Rule-based tracking of products based on intelligent identifiers
US9202196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/246
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method comprising receiving radio frequency tracker identifiers stored by tags associated with items; evaluating the radio frequency tracker identifiers based on radio frequency tracker identifiers previously received or concurrently received; identifying one or more radio frequency tracker identifiers based on the evaluating; selecting a rule from a set of rules when it is determined that an event occurred with respect to the identified one or more radio frequency tracker identifiers, wherein the set of rules correlates with information included in the radio frequency tracker identifiers and the selected rule pertains to an occurrence of the event; selecting a responsive action based on the selected rule; and generating a notification defined by the selected responsive action.
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