CN1711564A - RF identification tag for communicating condition information associated with an item - Google Patents
RF identification tag for communicating condition information associated with an item Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN1711564A CN1711564A CN200380103412.8A CN200380103412A CN1711564A CN 1711564 A CN1711564 A CN 1711564A CN 200380103412 A CN200380103412 A CN 200380103412A CN 1711564 A CN1711564 A CN 1711564A
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- mentioned
- article
- epc
- dynamic
- identification label
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
Landscapes
- Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
- Burglar Alarm Systems (AREA)
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention points to a radio frequency identification( RFID) tag, which is disposed to transmit at least one dynamic electronic product code (EPC) related to at least one article. The dynamic electronic product code is deployed to include at least one portion that is variable of at least one detected condition related to at least one article above.
Description
Technical field
But relate generally to of the present invention is used to pass on the method and apparatus about the information of one or more detected status relevant with article.More specifically, one embodiment of the present of invention are pointed to radio frequency (RF) recognition system, and it adopts the dynamic electron product code (EPC) with variable content and/or length to represent about relevant one or more situation with article.
Background technology
Automatically identification (Auto-ID) technology relate generally to uses the Internet to follow the tracks of goods in manufacture process and/or the supply chain (for example from fabricator to distributor to the selling spot).The imagination be used to implement described automatic identification technology with by a kind of foundation structure of Internet transmission about the information of physical object, comprise four primary clusterings: 1) electronic tag; 2) electronic product code (EPC); 3) object naming service (ONS); And 4) Physical Markup Language (PML).
Electronic tag typically is the form of little chip, and described little chip is attached to or integrates with the article that will follow the tracks of.Such label can be easy-to-use between the described object that labels or article and electronic reader the technology of a family of Data transmission wirelessly.For example, radio-frequency (RF) identification (RFID) label has little wireless antenna, and it can launch data on a short scope.When being coupled to the RF reader network, such RFID label is convenient to run through in manufacture process or supply chain/distribution network all or part of the tracking and the identification of the article that label everywhere.
In order to discern the object that labels uniquely, the naming system that is called electronic product code (EPC) is developed.Described EPC is produced holding current and naming method in the future, and purpose is to be accepted as being used for that physical object is linked to computer network and serving as the device of efficient information reference generally and globally.The unique EPC that is assigned to the article that will follow the tracks of typically is "burned" in the memory/storage of RFID label, as immobilized binary number.Current, EPC typically be 64 or 96 long.Described EPC bit string purpose is that described product type and described product serial number are come identify objects uniquely by for example described manufacturer of coding.
It should be understood that EPC in the described RFID label is with changing during through manufacture process and/or supply chain at the accompanying described article of described label; Especially, the described RFID label EPC that is designed to send as regular length and immobilized substance " information useful load " represents RF reader or receiver.When by inquiry (when the time) by the RF reader, described RFID label is wirelessly launched the expression of described EPC to described reader, next it be delivered to the information that is received on one or more other the treatment facility, and the information that received and route subsequently are used to decode.In the prior art, label as described in the assembly on object naming service (ONS) and the pml server is decoded as expert (savant).
Described object naming service (ONS) is " glue " of the described electronic product code of link (EPC) data file relevant with one or more, and described data file comprises the information about the described article that label.More specifically, described ONS is automatic network service, and when providing EPC, it returns one or more network address, can be positioned corresponding to one or more data file of the described article that label at place, the described network address.In the exemplary systems configuration, described ONS can be by computing machine (and it be provided to the user capture of this system) visit of this locality in described RF reader.Described ONS is based on the notion of the domain name service (DNS) of standard, and above-mentioned DNS is used to discern the station address corresponding to web site name.For example, to be similar to the mode that described DNS adopts, described ONS with the specific fields of the described EPC that decodes (for example analyzes described EPC, described fabricator ID, specific information as shown in fig. 1) is to return the suitable address that (for example to local in the processor of described RF reader) data are positioned.
Described Physical Markup Language (PML) is standardized language protocol, wherein has been written into the network information about physical object.PML is based on the language of XML in essence, be used for compiling database about the information of physical object, and the description that is designed to the standardization physical object is to be used by people and machine.On the one hand, PML serves as the software application that is used for industry and trade, the common base of data storage and analysis tool.In case described ONS such as top discussion ground decoding EPC, it returns (for example for native processor) one or more address to the pml server that comprises one or more databases, and storage comprises one or more file about the information of the described article signed of being marked in the described database.What described native processor can be transmitted described EPC subsequently is all or part of to described pml server, and next it further handle described EPC to visit in the described database information about the described article that label.Described pml server uses PML that the standardized data output of described information is provided, its typically be forwarded get back to described RF reader (for example native processor) the position to be used for customer analysis.
