RF-enablement of products and receptacles therefor
First Claim
1. A combination of a product and a receptacle for receiving the product, wherein the product and the receptacle are both operable for communicating wireless radio frequency (RF) signal,said product comprisingan antenna integrated therewith,a first RFID tag attached thereto, said first RFID tag is a passive tag comprising a transmitter and a tag antenna operable to transmit wireless RF signals to said integrated antenna,a receiver,a microprocessor, anda data storage device operable to store a selected code, wherein said tag antenna is operable to receive incoming wireless RiF signals from said integrated antenna and to communicate them to said receiver, said receiver is operable to communicate them to said microprocessor, and said microprocessor is operable to read said selected code from said data storage device and to transmit said selected code to a display or a remote field antenna, andsaid receptacle comprising a second RFID tag, said second RFID tag being an active tag in wireless communication with the first RFID tag to access the selected code stored thereon, andwherein said receptacle comprises a sensor disposed on a surface of said receptacle and operable to generate a sealina signal upon shrink-wrapping of the receptacle.
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Abstract
An RFID tag in a receptacle is active and includes a microprocessor, a data storage device operable to store a selected code (e.g. an ID code to identify said object or said product), the object including a display for displaying the aforesaid selected code upon a signal from the microprocessor and an energy storage device (e.g. a lithium ion battery), operable to energize the microprocessor, the display, and the transmitter. The tag has an antenna having a dimension thereof that is substantially as large as to a maximum dimension of receptacle.
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1. A combination of a product and a receptacle for receiving the product, wherein the product and the receptacle are both operable for communicating wireless radio frequency (RF) signal,
said product comprising an antenna integrated therewith, a first RFID tag attached thereto, said first RFID tag is a passive tag comprising a transmitter and a tag antenna operable to transmit wireless RF signals to said integrated antenna, a receiver, a microprocessor, and a data storage device operable to store a selected code, wherein said tag antenna is operable to receive incoming wireless RiF signals from said integrated antenna and to communicate them to said receiver, said receiver is operable to communicate them to said microprocessor, and said microprocessor is operable to read said selected code from said data storage device and to transmit said selected code to a display or a remote field antenna, and said receptacle comprising a second RFID tag, said second RFID tag being an active tag in wireless communication with the first RFID tag to access the selected code stored thereon, and wherein said receptacle comprises a sensor disposed on a surface of said receptacle and operable to generate a sealina signal upon shrink-wrapping of the receptacle.
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24. A receptacle comprising
a body portion operable to hold a product, an RFID tag attached to the body portion, said RFID tag comprising a receiver a transmitter and an antenna, said antenna being integrated into a unitary relationship with said body portion, a sensor disposed on the surface of the receptacle and operable to generate a sealing signal upon shrink wrapping of the receptacle.
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