Radio frequency identification system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11164144-B2
Application number	US-201916265608-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2019
Priority date	Mar 13, 2013
Publication date	Nov 2, 2021
Grant date	Nov 2, 2021

Abstract

A multi-tenant, RFID system that may be Cloud based or run on a local area network (LAN) for distributed RFID devices and RFID applications. The RFID system a central abstraction and translation layer between RFID devices installed in geographically diverse locations and applications. RFID devices initiate communication to a Cloud or LAN network over to send events and receive commands. RFID applications can receive RFID tag data, device health, and requested and derived events from the RFID system to automatically run processes based on the provided data. Applications manage RFID devices and settings in the RFID system using command and configuration interfaces.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) system comprising:
a serialization service operating on a cloud network, wherein the serialization service is configured to generate unique electronic product code (EPC) information;
a controlling computer operatively coupled to an RFID device and the cloud network, wherein the RFID device is not cloud-enabled, and wherein the controlling computer is configured to:
communicate with the cloud network;
communicate with the RFID device;
receive a request from the cloud network to program the unique EPC information with the RFID device; and
interact with the RFID device based on the request so as to cause the RFID device to program an RFID tag with the unique EPC information.

2. The RFID system of claim 1 , wherein the cloud network is configured to store and track RFID tag information and associated item information.

3. The RFID system of claim 1 , wherein the controlling computer is configured to send status information about the RFID device to the cloud network, and wherein the status information is not in response to the request from the cloud network.

4. The RFID system of claim 1 , wherein the controlling computer is configured to push data from the RFID device to the cloud network.

5. The RFID system of claim 4 , wherein the controlling computer is configured to push data from the RFID device to the cloud network without receiving a request from the cloud network.

6. The RFID system of claim 4 , wherein the controlling computer is configured to push data from the RFID device to the cloud network without receiving a request from an endpoint application.

7. The RFID system of claim 4 , wherein the controlling computer is configured to generate a message indicating a health of the RFID device.

8. The RFID system of claim 1 , wherein the controlling computer is configured to control when an RFID scan occurs.

9. The RFID system of claim 1 , wherein the controlling computer is configured to control what RFID scan settings are used for an RFID scan.

10. The RFID system of claim 1 , wherein the controlling computer performs security authentication with the cloud network.

Assignees

• Promega Corp

Inventors

• Sehmer Mark
• Phillips Travis
• Lohmeier Mike

Classifications

• H04L67/1001

  for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers · CPC title

• G06F9/5072

  Grid computing · CPC title

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• G06K19/07758

  arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title