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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Steve E. Trivelpiece, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Craig E. Trivelpiece, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Hubert A. Patterson, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Steve E. Trivelpiece, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Craig E. Trivelpiece, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Hubert A. Patterson, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing a tag. The methods comprise: placing the tag in a first operational mode in which an internal component ('IC') necessary to facilitate communication between the tag and a tag reader ('TR') are intentionally disabled; storing in the tag's data store a schedule specifying a scheduled time during which the tag is permitted to communicate with TR; selectively enabling IC at the scheduled time to permit the tag to communicate with TR; performing monitoring operations at the tag to determine when a predetermined condition has been detected; and causing the tag to autonomously perform an alerting function when the predetermined condition has been detected. The alerting function comprises (a) enabling a receiver of the tag to communicate with TR at an unscheduled time, and/or (b) activating an alert by enabling a hardware alerting component provided on the tag.