Method and apparatus for a radio frequency identification repeater
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorsTimothy Cunningham, Robert R. Miller
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Abstract
The present method enables an RFID repeater to be used in conjunction with an RFID tag to allow data in the RFID tag to be read using wireless packet switched technologies. For example, the present method enables an RFID repeater to be coupled with an RFID tag. The RFID repeater reads and records the data from the RFID tag and then transmits the retrieved data from the RFID tag over a wireless packet network.
Claims17
A method for communicating with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, comprising:
- retrieving data from a RFID tag by a RFID repeater, wherein said RFID repeater is coupled to said RFID tag via an adhesive material;
- and
- communicating said retrieved data from said RFID tag by said RFID repeater to a server via a wireless packet switched network.
A communication system, comprising:
- a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag;
- and
- a RFID repeater for retrieving data from said RFID tag, wherein said RFID repeater is coupled to said RFID tag via an adhesive material, and wherein said RFID repeater is for communicating said retrieved data from said RFID tag to a server via a wireless packet switched network.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps of a method for communicating with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, comprising:
- retrieving data from a RFID tag by a RFID repeater, wherein said RFID repeater is coupled to said RFID tag via an adhesive material;
- and
- communicating said retrieved data from said RFID tag by said RFID repeater to a server via a wireless packet switched network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.