Transient state information display in an RFID tag

An RFID tag, comprising:

• a sensor;
• a display;
• a processor;
• and
• a set of program instructions executable by the processor to perform the following method:
• in response to receipt of a signal that includes a first value associated with a given characteristic of a product with which the RFID tag is associated, comparing the first value to a second value generated by the sensor in response to receipt of the signal;
• and
• displaying an indication on the display that is a function of the comparison.

An RFID system, comprising:

• a reader that generates an interrogation signal;
• and
• a set of RFID tags, at least one RFID tag comprising:
• a sensor;
• a display;
• a processor;
• and
• a set of program instructions executable by the processor to perform the following method:
• in response to receipt of the interrogation signal that includes a first value associated with a given characteristic of a product with which the RFID tag is associated, comparing the first value to a second value generated by the sensor in response to receipt of the interrogation signal;
• and
• displaying an indication on the display that is a function of the comparison.

An enterprise RFID system, comprising:

• an RFID controller;
• one or more RFID readers coupled to the RFID controller;
• one or more RFID tags wirelessly coupled to a one of the RFID readers, at least one RFID tag comprising:
• a sensor;
• a display;
• a processor;
• and
• a set of program instructions executable by the processor to perform the following method:
• in response to receipt of an interrogation signal from an RFID reader that includes a first value associated with a given characteristic of a product with which the RFID tag is associated, comparing the first value to a second value generated by the sensor in response to receipt of the interrogation signal;
• and
• displaying an indication on the display that is a function of the comparison.