Managing a plurality of radio frequency identification devices

US8823554B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Swanee Yourkowski · Burien, US
• William P. Coop · Kent, US
• Rebecca Shore · Seattle, US
• Kevin Y. Ung · Bellevue, US
• Robert L. Avery · Woodinville, US
• Arun Ayyagari · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 9, 2010
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/40
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for managing identification devices on an aircraft. An occurrence of an event is identified using information for a plurality of identification devices. Each of the plurality of identification devices is associated with a plurality of components on the aircraft. The information for the plurality of identification devices comprises data received from the plurality of identification devices and specification data for the plurality of identification devices. In response to identifying the occurrence of the event, a number of operations for the plurality of identification devices are initiated.