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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Applicants:
John Stephen Smith, Berkeley, CA (US);
Curtis L. Carrender, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
John Stephen Smith, Berkeley, CA (US);
Curtis L. Carrender, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alien Technology Corporation, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and Apparatuses for RFID handshaking are provided. A first number is received by a reader from a tag. The first number is a random number. In response, a handshake command and a second number is transmitted to the tag by the reader. If the first number matches the second number, then handshaking is successful and tag data is received.