The other details of described Automatic Logos technology can be following found in open, its each be bonded to here for your guidance:
" The Electronic Product Code (EPC); A Naming Scheme for PhysicalObjects; " David L.Brock, MIT Auto-ID Center White Paper, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 3,4490, Cambridge, MA 02 139-4307 is published in January 1 calendar year 2001;
" The Compact Electronic Product Code; a 64-bit Representation of theElectronic Product Code; " David L.Brock, MIT Auto-ID Center White Paper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 3,449G, Cambridge, MA02139-4307 is published in November 1 calendar year 2001;
" The Virtual Electronic Product Code; " David L.Brock, MIT Auto-IDCenter White Paper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 MassachusettsAvenue, Building3,4490, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 is published on February 1st, 2002;
" The Object Name Service; Version 0.5 (Beta); " Oat Systems and MITAuto-ID Center White Paper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77Massachusetts Avenue, Building 3,449G, Cambridge, MA 02 139-4307 is published on February 1st, 2002;
" The Savant; Version 0.1 (Alpha); " Oat Systems and MIT Auto-IDCenter WhitePaper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 MassachusettsAvenue, Building 3,4490, Cambridge, MA 02 139-4307 is published on February 1st, 2002; And
" On the design A Global Unique Identification Scheme; " Daniel W.Engels, MITAuto-ID Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77Massachusetts Avenue, Building 3,4490, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 is published on June 1st, 2002.
Summary of the invention
The directed a kind of radio frequencies of one embodiment of the present of invention (RF) identification label, it is configured to transmit at least one dynamic electron product code (EPC) relevant with at least one article, but above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC is configured to the variable at least a portion that is that comprises based at least one testing conditions relevant with described at least one article.
Embodiment
One embodiment of the present of invention have been extended the notion of fixed electronic products sign indicating number (EPC), to allow the information of its transmission about the one or more situations relevant with article.Fig. 1 has illustrated an example according to the dynamic EPC of this embodiment.As shown in fig. 1, remove fabricator or source information, product type is outside the product serial number etc., described dynamic EPC can comprise variable part, and it is dynamically updated (for example by the processor in the RFID label) to comprise the information about the one or more situations relevant with article.This variable part can be fabricator/source, any one of product type or serial number field or a plurality of.As shown in fig. 1, it is variable serial number field.According to various aspects, this variable part can be substantially in real time, periodically at some predetermined intervals, when a special incident (for example one or more situations exceed predetermined threshold value) takes place, and/or be updated during by the RF reader inquiry when the RFID label of storing described EPC.Therefore, aspect this embodiment various in, described EPC can change according to one or more situation with article or its environmental correclation.Although the described dynamic EPC shown in Fig. 1 comprises the field that is used for fabricator/source ID and product type separately, described dynamic EPC selectively can incorporate into single field with fabricator/source ID and product type, is called global trade identifier (GTIN).
In addition, should be appreciated that the field of manufacturing EPC or the present invention variable and dynamic part of a plurality of fields can be applied to present arbitrarily EPC known or that accept later on.For example, under considering, comprise having the position now, VIN (VIN), other product identification numbers, or the EPC of the field of analog can adopt described dynamic EPC notion of the present invention.One or more such fields can comprise variable and dynamic part, with the variation in indicating status or the situation.
In another embodiment of the present invention, so dynamic EPC can be processed to be used for existing RFID label (for example being configured to use together with static EPC) identical reader and network infrastructure.Especially, as discussed above, be similar to static EPC, dynamically EPC can be analyzed to be similar to the conventional mode that is used for the internet website address (promptly use increment/analysis of grade).For example, the special field of the described dynamic EPC that ONS is can decoding relevant with fabricator or source ID, and return an address to the further processing that pml server is used for described dynamic EPC.At described pml server place, other field of one or more of described EPC can be decoded, and it can provide information about one or more residue field of the described dynamic EPC that how to decode subsequently to described pml server.These residue fields can have length variable and/or content.For example, refer again to Fig. 1, the described serial number field that described pml server can be seen EPC to be determining one or more mode of field subsequently of analysis/decoding/explanation, and described field comprises about the situation of described article or is relevant to the other information of described article.
