RFID tag programming, printing application, and supply chain/global registration architecture

A system that facilitates printing of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, comprising:

• an RFID tag information component associated with a programmable logic controller (PLC), the PLC controls a manufacturing process and the RFID tag information component captures and publishes the RFID tag information, wherein the RFID tag information includes data contents of at least one RFID tag;
• an RFID tag printer that receives the RFID tag information published by the RFID tag information component, prints an RFID tag based on the RFID tag information, wherein the RFID tag is affixed to an item of the manufacturing process controlled by the PLC, and wherein the RFID tag information is published in a format compatible with the RFID tag printer;
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• a verification component that reads the RFD tag, verifies proper operation of the RFID tag, and sends an error message to the PLC in response to detecting an RFID tag that fails verification.

A method of managing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag global registry, comprising:

• sending RFID tag data from a global registry to a programmable logic controller (PLC), the RFID tag data comprises at least one of:
• data generated by the PLC or data retrieved from the global registry;
• publishing a message to a message queue wherein the message includes at least the RFID tag data;
• accessing the message queue;
• generating an RFID tag according to the message;
• applying the RFID tag to an article of commerce during a manufacturing process;
• verifying that the RFID tag is valid;
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• updating the global registry with information associated with the RFID tag.

A system that facilitates management of a global registry, comprising:

• means for generating data to be encoded on a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag associated with a programmable logic controller (PLC), wherein the data to be encoded includes at least one of:
• data generated by the PLC or data retrieved from the global registry;
• means for publishing a message to a queue, wherein the message includes the RFID tag data;
• means for generating an RFID tag according to the data encoded in the message published to the queue;
• means for applying the RFID tag to an item during an assembly line process;
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• means for updating the global registry with information associated with the RFID tag including information about the item.