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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Selcuk Suat Eren, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brian Jules Jaeger, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Douglas Alan Law, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul Allen Roberts, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shawn Konrad Sremaniak, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Selcuk Suat Eren, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Brian Jules Jaeger, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Douglas Alan Law, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul Allen Roberts, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shawn Konrad Sremaniak, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for detecting whether a device has been opened. A first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is installed in the package, typically during manufacturing. A first component is included in the first RFID tag. The first component modifies a power source to the first RFID tag in response to the package being opened after the first RFID tag is installed. The first RFID tag indicates a first event in response to the power supply being modified.