Correlating asset identifiers
OwnerHendrik J. Volkerink, Ajay Khocheinventors
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media provide automated identification techniques that associate at least two unique identifiers of one segment of a segmental multimode wireless flexible product to seamlessly and accurately bridge different identification methodologies to enable advanced real-time tracking of shipment location and status, and other such useful and advanced product and service offerings.
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A method of fabricating a segmental multimode wireless flexible product having associated identifiers, comprising:
- attaching an RFID inlay on a cover of, and aligned with, at least one segment of a tracking wireless flexible product,
- the at least one segment of the tracking wireless flexible product having the cover and a substrate that encapsulates a wireless communications interface, a processor, and a first memory storing a first unique identifier associated with an electronic component of the tracking wireless flexible product,
- the RFID inlay having a second memory storing a second unique identifier associated with the RFID inlay.
A segmental multimode wireless flexible product printer, comprising:
- a printhead having an RFID encoder module and a barcode printer module;
- a transport mechanism for moving a wireless flexible product past the printhead;
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- a print controller having a first processor and first memory storing machine readable instructions that when executed by the first processor cause the first processor to:
- control the transport mechanism move a tracking wireless flexible product past the printhead, wherein each of at least one segment of the tracking wireless flexible product is formed with a cover and a substrate that encapsulates a wireless communications interface, a second processor, and a second memory storing a first unique identifier;
- control the printhead to print, on the cover of, and aligned with, the at least one segment of the tracking wireless flexible product, an RFID inlay having a third memory storing a second unique identifier;
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- store the first unique identifier in association with the second unique identifier in an association database, wherein the association allows a set of the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier corresponding to the segment to be returned in response to a query containing any one of the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier.
A segmental multimode wireless flexible product having associated identifiers, comprising:
- a cover;
- a substrate that encapsulates a wireless communications interface, a processor, and a first memory storing a first unique identifier;
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- an RFID inlay located on the substrate having a second memory storing a second unique identifier;
- wherein the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier are correlated in an association database external to the segmental multimode wireless flexible product to allow a set of the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier to be returned in response to a query containing any one of the first unique identifier, and the second unique identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.