System, apparatus and methods for determination of trigger events using radio-frequency identification devices

A system for determining trigger events using radio-frequency identification devices, the system comprising:

• a first radio-frequency identification device;
• a second radio-frequency identification device;
• and
• monitoring software in communication with a wireless access point;
• wherein the system is configured to:
• detect a trigger event by the first radio-frequency identification device;
• switch from a default identifier to an alert identifier for the first radio-frequency identification device upon the detection of the trigger event;
• transmit, by the first radio-frequency identification device, the alert identifier for the first radio-frequency identification device to the wireless access point;
• and
• receive, by the monitoring software, the alert identifier from the wireless access point.

A radio-frequency identification device for communicating determined trigger events, the radio-frequency identification device comprising:

• a transceiver capable of communicating data using a first communication protocol;
• a transmitter capable of transmitting identification data using a second communication protocol, the second communication differing from the first communication protocol;
• a controller that facilitates communication with the transceiver and the transmitter;
• and
• memory, the memory storing a default identifier and an alert identifier;
• wherein the radio-frequency identification device is configured to:
• detect a trigger event using the transceiver;
• switch from the default identifier to the alert identifier upon the detection of the trigger event by the transceiver;
• and
• transmit, from the transmitter, the alert identifier to a wireless access point.