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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ira L. Allen, Dallas, TX (US);
Lawrence A. Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Kevin S. Petrarca, Newburgh, NY (US);
Carl J. Radens, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G05B 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 29/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method for controlling pricing of a product, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having at least one processor is attached to a monitored product. A value indicative of a degree of exposure to an environmental condition is obtained. The obtained value is compared with a predetermined value range. A price of the monitored product is adjusted when the result of the comparison falls outside the predetermined value range.