The information about one or more situation relevant with described article among the described dynamic EPC of being coded in can be used to the overall quality assessment of article, comprise based on such factor, but be not restricted to, the temperature monitoring of for example perishable (perishable) product, weight monitors, vibrations monitor, remaining forecasting shelf life, and the shut down time of refrigerator indication.More generally, the information among the dynamic EPC of being coded in according to various embodiments of the present invention can be relevant to any one or many aspects or characteristic of article self, comprises article history, environment, the element in geographic position etc.Of the present invention various aspect in, the enforcement of described dynamic EPC is convenient especially to monitor perishable product when it passes manufacturing and supply/distribution claim, the product that is used for human or animal's consumption or uses, agricultural product, the situation of medical product (for example medicine, vaccine etc.) and other products.
The total system that is used for handling so dynamic EPC is shown in Fig. 2.As shown in Figure 2, the tag processor of RFID label can periodically monitor one or more sensor, to obtain to be relevant to the information of the situation relevant with described article.In various embodiments, one or more sensor can be with described label self by interior installation.Described tag processor can be configured to this information of use and determine whether that any alarm condition is triggered.If like this, one or more suitable position that described tag processor can be revised among the described EPC that is stored in the storer takes place with the indication alert if.For example, described tag processor can use sensor values to come updating form to be shown in any counter in one or more of described EPC, with the shut down time of indication refrigerator, length of stroke etc.
More generally, can be coded among the dynamic EPC as the information of " original " data or as comprising by the various examples of tag processor based on the information of one or more situation that records generation, but be not restricted to, the information of temperature correlation (actual temperature for example, medial temperature, mean motion temperature (mean kinetic temperature), be higher or lower than specified temp or temperature range or the time in specific range of temperatures), passing the time since some incidents (for example label by the user or for example activated in order to the indication monitoring period by the RF reader), the information that weight is relevant, the information that geography/position is relevant, be relevant to the information of physical state (for example collision/vibrations/distortion etc.), (for example container/package is to be opened at some points to be relevant to wherein the information of the stored container/package of article, where, how long wait), and the various warnings indications that are relevant to any one relevant with article or a plurality of aforesaid or other factors.From described aforementioned, should be appreciated that the tag processor that is configured to the RFID label of supporting dynamic EPC can carry out relevant and one or more of original/measure/a plurality of processing capacities of sensed data, to produce the information of finally representing with some forms among the dynamic EPC.Should be appreciated that it mainly is for illustrative purposes that aforesaid example is provided, and the present invention is not restricted to these aspects.
Forward Fig. 2 again to, according to one embodiment of the invention, when dynamic EPC RFID label was imported the field of RFID reader, described reader transmitted signal to described its EPC of label request.RF interface in the described label reads the currency of described EPC and sends it to described reader.Described reader receives the transmission of described label and described EPC is delivered to native processor.Next described native processor inquires about ONS resolver (resolver) to find the described Internet IP address of the described pml server of storing the data that are relevant to the article of being represented by described dynamic EPC.For example, as discussed above, described ONS resolver decode described dynamic EPC part (for example, described fabricator ID), use it to determine the IP address of suitable substance P ML server, and this IP address is transmitted back to described native processor, and it sends described dynamic EPC subsequently to described pml server.
In addition to the foregoing, described native processor also can transmit the information that some are relevant to the RF reader that receives described EPC to described pml server; For example, in one embodiment, described RF reader can be associated with sign that described native processor is delivered to certain form of described pml server.This identification can be the series number of for example described RF reader or certain indication in geographic position.On the one hand, described RF reader identification self can be the form with EPC static state or dynamic; In the situation of dynamic EPC, the information that is relevant to the described state/operating conditions of described RF reader self can append to or replace the identification/geography information that is relevant to described RF reader.In the situation of the dynamic EPC that is used for described reader, the field of that dynamic reader EPC or the part of a plurality of fields will be variable.That part will comprise the information that can be dynamically altered, with the change of the state of indicating described reader self.In addition, the information that is relevant to the version of the software that operates on the described RF reader or firmware can be communicated in described RF reader identification.In this mode, should be appreciated that according to an embodiment described native processor can provide the first dynamic EPC that is relevant to article to described pml server, is accompanied by additional information, for example the second dynamic EPC is relevant to the described RF reader that obtains the described first dynamic EPC.
