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US 2016/0239696 A1Published application
External access to memory on an rfid tag
AssigneeTego, Inc.
InventorsLeonid Mats, David Puleston, Timothy P. Butler
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for an RFID tag comprising a radio frequency (RF) network node and a communication facility, the RF network node comprising a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, a memory store, and a power management block for managing power requirements of the RFID tag, wherein an external computing device accesses the memory store through a communications bus.
Claims27
A system, comprising:
- an RFID tag comprising a radio frequency (RF) network node and a communication facility, the RF network node comprising a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, a memory store, and a power management block for managing power requirements of the RFID tag, wherein the memory store is accessible to an external computing device through a communications bus, and wherein the external computing device powers the RFID tag through a power interface between the external computing device and the RFID tag when the external computing device accesses the memory store.
A method, comprising:
- providing an RFID tag comprising a radio frequency (RF) network node and a communication facility, the RF network node comprising a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, a memory store, and a power management block for managing power requirements of the RFID tag, wherein an external computing device accesses the memory store through a communications bus, wherein the external computing device powers the RFID tag through a power interface between the external computing device and the RFID tag when the external computing device accesses the memory store.
A system, comprising:
- a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag comprising an RFID controller facility, an antenna adapted for RF communications with an RFID interrogator, and a communication facility adapted for communication with an external computing device through a communications bus, wherein the RFID controller facility, antenna, and the communications facility are mounted on a single substrate, wherein the RFID controller facility comprises a memory store that is accessible to an external computing device through a communications bus connected to the communications facility, and wherein the external computing device provides power to the RFID tag through a power interface between the external computing device and the RFID tag when the external computing device accesses the memory store.
A system, comprising:
- a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag comprising an RFID controller facility and an antenna, wherein the antenna is adapted for RF communications with an RFID interrogator, and the RFID controller facility comprises a communication facility adapted for communication with an external computing device through a communications bus, wherein the RFID controller facility and antenna are mounted on a single substrate, wherein the RFID controller facility further comprises a memory store that is accessible to an external computing device through a communications bus connected to the communications facility, and wherein the external computing device provides power to the RFID tag through a power interface between the external computing device and the RFID tag when the external computing device accesses the memory store.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.