CA2258925A1 - Sensing with active electronic tags - Google Patents

Sensing with active electronic tags

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CA2258925A1
CA2258925A1 CA002258925A CA2258925A CA2258925A1 CA 2258925 A1 CA2258925 A1 CA 2258925A1 CA 002258925 A CA002258925 A CA 002258925A CA 2258925 A CA2258925 A CA 2258925A CA 2258925 A1 CA2258925 A1 CA 2258925A1
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Louis A. Woolley
James H. Weimar
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Abstract

An object (12-1) in a storage area or moving vehicle (12-6) is monitored by attaching an electronic tag (16-1) to the object. An electronic device (15) detects the presence of the object (12-1) by communicating with the tag (16-1) while the object is in storage or is being moved by the vehicle (12-6). The tags (16-1-16-n) may also determine location of an attached object (12-1-12-n) and may reroute the object if it deviates from a given shipping schedule. Each tag has circuitry (102) for communicating information relating to an object in the group to a second tag. Each tag also includes a memory (104) connected to the circuitry (102) that is capable of storing the information, and a controller (106) connected to the memory (104) and the circuitry (102).
A sensor (18) is used to detect the condition of an object and communicate the condition to a tag.
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