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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2001
Applicants:
John R. Hind, Raleigh, NC (US);
James M. Mathewson, Ii, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Marcia L. Peters, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
John R. Hind, Raleigh, NC (US);
James M. Mathewson, II, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Marcia L. Peters, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to store product information in tags attached to items of merchandise is disclosed. The RFID tagging scheme of the present invention prevents tampering with stored information, global tracking of customers and their purchased items, and pricing mistakes made at the point of sale.