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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Applicant:
Judith Murrah, Saint James, NY (US);
Inventor:
Judith Murrah, Saint James, NY (US);
Assignee:
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for tracking an item having an associated radio frequency identification (RFID) tag are described. A change in a physical attribute of the item is detected. Information stored in the tag is updated based on the detected change. Information stored in a database may also be updated based on the detected change. In another aspect, a second tag associated with a person is determined to be located within a predetermined range of a first tag associated with an item. As a result, information is stored in the first tag regarding the person.