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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2006
Erick S. Amador, Miramar, FL (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Philip K. Mullins, Richmond, TX (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Erick S. Amador, Miramar, FL (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Philip K. Mullins, Richmond, TX (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The 'RFID Paging Infrastructure' uses RFID technology to provide a low-cost localized message paging system. When a stationary RFID transceiver detects a programmable RFID tag, the transceiver reads an identifier from the RFID tag. The RFID transceiver causes a computer to determine whether a message stored in a database is intended for the RFID tag, and responsive to a determination that a message is intended for the RFID tag, the RFID transceiver transmits the message to the RFID tag. The message is saved in a memory on the programmable RFID tag. The message in the memory on the RFID tag can be read with a hand-held display device or the RFID tag can be coupled with an integrated display device.