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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorJohn Waters
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A method of annotating an item with electronic data is described which comprises securing a memory tag to the item, the memory tag having a memory and a transponder to enable wireless communication with the memory tag, and having an external dimension D. The memory tag is adapted for wireless communication only with a transceiver located within a distance of 10D of the memory tag. Also described is apparatus for annotating an item with electronic data wherein the apparatus comprises a memory tag which in use is secured to the item, and a transceiver for wireless communication with the memory tag. The memory tag includes a memory and a transponder, and has an external dimension D. The memory tag and transceiver are adapted for wireless communication therebetween only when the transceiver is located within a distance of 10D of the memory tag.
A method for communicating wirelessly with a memory tag:
An apparatus for annotating an item with electronic data, wherein the apparatus comprises:
An item annotated with electronic data stored on a memory tag secured to the item, wherein the memory tag comprises a memory and a transponder to enable wireless communication between the memory tag and a device, wherein a rate of data transfer to and/or from the memory tag is such that the device can be held over the tag for a very short period of time in order to effect a data read and/or write operation.
A memory tag comprising a memory and a transponder to enable wireless communication with the memory tag, wherein the tag is inductively powered by way of an antenna coil external to the tag, the antenna coil further operative to effect the reading of data from and/or writing of data to the memory using the transponder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.