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US 8,896,425 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for serialized continuous encoding of RFID tags
OwnerLawrence J Martininventor
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Abstract
A Method for rapidly encoding RFID Tags on a moving web, using well established encoding techniques supplemented by an elegant but unobvious mechanism for enforcing the order of data encoded to said RFID Tags.
Claims2
A method of encoding data onto a plurality of RFID tags in motion, at economically high speeds, in which a sequence of encoded information can be determined, programming a series of independent commands, and monitoring a progress of the programming of the series of independent commands, comprising:
- providing an initial singulated to a near field RFID Reader to capture a plurality of unique Tag IDs (TIDs) of the plurality of RFID Tags entering a physical area under control of the near field RFID Reader;
- providing the plurality of unique Tag IDs to at least one RFID Encoder capable of Continuous Encoding or Bulk Encoding;
- using sequential TID data from the near field RFID Reader to look up or compute the series of independent commands should be encoded on each of the plurality of RFID Tag in the vicinity of the near field RFID Reader;
- programming the computed series of independent commands corresponding to the sequential TID data;
- transmitting each of the computed series of independent commands to the at least one Encoder for encoding;
- monitoring the progress of the programming of the series of independent commands by monitoring the progress of each of the at least one Encoder;
- reading encoded data from each of the plurality of RFID Tags as the plurality of RFID Tags physically leaves the vicinity of the near field RFID Reader;
- providing a final singulated to the near field RFID Reader to screen each of the plurality of RFID Tags for completion of the programming of the series of independent commands;
- wherein a use of the sequential TID data to sequence the execution of Encoding, monitoring the progress of Encoding, enhance the ability to sequentially encode the computed series of independent commands, detect failure of the progress of the programming of the series of independent commands, and detect failure of reading encoded data from each of the plurality of RFID Tags as the plurality of RFID Tags physically leaves the vicinity of the near field RFID Reader;
- wherein the method steps are performed at different times or location, and a processing data necessary for completion of the programming of the series of independent commands is transmitted via computerized Reporting.
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A method of encoding data onto a plurality of RFID tags in motion, at economically high speeds, in which a sequence of encoded information can be determined, programming a series of independent commands, and monitoring a progress of the programming of the series of independent commands, comprising:
- providing an initial singulated to a near field RFID Reader to capture a plurality of unique Tag IDs (TIDs) of the plurality of RFID Tags entering a physical area under control of the near field RFID Reader;
- providing the plurality of unique Tag IDs to at least one RFID Encoder capable of Continuous Encoding or Bulk Encoding;
- using sequential TID data from the near field RFID Reader to look up or compute the series of independent commands should be encoded on each of the plurality of RFID Tag in the vicinity of the near field RFID Reader;
- programming the computed series of independent commands corresponding to the sequential TID data;
- transmitting each of the computed series of independent commands to the at least one Encoder for encoding;
- monitoring the progress of the programming of the series of independent commands by monitoring the progress of each of the at least one Encoder;
- reading encoded data from each of the plurality of RFID Tags as the plurality of RFID Tags physically leaves the vicinity of the near field RFID Reader;
- providing a final singulated to the near field RFID Reader to screen each of the plurality of RFID Tags for completion of the programming of the series of independent commands;
- wherein a use of the sequential TID data to sequence the execution of Encoding, monitoring the progress of Encoding, enhance the ability to sequentially encode the computed series of independent commands when the plurality of the RFID tags are in motion;
- wherein the method steps are performed at different times or location, and a processing data necessary for completion of the programming of the series of independent commands is transmitted via computerized Reporting.
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