Systems and methods for secure supply chain management and inventory control
US8332656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/805
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems for encoding and reading RFID tags on a collection of items are shown. One embodiment of the invention includes a plurality of items, where each item possesses an item identifier string, and a plurality of RFID tags, where an RFID tag is affixed to each of the items and each RFID tag is encoded with a code word element generated using at least all of the item identifier strings. In many embodiments, the collection is a plurality of goods contained within a case, pallet, container or storage area.
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