In case receive a communication from described native processor, next described pml server decodes the described dynamic EPC of described article that is relevant to definite relevant tag recognition and information (for example condition information) of article that is attached to described label.Described dynamic EPC pml server also can be stored current date and time, and described tag recognition, and the described condition information in the database are to be used for later report and analysis.If described native processor also provides some information that are relevant to described RF reader (for example, identifier, EPC static state or dynamic etc.) to described pml server, described pml server can be stored this information similarly.
Described pml server returns to described native processor one XML bag based on described dynamic EPC subsequently, and it comprises article ID and described information (comprising described RF reader if such information is provided) with described article and/or its environmental correclation.Described native processor makes described information or is shown (for example to an operator) or is forwarded to another computing machine and is used for further processing.
As shown in Figure 2, described ONS resolver and described pml server one or both can be positioned in all places that is relevant to described RFID reader and native processor.
Should be appreciated that various aspects of the present invention as discussed above can be implemented in any mode how, because any ad hoc base that the present invention is not restricted to implement.The example of the particular implementation that provides here only is used for illustrative purposes.
For example, should be appreciated that in other embodiments of the invention that dynamically the notion of EPC is extended to more generally item descriptors, it has based on one or more situation with article is variable content and or at least one part of length.Especially, in one embodiment, be used to monitor original condition (temperature for example, time, the position of one or more sensing, other environmental aspects etc.), handle the situation of described sensing, and be included in the identification label based on the intelligent quilt of such processing modification dynamic identifier completely, described identification label will be by additional, adhere to, integrated or otherwise be associated with article.In addition, in other embodiments, such dynamic identifier can use the technology that is different from RF to be transmitted from described identification label.
In addition, should be appreciated that the article that such identification label can related wide scope, for example it includes, but not limited to single goods, and the set of goods (a storehouse goods) is used for the container (for example seatainer) of one or more goods, vehicle, people etc.In addition, can comprise by examples such tag senses and processing and various types of situations that be encoded with dynamic identifier, but be not restricted to various environmental aspects, comprise temperature and humidity, the geographic position, pressure (for example vibrations or impact), time, move speed, direction, illuminating position etc.In addition, one or more processor integrated with such identification label can be configured to the supervision original condition, and exceeded by one or more situation that is monitored and provide with the dynamic identifier information encoded based on predetermined threshold value.
Based on the more universal of sketching above, the application that is used for the wide scope of dynamic identifier is imagined by various aspects according to the present invention.For example, in one embodiment, food item can comprise a label as one bottle of milk, and it is configured to a dynamic identifier, and it can indicate described milk whether to be exposed to unfavorable temperature regime.In aspect of this embodiment, when the label that is attached to described bottle milk for example when check-out counter is scanned, native processor at described check-out counter place can indicate described milk whether to be exposed to unfavorable temperature conditions based on the sign of described scanning, and the result is possible of difference quality.Still in another embodiment, the electronical record paste with changeable colour demonstration can be configured to label, and it comprises the dynamic identifier that can indicate from the time that passes of fixing the date.In aspect of this embodiment, counter can be used to change one or more process with the indication special time cycle of dynamic identifier.For example, described record paste can be configured to make with the integrated processor of described paste and monitor described dynamic identifier periodically, and be to make described paste when described dynamic identifier is indicated through 11 months, when described dynamic identifier is indicated through 12 months (for example indicating the expired of described paste) Shi Weihong for yellow.
According to an embodiment more of the present invention, dynamic identifier (for example dynamically EPC) can change based on the situation of the variation in whole supply/distribution claim.Especially, in various application, dynamic identifier can be changed to indicate late delivery, delivery or duplicate shipment early.
For example, in a scheme, a box goods is ordered goods from the supplier, and the identical goods of two boxes is by mistake delivered by described supplier.Each box has been configured to comprise the label of dynamic identifier.Described first box is received and accepts.Described second box was received in a little time in evening (for example next day), and described recipient recognizes that it is repetition.It is described delivery person to indicate described recipient now that described in this label is configured to make the described recipient described dynamic identifier of can programming, and described original delivery person is the recipient now, so the box of described repetition can be transported back its original ground.In another program, one box goods arrives the destination in advance, and be attached to the label of described goods, comprise dynamic identifier, be programmed and make in the goods stream that described dynamic identifier can locate to indicate arrive described morning to be put back in the described supply chain in the time cycle (for example three days, three weeks etc.) of back.
