Object identification device, system, and method
AssigneesSpacecode LLC, Winstead Assets Limited
InventorsEric Gout, Christophe Raoult
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Abstract
An object identification device includes a visual indicator, an RFID module, and an NFC assembly. The RFID module includes identification data. The RFID module harvests power from an electromagnetic field and may continuously direct that power to the visual indicator upon reception of a command conveyed by the electromagnetic field. The NFC assembly includes data associated with the identification data included in the RFID module. The NFC assembly may transmit the data included therein to a consumer communication device having NFC capabilities.
Claims8
An object identification device comprising:
- a visual indicator;
- an RFID module comprising identification data and a power supply circuit adapted to harvest power from an electromagnetic field;
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- an NFC assembly comprising data associated with the identification data comprised in the RFID module, the NFC assembly being adapted to transmit the data comprised therein to a consumer communication device having NFC capabilities,
- wherein the power supply circuit is adapted to operate in a normal state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously directed to RFID circuitry and, upon reception of a command conveyed by the electromagnetic field, in a visual indication state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously directed to the visual indicator, the power supply circuit being adapted to set itself in the normal state after an interruption in the electromagnetic field.
A method of working on objects involving an object identification device comprising:
- a visual indicator;
- an RFID module comprising identification data and a power supply circuit adapted to harvest power from an electromagnetic field;
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- an NFC assembly comprising data associated with the identification data comprised in the RFID module, the NFC assembly being adapted to transmit the data comprised therein to a consumer communication device having NFC capabilities,
- wherein the power supply circuit is adapted to operate in a normal state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously directed to RFID circuitry and, upon reception of a command conveyed by the electromagnetic field, in a visual indication state in which the power harvested from the electromagnetic field is continuously directed to the visual indicator, the power supply circuit being adapted to set itself in the normal state after an interruption in the electromagnetic field.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.