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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Robert C. Becker, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David W. Meyers, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert C. Becker, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David W. Meyers, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An RFID tag has a memory, an RF transceiver that supports long range RF communications with a long range reader, and an interface that supports short range communications with a short range reader over a secure link. The RF transceiver can be used to transmit an ID stored in the memory of the tag to a long range reader, and the interface can be used to transmit sensitive history information to a short range reader over the secure link. The ID uniquely identifies an article to which the tag is attached, and the history information provides environmental data, and/or maintenance data, and/or shipping data, and/or inventory data, and/or production data, etc. about the article.