Expanded compatibility RFID tags
First Claim
1. An integrated device for tracking a container, the device comprising:
- a passive tag reader configured to receive responses from at least one of a plurality of passive tags in response to interrogations received at the one or more passive tags from an external tag reader;
an active tag, coupled in communication with the passive tag reader, the active tag configured to access information related to the responses; and
a controller, coupled in communication with the active tag and the passive tag reader, the controller configured to generate a relative hierarchy amongst the the plurality of passive tags from the information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing expanded compatibility in identification tags such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) devices. Integrated devices can be equipped with various combinations of passive and active tags configured for compatibility with passive and active readers, respectively. Additionally, the integrated devices can be equipped with various combinations of passive and active tag readers for compatibility with passive and active tags, respectively. A first combination comprises an active tag and a passive tag reader for collecting information over a passive channel, and sending the information over an active channel. A second combination comprises an active tag and a passive tag receiver/transceiver for communication over both active and passive channels. A third combination comprises an active tag and an active tag reader for collecting information over an active channel, and sending information over an active channel.
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27 Claims
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1. An integrated device for tracking a container, the device comprising:
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a passive tag reader configured to receive responses from at least one of a plurality of passive tags in response to interrogations received at the one or more passive tags from an external tag reader; an active tag, coupled in communication with the passive tag reader, the active tag configured to access information related to the responses; and a controller, coupled in communication with the active tag and the passive tag reader, the controller configured to generate a relative hierarchy amongst the the plurality of passive tags from the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated device comprising:
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a memory device to store data; an active tag, coupled in communication with the memory device, the active tag configured to communicate a portion of the stored data responsive to an interrogation; and an passive tag, coupled in communication with the memory device, the passive tag configured to communicate a portion of the stored data responsive to an interrogation as a result of a failure in the active tag. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An integrated device for tracking a container, the device comprising:
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a passive communication detector to detect passive communication activity from at least one of a plurality of passive tags; a passive receiver, coupled to the passive communication detector, the passive receiver configured to receive data from the passive communication activity; an active tag, coupled to the passive receiver, the active tag configured to store the data; and a controller, coupled in communication with the active tag and the passive receiver, the controller configured to generate a relative hierarchy with respect to the the plurality of passive tags from the data. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. In an integrated device, a method for tracking a container, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving responses from at least one of a plurality of passive tags in response to interrogations received at the one or more passive tags from an external tag reader; providing access to information related to the responses to an active tag; and generating a relative hierarchy with respect to the the plurality of passive tags from the information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In an integrated device, a method for tracking a container, the method comprising:
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receiving data from an active communication channel; storing the data in a memory device; communicating a portion of the stored data through an active tag on the active communication channel responsive to an interrogation; and communicating a portion of the stored data on a passive communication channel responsive to an interrogation as a result of a failure in the active tag.
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27. In an integrated device, a method for tracking a container, the method comprising:
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detecting passive communication activity; activating a receiver to receive data from the passive communication activity; activating an active tag to store the received data; and generating from the data a relative hierarchy with respect to one or more passive tags associated with the passive communication activity.
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