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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Arthur G. Howarth, Orleans, CA;
Inventor:
Arthur G. Howarth, Orleans, CA;
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides for the provisioning and redundancy of RFID middleware servers. Middleware servers can be automatically provisioned and RFID device/middleware server associations can be automatically updated. Some implementations of the invention provide for automatic detection of middleware server malfunctions. Some such implementations provide for automated provisioning and automated updating of RFID device/middleware server associations, whether a middleware server is automatically brought online or is manually replaced. Changes and reassignments of the RFID device populations may be accommodated.