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US 8,896,448 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for mapping radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to network addresses
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsSteven T. Archer, Francisco A. Dias, Kristopher A. Pate
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Abstract
An approach is provided for mapping a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to a network routable address.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- obtaining a tag identifier of a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder that is unique to the RFID transponder;
- generating a network routable address by using the tag identifier as part of the network routable address;
- mapping the network routable address to the RFID transponder, wherein the network routable address is used to communicate with the RFID transponder over a data network, and wherein the communication with the RFID transponder includes historical data related to control criterion of an asset coupled to the RFID transponder that is received and stored by the RFID transponder;
- determining, by a tracking system, whether the control criterion of the asset is exceeded;
- generating, by the tracking system, a message indicating the control criterion of the asset is exceeded, wherein the tracking the system is remote from the RFID transponder;
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- routing the message to the RFID transponder using the network routable address.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to obtain a tag identifier of a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder that is unique to the RFID transponder, to generate a network routable address by using the tag identifier as part of the network routable address, to map the network routable address to the RFID transponder, to determine whether a control criterion of an asset coupled to the RFID transponder is exceeded, and to generate a message indicating the control criterion of the asset is exceeded,
- wherein the apparatus is remote from the RFID transponder, the network routable address is used to communicate with the RFID transponder over a data network, the communication with the RFID transponder includes historical data related to the control criterion of the asset coupled to the RFID transponder that is received and stored by the RFID transponder, and the message is routed to the RFID transponder using the network routable address.
A method comprising:
- tracking, by a processor, an asset using a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder;
- determining whether a control criterion of the asset is exceeded;
- and
- generating, by the processor, a message including data for storage in the asset;
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- routing the message over a data network to the RFID transponder using a network routable address generated by using a tag identifier obtained from the RFID transponder, which is unique to the RFID transponder, as part of the network routable address,
- wherein processor is remote from the RFID transponder, the message includes historical data related to the control criterion of the asset coupled to the RFID transponder that is received and stored by the RFID transponder, and the historical data specifies that the control criterion of the asset has been exceeded.
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A system comprising:
- a processor configured to track an asset using a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder, to determine whether a control criterion of the asset is exceeded, and to generate a message including data for storage in the asset;
- and
- a communication interface configured to forward the message over a data network to the RFID transponder using a network routable address generated by using a tag identifier obtained from the RFID transponder, which is unique to the RFID transponder, as part of the network routable address,
- wherein the processor is remote from the RFID transponder the message includes historical data related to control criterion of the asset coupled to the RFID transponder that is received and stored by the RFID transponder, the historical data specifies that the control criterion of the asset has been exceeded, and a RFID reader determines the RFID transponder as the proper RFID transponder, by mapping the network routable address to the tag identifier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.