AU2001294543A1 - Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags

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AU2001294543A1
AU2001294543A1 AU2001294543A AU9454301A AU2001294543A1 AU 2001294543 A1 AU2001294543 A1 AU 2001294543A1 AU 2001294543 A AU2001294543 A AU 2001294543A AU 9454301 A AU9454301 A AU 9454301A AU 2001294543 A1 AU2001294543 A1 AU 2001294543A1
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signpost
tag
signals
vary
code
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Arthur E. Anderson Iii
William E. Blasdell
Timothy K. Brand
Nikola Cargonja
Joseph S Chan
James G. Eagleson
Ravindra U. Rajapakse
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Savi Technology Inc
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Savi Technology Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/841,782 external-priority patent/US6720888B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/841,774 external-priority patent/US6940392B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/841,776 external-priority patent/US6765484B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/841,780 external-priority patent/US6542114B1/en
Application filed by Savi Technology Inc filed Critical Savi Technology Inc
Publication of AU2001294543A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001294543A1/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
    • G06K7/10009—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
    • G06K7/10237—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves the reader and the record carrier being capable of selectively switching between reader and record carrier appearance, e.g. in near field communication [NFC] devices where the NFC device may function as an RFID reader or as an RFID tag
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K17/00—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
    • G06K17/0022—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations arrangements or provisious for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device

Abstract

An apparatus (10, 240, 300) includes a signpost (11, 241-256, 322, 612, 623, 626-628, 652, 661, 682, 686, 703) which transmits relatively low frequency signpost signals that contain a signpost code and are fundamentally magnetic, a beacon tag (12, 271-275, 301-316, 395-397, 616-618, 641-643, 653, 656-657, 662-664, 679, 708, 711) which receives the signpost signals and transmits radio frequency signals containing the signpost code (42, 93), and a reader (13, 261, 319, 521-530) which receives the radio frequency signals. One of the signpost and tag is mounted on a moveable item to be tracked, and the other is mounted on a similar item or is stationary. A sensor (32) can be provided to detect the presence of an item and cause the signpost to change its transmitted signpost code. The tag can vary the duration, transmission rate, and/or transmission power of its beacon signals.; A control system (14, 500) responsive to the reader can cause the signpost to vary its signpost signal in a manner which causes the tag to shift between normal and low power modes, or which causes the tag to vary at least one operational characteristic, such as transmission rate, transmission power, a transmitted password, or various transmitted codes.
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US23072800P 2000-09-07 2000-09-07
US60/230,728 2000-09-07
US09/841,774 2001-04-24
US09/841,782 2001-04-24
US09/841,782 US6720888B2 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-04-24 Method and apparatus for tracking mobile devices using tags
US09/841,774 US6940392B2 (en) 2001-04-24 2001-04-24 Method and apparatus for varying signals transmitted by a tag
US09/841,776 2001-04-24
US09/841,776 US6765484B2 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-04-24 Method and apparatus for supplying commands to a tag
US09/841,780 US6542114B1 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-04-24 Method and apparatus for tracking items using dual frequency tags
US09/841,780 2001-04-24
PCT/US2001/028033 WO2002021429A2 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags

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