Merchandise marking with programmable transponders
US7180419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/244
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for applying a programmable transponder to a target includes an applicator disposed adjacent to a tagging zone into which the target is conveyed and a feed-system for transporting a label to the applicator, each of the labels having a programmable transponder. A radiation source is disposed to illuminate a programming zone into which the label is transported. This radiation source communicates tag-information to the transponder. The communication of tag-information can occur either before or after the transponder is applied to the target.
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