SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH PRODUCT INFORMATION

• US 20140306806A1
• Filed: 04/10/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smart Cosmos Solutions Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Neology Incorporated (OEP Technologie BV)
• Inventors: Rietzler, Manfred, Martinez de Velasco Cortina, Francisco
• Granted Patent: US 9,892,295 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• 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:

a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag coupled to an item; and

a mobile device comprising an RFID reader,

wherein 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.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the RFID tag includes stored links to the item information stored on a server, and

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 item information is updated and stored on the server.

4. The system of claim 1, 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 3, 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:

a speech converter configured to convert the item information into speech; and

an audio reproduction unit configured to reproduce the item information as speech.

9. The system of claim 1, where the RFID reader comprises a dual frequency chip configured to read high frequency (HF) RFID tags and ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID tags.

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

storing information related to an item in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;

coupling the RFID tag to the item;

reading the stored information related to the item from the RFID tag, and

communicating the item information to a user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the reading stored information related to the item from the RFID tag includes reading stored links to the item information stored on a server, and

accessing the item information stored on the server.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the item information is updated on the server.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the reading stored information related to the item from the RFID tag includes reading stored links to at least a portion of the item information stored on a server, and

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

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least a portion of the item information is updated on the server.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising communicating the item information via a text message.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising communicating the item information via a graphical display.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

converting the item information into speech; and

reproducing the item information as the speech.