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RFID vehicle tag with manually adjustable data fields

US8344886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2009
Grant dateJan 1, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2209/47
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An RFID tag for use in a vehicle for use in an electronic toll collecting system. The tag is capable of transmitting data to a tag interrogator indicating the occupancy status of the vehicle. In an embodiment, the tag has a user input and a visual and audible tag status indicator. The user input is used to change the occupancy status of the tag, wherein the occupancy status is a portion of a message sent by radio frequency to the interrogator when the vehicle passes through a toll area.

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