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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Paul S. Andry, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Monty Montague Denneau, Brewster, NY (US);
John U. Knickerbocker, Monroe, NY (US);
Robert L. Wisnieff, Ridgefield, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A smart tag comprises a processor, a non-volatile memory, at least one of an internal power source and an external power source, and a transceiver configured for two-way communication with a reader external to the smart tag. The smart tag is formed as an integrated circuit chip less than 10 cubic millimeters in size to less than 0.000125 cubic millimeters in size. An apparatus comprising the smart tag may further include an antenna connect to the smart tag.