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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2005
Frederic Bauchot, Saint-Jeannet, FR;
Gerard Marmigère, Drap, FR;
Frederic Bauchot, Saint-Jeannet, FR;
Gerard Marmigère, Drap, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and associated product for wear level determination. Data is received from at least one Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag within a thickness of a wearing surface layer of each product of at least one product. The wearing surface layer of each product is an outermost surface layer of each product. The wearing surface layer of each product is adapted to be worn away such that the thickness of the wearing surface layer is reduced as each product is being used. A measure of wear of the wearing surface layer of each product is determined.