Should be appreciated that it is explanation that aforesaid example is provided fundamental purpose, and all combinations of aforementioned concepts to be envisioned for be the part of described subject matter disclosed herein.Particularly, to be envisioned for be the part of described subject matter in all combinations of theme that the claim of ending place disclosed herein occurs.
Several illustrative embodiment of the present invention has been described like this, various conversion, it is incidental revising and improving for those skilled in the art.Such conversion is revised and improvement purpose is within the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, the description of front only is the mode of example, rather than purpose is restriction.Although should be appreciated that here and do not describe, the present invention imagines the EPC that covering has the described label of identification and has the annex memory that is used for storing additional information.This is to be selected by described 64 or 96 embodiment of describing.
Claims (28)
1. a radio frequency (RF) identification label, be configured to transmission at least one dynamic electron product code (EPC) relevant with at least one article, above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC is configured to and comprises at least a portion, but this at least a portion to small part can change based at least one detected status relevant with above-mentioned at least one article.
2. RF identification label as claimed in claim 1, wherein above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC further comprises a fixed part, it comprises following at least one:
First identifier that relates to the source of above-mentioned at least one article;
Second identifier that relates to the product type of above-mentioned at least one article; And
The 3rd identifier that relates to the series number of above-mentioned at least one article.
3. RF identification label as claimed in claim 1, but wherein above-mentioned at least one detected status comprises the temperature that at least one is relevant with at least one above-mentioned article, and wherein at least one variable part of above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC comprises at least one expression of above-mentioned at least one temperature.
4. RF identification label as claimed in claim 3, but wherein above-mentioned at least one detected status comprises the freezing situation that at least one is relevant with above-mentioned at least one article, and wherein at least one variable part of above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC comprises at least one expression of above-mentioned at least one freezing situation.
5. RF identification label as claimed in claim 1, but wherein above-mentioned at least one detected status relates to the shelf life of above-mentioned at least one article, and wherein at least one variable part of above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC comprises at least one expression that relates to above-mentioned shelf life.
6. RF identification label as claimed in claim 1, but wherein above-mentioned at least one detected status relate to that above-mentioned at least one article suffer at least one collide, and wherein at least one variable part of above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC comprises at least one expression that relates to above-mentioned at least one collision.
7. above-mentioned RF identification label as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
At least one memory element is used for storing above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC.
8. RF identification label as claimed in claim 7, wherein above-mentioned at least one memory element are configured to above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC is stored as a variable binary number.
9. RF identification label as claimed in claim 8, wherein above-mentioned variable binary number comprises at least 64.
10. RF identification label as claimed in claim 8, wherein above-mentioned variable binary number comprises at least 96.
11. RF identification label as claimed in claim 8, wherein above-mentioned variable binary number comprises at least 128.
12. RF identification label as claimed in claim 8 further comprises:
At least one processor, but be coupled to above-mentioned at least one memory element and be configured to the information relate to above-mentioned at least one testing environment of handling, above-mentioned at least one processor further be configured to small part based on above-mentioned at least one the dynamic EPC of the information updating of above-mentioned processing.
13. as the RF identification label of claim 12, wherein above-mentioned at least one processor be further configured periodically monitor relate to above-mentioned at least one can survey the information of situation.
14. as the RF identification label of claim 13, wherein at least one variable part of above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC comprises that at least one first field comprises at least one expression of alarm condition.
15. as the RF identification label of claim 14, wherein above-mentioned at least one processor further is configured to determine based on the information of above-mentioned processing whether above-mentioned alarm condition takes place, and provides an indication based on above-mentioned alarm condition in above-mentioned first field.
16. as the RF identification label of claim 15, wherein at least one variable part of above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC comprises that one second field is to comprise at least one expression of the counter that relates at least one the time-based parameter relevant with above-mentioned at least one article.
17. as the RF identification label of claim 16, wherein above-mentioned at least one processor is further configured at least one expression based on the information updating counter of above-mentioned processing.
18. the RF identification label as claim 13 further comprises at least one sensor, is coupled to above-mentioned at least one processor, but so that the information that relates to above-mentioned at least one detected status to be provided.
