Reading from and writing to memory tags

A method of transferring data from a memory tag to another device, using a memory tag reader, wherein the other device has an active portion which can detect the presence and position of the memory tag reader when brought adjacent to it, the method comprising:

• bringing the memory tag reader adjacent to the memory tag, wherein the memory tag is inductively powered;
• uploading the data into the memory tag reader, wherein the data is automatically uploaded to the memory tag reader from the memory tag when the memory tag reader is brought adjacent to the memory tag;
• moving the memory tag reader adjacent to the active portion of the other device into a position which identifies the location to which the data is to be transferred, and
• downloading the data from the memory tag reader into that location in the other device, wherein the downloading automatically occurs when the memory tag reader is lifted from its location adjacent to the active portion of the other device.