Activating a data tag by load or orientation or user control
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1. A smart tag responsive to an environmental condition, said smart tag comprising:
- a data circuit for storing identification information;
an antenna for communicating a wireless signal; and
a mechanical switch coupling the data circuit to the antenna, wherein the environmental condition closes the mechanical switch to enable the data circuit and the antenna to communicate the identification information via the wireless signal.
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Abstract
Mechanically and reversibly activating or deactivating a radio frequency identification (RFID) data tag. An RFID tag includes an RFID chip for storing an RFID code, an antenna for communicating a radio frequency (RF) signal, and a mechanical switch coupling the RFID chip to the antenna. Closing the mechanical switch enables the RFID chip and the antenna to communicate the RFID code via the RF signal.
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1. A smart tag responsive to an environmental condition, said smart tag comprising:
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a data circuit for storing identification information; an antenna for communicating a wireless signal; and a mechanical switch coupling the data circuit to the antenna, wherein the environmental condition closes the mechanical switch to enable the data circuit and the antenna to communicate the identification information via the wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A package having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached thereto, said RFID tag being responsive to an environmental condition, said RFID tag comprising:
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an RFID chip for storing an RFID code; an antenna for communicating a radio frequency (RF) signal; and a mechanical switch coupling the RFID chip to the antenna, wherein the environmental condition closes the mechanical switch to enable the RFID chip and the antenna to communicate the RFID code via the RF signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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