Apparatus and method of interacting multiple forms of rfid technology to give additional information, security, and performance
AssigneeAvery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
InventorIan J. FORSTER
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of combining more than one RFID technology to give operational benefits and new applications to RFID tags is disclosed. The RFID tags comprise UHF and/or HF tag functions which are either located in a single chip or located separately in two chips with a connection between the chips allowing the exchange of information. These RFID tags may then be used in a retail environment to assist in marketing, inventory control, and/or EAS operations.
Claims21
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising:
- a near-field communications (NFC) booster;
- a core component;
- and
- a shared memory block component, wherein the RFID tag is in communication with a NFC device.
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising:
- a near-field communications (NFC) booster which utilizes a NFC function and ultra-high frequency (UHF) tag communications system;
- a UHF core component;
- a high frequency (HF) core component;
- and
- a shared memory block component in which However, the NFC function can also interacts the UHF communications system via the shared memory block component.
A method of interacting multiple forms of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology comprising:
- providing an RFID tag comprising a core component and a shared memory block component;
- utilizing a near-field communications (NFC) booster to engage in a communication with a NFC device;
- encrypting the communication;
- and
- communicating with a UHF reader system.
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising:
- a near-field communications (NFC) booster which utilizes a NFC function and ultra-high frequency (UHF) tag communications system;
- a UHF core component having two resonances;
- a high frequency (HF) core component;
- and
- wherein one of the two resonances will allow NFC communications for communicating with an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.