Technologie BV)
• Inventors: Martinez de Velasco Cortina, Francisco, Rietzler, Manfred
• Primary Examiner(s): Yacob, Sisay
• Application Number:
  US14/250,356
• Publication Number:
  US 20140306806A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,405 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10009 sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A system for providing item information includes: a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag coupled to an item; and a mobile device comprising an RFID reader. The RFID tag includes stored information related to the item, and the RFID reader is configured to access the RFID tag, obtain the item information, and communicate the item information to a user.

Claims

1. A system for providing item information, the system comprising:

an ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag coupled to an item, wherein the UHF RFID tag stores links to item information associated with the item stored on a server, wherein the item information stored on the server includes text messages audio messages and at least one of a picture and a video;

a high frequency (HF) RFID tag coupled to the item, wherein the HF RFID tag stores transaction information that can be used to purchase the item; and

a mobile device comprising an RFID reader that comprises a dual frequency chip configured to read HF RFID tags and UHF RFID tags, an audio converter, a display and an audio output device,

wherein the RFID reader is configured to access the UHF RFID tag and obtain the item information including the text messages, the audio messages and the at least one of the picture and the video stored on the server,

wherein the audio converter is configured to convert the obtained text messages into audio messages,

wherein the audio output device is configured to communicate the audio messages obtained from the server and the audio messages converted from the text messages to a user,

wherein the display is configured to display the at least one of the picture and the video to the user, and

wherein the RFID reader is configured to access the HF RFID tag and obtain the transaction information and use the transaction information in a purchasing transaction.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the links stored in the RFID tag instruct the mobile device to access the item information from the server.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the item information is updated on the server.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein at least a portion of the item information is stored on the server, and

the links stored in the RFID tag instruct the mobile device to access the portion of the item information from the server.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least a portion of the item information is updated and stored on the server.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to communicate the item information via a text message.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to communicate the item information via a graphical display.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device further comprises:

an audio reproduction unit configured to reproduce the item information from the associated audio message into an amplified audio message prior to communicating the audio message to the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the audio output device is further configured to communicate the amplified audio message to the user.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the audio output device is coupled to an output of the audio reproduction unit.

11. A method for providing product information, the method comprising:

storing information related to an item in an ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, wherein the stored information includes a link to item information associated with the item stored on a server, and wherein the item information stored on the server includes a text message an audio message and at least one of a picture and a video;

storing transaction information that can be used to purchase the item in a high frequency (HF) RFID tag coupled to the item;

coupling the UHF and HF RFID tags to the item;

reading the stored information related to the item from the UHF RFID tag, wherein reading the stored information further obtains the item information including the text message the audio message and the at least one of the picture and the video stored on the server;

converting the obtained text message into an audio message;

communicating the audio message obtained from the server and the audio message converted from the text message to a user;

displaying the at least one of the picture and the video to the user; and

reading the transaction information from the HF RFID tag and using the transaction information in a purchasing transaction.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein reading the stored information related to the item from the RFID tag includes reading the stored link to the item information stored on the server, and

accessing the item information stored on the server.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the item information is updated on the server.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein reading the stored information related to the item from the RFID tag includes reading the stored link to at least a portion of the item information stored on the server, and

accessing at least the portion of the item information stored on the server.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least a portion of the item information is updated on the server.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising communicating the item information via a text message.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising communicating the item information via a graphical display.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

reproducing the item information from the associated audio message into an amplified audio message prior to communicating the audio message to the user.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises communicating the amplified audio message to the user.