19. the RF identification label as claim 18 further comprises the RF interface circuit, it is coupled to above-mentioned at least one processor, and is configured to produce at least one RF signal to transmit above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC by wireless transmission.
20. as the RF identification label of claim 19, wherein above-mentioned label is configured as an integrated circuit (IC) chip.
21., combine with above-mentioned at least one article as the RF identification label of claim 20.
22. as the combination of claim 21, wherein above-mentioned RF identification label and above-mentioned at least one article are integrated.
23. as the combination of claim 22, wherein above-mentioned RF identification label is affixed to above-mentioned at least one article.
24. as the combination of claim 0, wherein above-mentioned RF identification label is embedded in above-mentioned at least one article.
25. a radio frequency (RF) identification label signal processing system comprises:
Be configured to handle at least one processor of at least one the dynamic electron product code (EPC) relevant, but above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC is configured to and comprises to small part variable at least a portion based at least one detected status relevant with above-mentioned at least one article with at least one article
26. as the system of claim 25, wherein above-mentioned at least one processor comprises Physical Markup Language (PML) but resolver is decoded above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC also obtains to relate to the information of at least one detected status relevant with above-mentioned at least one article.
27. system as claim 26, wherein above-mentioned PML resolver is configured to by at least one address and is identified, wherein above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC comprises at least one fixed part of at least one address that relates to above-mentioned PML resolver, and wherein said system further comprises:
At least one RF identification tag readers is to receive at least one signal that transmits above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC;
Object naming service (ONS) resolver is coupled to above-mentioned at least one RF identification tag readers, at least one the dynamic EPC that is received with decoding to small part, decide at least one address of above-mentioned PML resolver; And
At least one router is to guide above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC to above-mentioned PML resolver based at least one address by above-mentioned ONS resolver decision.
28. a RFID tag comprises:
At least one memory device, store at least one dynamic identifier relevant with at least one article, above-mentioned at least one dynamic identifier is configured to comprise at least one variable part, but its have to small part based on the variable content of at least one detected status relevant and variable-length with above-mentioned at least one article at least one, wherein above-mentioned at least one dynamic identifier comprises at least one dynamic electron product code (EPC);
Above-mentioned at least one memory device is configured to by regular update, but so that change based at least one testing conditions relevant with above-mentioned at least one article at least one and to refresh above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC;
But above-mentioned at least one testing environment comprises at least one temperature relevant with above-mentioned at least one article;
At least one variable part of above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC comprises at least one expression of above-mentioned at least one temperature;
Above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC further comprises a fixed part, it comprise following at least one:
First identifier that relates to the source of above-mentioned at least one article;
Second identifier that relates to the product type of above-mentioned at least one article; And
The 3rd identifier that relates to the series number of above-mentioned at least one article;
Above-mentioned at least one memory device is configured to above-mentioned at least one dynamic EPC is stored as variable binary number; And
Above-mentioned variable binary number comprises at least 64.
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US42692702P | 2002-11-15 | 2002-11-15 | |
| US60/426,927 | 2002-11-15 | ||
| US47555403P | 2003-06-03 | 2003-06-03 | |
| US60/475,554 | 2003-06-03 | ||
| PCT/US2003/035458 WO2004047000A2 (en) | 2002-11-15 | 2003-11-05 | Rf identification tag for communicating condition information associated with an item |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN1711564A true CN1711564A (en) | 2005-12-21 |
| CN1711564B CN1711564B (en) | 2012-02-22 |
Family
ID=35707235
Family Applications (2)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN200380103412.8A Expired - Fee Related CN1711564B (en) | 2002-11-15 | 2003-11-05 | RF identification tag for communicating condition information associated with an item |
| CNB2003801034132A Expired - Fee Related CN100369055C (en) | 2002-11-15 | 2003-11-05 | Methods and apparatus for communicating condition information associated with an item |
