Patent ID: 9547831
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for monitoring use of a tool, comprising: transmitting an RF signal from an active RFID tag coupled to the tool, the active RFID tag comprising: receiving the RF signal with an RFID reader coupled to a collar, the collar being removably coupled to the tool; transmitting a first alert signal from the RFID reader to a communication device coupled to the collar when the RFID reader fails to receive the RF signal, the first alert signal indicating that the collar has been de-coupled from the tool; transmitting the data relating to the use of the tool to the active RFID tag via a sensor coupled to or integral with the active RFID tag; transmitting a monitor signal from the communication device to a monitor; and transmitting an indirect distributor signal from the monitor to a distributor of the tool, the indirect distributor signal indicative of the time the collar was de-coupled from the tool.