Appeal No. 2003-0020
Application No. 09/631,060
intended destination is stored in a memory within the tag. An
interrogator at the actual destination sends an RF interrogation
signal and the tag responds by transmitting an RF signal
containing the intended destination. A comparison is then made
to determine whether the intended destination transmitted by the
tag is the same as the actual destination. If the destinations
do not match, the interrogator signals that the object should not
be delivered to the actual destination.
Representative independent claim 2 is reproduced as follows:
2. A method of signaling when an object is about to be
unloaded from a vehicle at a destination different from the
object’s intended destination, comprising the steps of:
storing data representing the object’s intended destination
in a memory device within an RFID transceiver tag;
mounting the tag on the object;
transporting the object in a vehicle to a first destination;
mounting an RFID interrogator transceiver adjacent an
unloading aperture of the vehicle;
transmitting an RF interrogation signal from the
interrogator transceiver so as to prompt the tag to respond by
transmitting an RF signal containing its intended destination if
said object is unloaded from the vehicle through said aperture;
the interrogator receiving the response RF signal from the
tag; and
-2–
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007