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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
Christopher J. Diorio, Shoreline, WA (US);
Theron Stanford, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott A. Cooper, Seattle, WA (US);
Chad A. Lindhorst, Seattle, WA (US);
Kambiz Rahimi, Kirkland, WA (US);
Harley K. Heinrich, Snohommish, WA (US);
Gregory T. Kavounas, Bellevue, WA (US);
Christopher J. Diorio, Shoreline, WA (US);
Theron Stanford, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott A. Cooper, Seattle, WA (US);
Chad A. Lindhorst, Seattle, WA (US);
Kambiz Rahimi, Kirkland, WA (US);
Harley K. Heinrich, Snohommish, WA (US);
Gregory T. Kavounas, Bellevue, WA (US);
Impinj, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
RFID tags, ICs for RFID tags, and methods are provided. In some embodiments, an RFID tag includes a memory with multiple sections, and a processing block. The processing block may map one of these sections, or another of these sections, for purposes of responding to a first command from an RFID reader. As such, an RFID tag can operate according to the data stored in the section mapped at the time. In some embodiments, a tag can even transition from mapping one of the sections to mapping another of the sections. This can amount to the tag exhibiting alternative behaviors, and permits hiding data on the tag.