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US 7,111,778 B2Granted
Systems and methods for provisioning and tracking a communication platform with a radio-frequency tag
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsNorman T. Bright, Nelson L. Yaple
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Abstract
A communication platform performs a self-provisioning process using provisioning information stored in a radio-frequency (RF) tag. The platform may be tracked using some of the information stored in the RF tag.
Claims25
A method comprising:
- interrogating a radio-frequency (RF) tag coupled with a communication platform to determine platform information;
- writing provisioning parameters to the RF tag;
- performing a provisioning process using the provisioning parameters in the RF tag when the platform is coupled with a network;
- and
- inhibiting subsequent writing to the non-volatile storage element after the writing,
- wherein writing comprises writing the provisioning parameters to a non-volatile storage element of the RF tag.
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A method comprising:
- interrogating a radio-frequency (RF) tag coupled with a communication platform to determine platform information;
- and
- writing provisioning parameters to the RF tag,
- wherein the RF tag is part of network interface circuitry, the network interface circuitry being coupled to a processor system of the platform with a wireline bus, and
- wherein the RF tag includes a non-volatile storage element coupled to media access controller circuitry of the network interface circuitry.
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A method comprising:
- interrogating an radio-frequency (RF) tag coupled with a communication platform to determine platform information;
- and
- writing an asset tracking number to the RF tag, the RF tag to transmit the asset tracking number when subsequently interrogated upon entry to or exit from a location,
- wherein writing the asset tracking number further comprises writing the asset tracking number to a non-volatile storage element of the RF tag and inhibiting subsequent writing to the non-volatile storage element.
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A platform comprising:
- a processor system;
- a radio-frequency (RF) tag coupled to the processor system, the RF tag to accept provisioning parameters for storage therein to perform a self-provisioning process for the platform;
- and
- network interface circuitry comprising the RF tag and media access control circuitry,
- wherein the network interface circuitry is coupled to the processor system with a bus,
- wherein the RF tag has a non-volatile storage element to store the provisioning parameters, and
- wherein the non-volatile storage element has a media access control interface to couple with the media access control circuitry.
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A wireless communication device comprising:
- a substantially omnidirectional antenna;
- and
- a communication platform coupled with the antenna, the platform comprising a processor system and network interface circuitry that includes a radio-frequency (RF) tag coupled to the processor system, the RF tag to accept provisioning parameters for storage therein to perform a self-provisioning process for the platform,
- wherein network interface circuitry includes media access control circuitry and is coupled to the processor system with a bus,
- wherein the RF tag has a non-volatile storage element to store the provisioning parameters, and
- wherein the non-volatile storage element has a media access control interface to couple with the media access control circuitry.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.