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US 12,586,450 B2Granted
Line-powered wireless communications systems
OwnerHendrik J Volkerink, Ajay Khocheinventors
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to line-powered wireless communications systems, and more specifically to methods and apparatus for providing persistent and ubiquitous wireless communications and sensor networks in physical premises to enable a wide variety of different applications and use cases.
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A system comprising:
- a first wireless communication device in proximity to a conveyer belt conveying a plurality of assets through a first zone, the first wireless communication device comprising:
- a camera, and
- a wireless communication interface of a first type coupled to an antenna,
- the first wireless communication device configured to capture images of the plurality of assets
- a second wireless communication device in proximity to the conveyer belt, the second wireless communication device comprising:
- an integrated RFID reader, and
- a wireless communication interface of the first type coupled to an antenna,
- a processor, and
- a memory,
- the second wireless communication device configured to communicate with the first wireless communication device using the wireless communication interface of the first type and to read data from one or more RFID tags using the integrated RFID reader, wherein
- the one or more RFID tags are attached to one or more assets of the plurality of assets.
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A method comprising:
- receiving RFID data from a first wireless communication device, the RFID data read from an RFID tag on an asset being conveyed through a first zone;
- receiving an image of a barcode from a second wireless communication device, the barcode displayed on a wireless adhesive product attached to the asset;
- decoding a barcode identifier from the image of the barcode;
- associating the RFID data with the barcode identifier;
- and
- storing the association between the barcode identifier and the RFID data on a memory of the wireless adhesive product.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a first wireless communication device, barcode data decoded from an image of a barcode displayed on a visible feature of an asset using a wireless communication interface of a first type coupled to an antenna, the asset being conveyed through a first zone by a conveyer belt;
- reading, by the first wireless communication device, RFID data from an RFID tag using an RFID reader integrated with the first wireless communication device;
- sending, by the first wireless communication device, the barcode data and the RFID data to a network service using a wireless communication interface coupled to an antenna of the first wireless communication device, wherein
- the barcode data is sent from a second wireless communication device comprising:
- a wireless communication interface of the first type coupled to an antenna and a camera used to capture the image,
- the barcode data comprises a barcode identifier, and
- the RFID data comprises an RFID identifier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.