Patent ID: 9332388
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G06Q,G07C,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A portable device comprising: a radio frequency identification device having an active and a passive mode, wherein, when operating in the active mode, the radio frequency identification device is configured to respond to an external query by at least generating a radio frequency signal including a predetermined code, and wherein, when operating in the passive mode, the radio frequency identification device is configured to not respond to the external query; a geographic locator configured to generate a geographic location signal indicative of a current geographic location of the portable device; and a controller configured to determine, based on the geographic location signal, the current location of the portable device, in response to determining that the current geographic location of the portable device is near a predetermined geographic location, set the radio frequency identification device to the active mode, and, in response to determining that the current geographic location of the portable device is not near the predetermined location, setting the radio frequency identification device to the passive mode.