Rfid tag and methods of use and manufacture and rfid monitoring cabinet and smart phone case and methods of use

A method of tracking, locating, or monitoring RFID tags and items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached comprising:

• providing a smart phone charging case comprising:
• an electrical panel installed on a flexible foil,
• the electrical panel comprising a Bluetooth radio communication controller, RFID reader module, UHF flexible RFID antenna, port to receive and charge a mobile phone, and battery,
• wherein the Bluetooth radio controller, the RFID reader module, the UHF flexible RFID antenna, and battery are connected using conductive ink;
• using the smart phone charging case to track, monitor, or locate RFID tags and items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached;
• using the smartphone charging case to track, monitor, or locate RFID tags or items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached;
• communicating tracking, monitoring, or location information for the RFID tags or RFID tags and the items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached from the smart phone charging case to a computer or a smartphone.

A cabinet comprising:

• a controlling unit comprising a controlling computer having memory
• two or more shelves in electronic communication connected by a top surface and bottom surface;
• and a lithium battery,
• wherein each of the shelves comprise glass fiber coated with carbon alloy material and have integrated RFID antennas, wherein the integrated antennas and the controlling computer are configured, paired, or connected with RFID tags or items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached located on the shelves, wherein the cabinet is configured or programmed to track, monitor, or locate the RFID tags or the items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached located on the shelves and communicate tracking, monitoring, or location information for the RFID tags or items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached to a computer or smartphone.

A method of locating, tracking, and monitoring RFID tags or items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached comprising:

• placing RFID tags or items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached, including towels, uniforms, clothing items, scrubs, and office supplies on a shelf of a cabinet comprising a controlling unit comprising a controlling computer, two or more shelves in electronic communication connected by a top surface and bottom surface, and a high performance lithium battery, wherein each of the shelves comprise glass fiber coated with carbon alloy material and integrated RFID antennas;
• pairing or connecting the RFID tags or items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached with the controlling computer of the cabinet;
• locating, monitoring or tracking the RFID tags or items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached with the cabinet;
• storing location, monitoring, or tracking information for the RFID tags or items with RFID tags embedded or otherwise attached in memory;
• and
• communicating the location, monitoring, or tracking information to a computer, smartphone, or a monitor of the cabinet.