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US 12,468,049 B2Granted
Computed radiography imaging plate with imbedded NFC tag
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorHasan Alshukr
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed. The methods include imbedding a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag in an imaging plate (IP), equipping a scanner with an NFC reader, scanning the IP with the NFC reader, updating information on the NFC tag with the NFC reader, and determining if a lifecycle threshold of the IP has been exceeded. The methods further include retiring the IP from when the lifecycle threshold of the IP is exceeded.
Claims11
A method, comprising:
- imbedding a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag in an imaging plate (IP);
- equipping a scanner with an NFC reader;
- scanning the IP with the NFC reader;
- updating information on the NFC tag with the NFC reader;
- wherein the information on the NFC tag comprises a counter, a joint welder symbol and a joint number,
- determining if a lifecycle threshold of the IP has been exceeded;
- and
- retiring the IP from when the lifecycle threshold of the IP is exceeded.
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A system, comprising:
- an imaging plate (IP);
- an Near Field Communication (NFC) tag, configured to be imbedded in the imaging plate;
- and
- a scanner, configured to read an image from the IP,
- wherein the scanner is equipped with an NFC reader,
- wherein the NFC reader is configured to scan the NFC tag on the IP and update stored information related to a lifecycle of the IP, and
- wherein the information on the NFC tag comprises a counter, a joint welder symbol and a joint number.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.