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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Vikram Makam Gupta, Cary, NC (US);
Srinivas Annambhotla, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Vikram Makam Gupta, Cary, NC (US);
Srinivas Annambhotla, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking device, that includes a global positioning satellite (GPS) interface and an RFID interface. The RFID interface is capable of communicating with an RFID tag on an RFID item and reading the RFID. The device is capable of detecting the RFID item, obtaining a GPS location via the GPS interface, and associating the GPS location with the RFID and the RFID item and storing the associated GPS location with the RFID item.