Electronic identification tag
AssigneeConfidence International AB
InventorsLucas Ahlstrom, Lars-Goran Johansson
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Abstract
An electronic identification tag is made up of at least one cover strip and a carrier strip having an antenna and transponder mounted thereon, and an adhesive to secure the strips together such that the antenna is interposed between the strips, the transponder being pre-programmed to generate a signal having a unique code correlated with indicia on the tag to identify a passenger or luggage. The tag further lends itself well to a novel method of tracking luggage and passengers in a transportation facility.
Claims21
In a baggage identification system for tracking the movement of each of a plurality of baggage items in a transportation terminal, a baggage identification tag adapted to be placed on each baggage item comprising:
- at least one cover strip in the form of a paper-like substrate;
- a carrier strip having an antenna coil thereon and transponder means at one end of said coil for generating a signal having a unique code to permit tracking said tag on each said baggage item;
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- means for affixing said cover strip to said carrier strip with said antenna coil interposed therebetween.
A luggage identification system comprising in combination:
- a first tag including an antenna and transponder means thereon for generating a signal having a unique code;
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- a second tag containing indicia correlated with said unique code associated with said first tag portion;
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- means for affixing said second tag to said first tag with said antenna and transponder means interposed therebetween.
A luggage identification system comprising in combination:
- a first tag portion including an antenna and transponder means thereon for generating a signal having a unique code;
- a second tag portion containing indicia correlated with said code associated with said first tag portion;
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- a plurality of said first and second tag portions being provided in serial form and being separable into individual tags, each said tag comprising a pair of said first and second tag portions.
The method of tracking luggage at a transportation facility comprising:
- affixing a first tag portion to each article of luggage of a passenger wherein said first tag portion contains an antenna and transponder for generating a continuous RF signal having a unique code;
- providing a second tag portion containing indicia correlated with said code of said first tag portion;
- and means for affixing said second tag to said first tag with said antenna and transponder interposed therebetween;
- monitoring each said article of luggage between departure and arrival points by sensing said signal generated at periodic intervals therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.