Family Applications After (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNB2003801034132A Expired - Fee Related CN100369055C (en) | 2002-11-15 | 2003-11-05 | Methods and apparatus for communicating condition information associated with an item |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CN (2) | CN1711564B (en) |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN102946448A (en) * | 2012-10-22 | 2013-02-27 | 中国地质大学（武汉） | ONS (Object Name Service) access method, terminal, server and system |
| CN103488962A (en) * | 2012-06-13 | 2014-01-01 | Nxp股份有限公司 | Improved serialization of rfid tags |
| CN103890819A (en) * | 2011-10-21 | 2014-06-25 | 美国联合包裹服务公司 | Systems and methods for collecting primary and secondary data associated with shipping containers |
| US9818053B2 (en) | 2007-12-19 | 2017-11-14 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Identification of objects using frequency characteristics of RFID tags |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN103049773B (en) * | 2012-12-14 | 2016-01-06 | 华南理工大学 | A kind of RFID device and sensing equipment is integrated and data fusion method |
| US9633241B2 (en) * | 2013-02-15 | 2017-04-25 | Nokia Technologies Oy | Method and apparatus for battery operated radio tags |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5798694A (en) * | 1996-12-19 | 1998-08-25 | Motorola, Inc. | Food storage apparatus and methods and systems for monitoring a food item |
| US6138105A (en) * | 1997-03-21 | 2000-10-24 | Walker Digital, Llc | System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail environments |
| FR2764977B1 (en) * | 1997-06-18 | 1999-08-20 | Stella | ELECTRONIC LABEL COMPRISING MEANS FOR DETECTING A PHYSICAL SIZE |
| US6712276B1 (en) * | 1999-01-29 | 2004-03-30 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method and apparatus for automated measurement of properties of perishable consumer products |
| CN1264881A (en) * | 2000-03-23 | 2000-08-30 | 欧广飞 | Dynamic electric code method for preventing forge |
-
2003
- 2003-11-05 CN CN200380103412.8A patent/CN1711564B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-11-05 CN CNB2003801034132A patent/CN100369055C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Cited By (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9818053B2 (en) | 2007-12-19 | 2017-11-14 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Identification of objects using frequency characteristics of RFID tags |
| CN103890819A (en) * | 2011-10-21 | 2014-06-25 | 美国联合包裹服务公司 | Systems and methods for collecting primary and secondary data associated with shipping containers |
| CN103890819B (en) * | 2011-10-21 | 2016-04-13 | 美国联合包裹服务公司 | For collecting the system and method for the fundamental sum auxiliary data be associated with shipping container |
| CN103488962A (en) * | 2012-06-13 | 2014-01-01 | Nxp股份有限公司 | Improved serialization of rfid tags |
| CN103488962B (en) * | 2012-06-13 | 2016-05-04 | Nxp股份有限公司 | The serializing of improved RFID label |
| US9846832B2 (en) | 2012-06-13 | 2017-12-19 | Nxp B.V. | Serialization of RFID tags |
| CN102946448A (en) * | 2012-10-22 | 2013-02-27 | 中国地质大学（武汉） | ONS (Object Name Service) access method, terminal, server and system |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN100369055C (en) | 2008-02-13 |
| CN1729474A (en) | 2006-02-01 |
| CN1711564B (en) | 2012-02-22 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| EP1570417B1 (en) | Apparatus for communicating condition information associated with an item | |
| US7468650B2 (en) | Methods and systems to improve RFID inventory polling accuracy | |
| CN101268497A (en) | Methods of monitoring items or material from manufacturing processes | |
| CN101213030B (en) | Mail sorting systems and methods | |
| US7701348B2 (en) | Embedded system architecture for RFID tag emulation | |
| US7482931B2 (en) | Product flow based auto-ID infrastructure | |
| CA2554871C (en) | Systems for transporting a product using an environmental sensor | |
| US6550674B1 (en) | System for cataloging an inventory and method of use | |
| US20060119471A1 (en) | Materials handling, tracking and control system | |
| US20060267731A1 (en) | System and apparatus of Internet-linked RFID sensor network for object identifying, sensing, monitoring, tracking and networking | |
| US20070222596A1 (en) | Radio Frequency Identification System and Tag | |
| JP5185533B2 (en) | Item level visualization technology for nested and adjacent containers | |
| CN1679049A (en) | Wireless environmental sensing in packaging applications | |
| CN101206713B (en) | Label recognition system and method | |
| US20010049629A1 (en) | Package location system | |
| CN100369055C (en) | Methods and apparatus for communicating condition information associated with an item | |
| US20070219663A1 (en) | Tracking an Item on a Packaging Line | |
| Sharma | Implementation of Rfid in Inventoy Management |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| C14 | Grant of patent or utility model | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant | ||
| C17 | Cessation of patent right | ||
| CF01 | Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee |
Granted publication date: 20120222 Termination date: 20131105 |