WO2002021429A3 - Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags - Google Patents

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WO2002021429A3
WO2002021429A3 PCT/US2001/028033 US0128033W WO0221429A3 WO 2002021429 A3 WO2002021429 A3 WO 2002021429A3 US 0128033 W US0128033 W US 0128033W WO 0221429 A3 WO0221429 A3 WO 0221429A3
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Arthur E Anderson Iii
James G Eagleson
William E Blasdell
Timothy K Brand
Nikola Cargonja
Ravindra U Rajapakse
Joseph S Chan
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Priority to EP01975190A priority Critical patent/EP1317733B1/en
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; 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
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    • 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 provisions for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device

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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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AU2001294543A AU2001294543A1 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags
AT01975190T ATE464618T1 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRACKING DEVICES WITH RADIO FREQUENCY LABELS
JP2002525564A JP4686109B2 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags
EP01975190A EP1317733B1 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags
CNB018185363A CN1332350C (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags
CA2421544A CA2421544C (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags
DE60141841T DE60141841D1 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRACKING DEVICES WITH RADIO FREQUENCY LABELS
HK04101686.3A HK1058985B (en) 2000-09-07 2001-09-06 Method and apparatus for tracking devices using tags

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US23072800P 2000-09-07 2000-09-07
US60/230,728 2000-09-07
US09/841,780 US6542114B1 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-04-24 Method and apparatus for tracking items using dual frequency tags
US09/841,774 US6940392B2 (en) 2001-04-24 2001-04-24 Method and apparatus for varying signals transmitted by a tag
US09/841,782 US6720888B2 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-04-24 Method and apparatus for tracking mobile devices using tags
US09/841,774 2001-04-24
US09/841,776 US6765484B2 (en) 2000-09-07 2001-04-24 Method and apparatus for supplying commands to a tag
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