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Ordinary objects as network-enabled interfaces

  • US 9,959,437 B1
  • Filed: 12/08/2014
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A radio-frequency (RF) receiver, comprising:

  • an antenna configured to receive a radio-frequency signal from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with an item, the radio-frequency signal comprising at least an identifier associated with the item, the RFID tag being passive and having a touch-sensitive interface configured to emit the radio-frequency signal comprising the identifier in response to a manipulation of the RFID tag by a user;

    an input device configured to receive an audible input from the user in association with the item;

    a communication interface configured to communicate the identifier and the input to at least one computing device over a network, and receive a task from the at least one computing device based at least in part on the identifier and the input over the network; and

    processing circuitry configured to perform the task received from the at least one computing device, the task being an audible response to the input from the user determined by the at least one computing device based at least in part on the identifier and the input.

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