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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Kenneth L. Greenlee, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christian L. Hunt, Cary, NC (US);
Steven M. Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Anne I. Ryan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kenneth L. Greenlee, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christian L. Hunt, Cary, NC (US);
Steven M. Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Anne I. Ryan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a data tag device () which initially operates in an active mode (). The data tag device includes tag circuitry including a interface element (), a controller element (), and a memory () in which tag data () is stored. A battery () is provided which is initially coupled to the tag circuitry by a connector means () which allows non-destructive removal and replacement of the battery. The data tag device is configured to detect the removal of the battery (), and disable the data tag in response ().