Smart tag data encoding method
First Claim
1. A method for storing information in a smart tag comprising:
- providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the application specific information and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number; and
storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory.
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Abstract
A method for storing information in a smart tag comprises providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored; storing application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory; generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the application specific information and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number; and storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for storing information in a smart tag comprising:
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providing a smart tag having a memory, the smart tag memory having a permanent number stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which information can be stored;
storing application specific information in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating a relational check number representative of one of (a) the application specific information and (b) the application specific information and the permanent number; and
storing the relational check number in the second portion of the smart tag memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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14. A method for storing utilization information in a smart tag including an electronic processor and memory, the smart tag being associated with a smart tag reader/writer, said method comprising:
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providing a smart tag including an electronic processor and memory, the smart tag memory having a unique permanent identifier stored in a first portion thereof that cannot be changed, and having a second portion in which utilization information can be stored;
storing utilization information from a smart tag reader/writer in the second portion of the smart tag memory;
generating by the electronic processor of a relational check code representative of one of (a) the utilization information and (b) the utilization information and the unique permanent identifier; and
storing the relational check code in the second portion of the smart tag memory.
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