External access to memory on an RFID tag
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1. A system, comprising:
- an RFID tag comprising a radio frequency (RF) network node and a communication facility, the RF network node comprising a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, a memory store, and a power management block for managing power requirements of the RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is adapted to enable an external computing device to access the memory store through a communications bus, wherein when an RFID interrogator provides power to the RFID tag, the RFID tag is adapted to provide power to the external computing device through a power interface connected between the external computing device and the RFID tag.
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for an RFID tag comprising a radio frequency (RF) network node and a communication facility, the RF network node comprising a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, a memory store, and a power management block for managing power requirements of the RFID tag, wherein an external computing device accesses the memory store through a communications bus.
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1. A system, comprising:
an RFID tag comprising a radio frequency (RF) network node and a communication facility, the RF network node comprising a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, a memory store, and a power management block for managing power requirements of the RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is adapted to enable an external computing device to access the memory store through a communications bus, wherein when an RFID interrogator provides power to the RFID tag, the RFID tag is adapted to provide power to the external computing device through a power interface connected between the external computing device and the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
providing an RFID tag comprising a radio frequency (RF) network node and a communication facility, the RF network node comprising a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, a memory store, and a power management block for managing power requirements of the RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is adapted to enable an external computing device to access the memory store through a communications bus, wherein when an RFID interrogator provides power to the RFID tag, the RFID tag is adapted to provide power to the external computing device through a power interface connected between the external computing device and the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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