Patent ID: 9652733
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G01N,G06F,G06K,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for tracking a plurality of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags across a supply chain, using a processor, the method comprising: receiving tag scan data related to at least one RFID tag of the plurality of RFID tags at the processor; storing the tag scan data in an RFID tag data database, using the processor; receiving inlay data at the processor, the inlay data related to a plurality of inlays each comprising an RFID chip and an antenna, wherein the plurality of inlays is used in producing the plurality of RFID tags; receiving converting data at the processor, the converting data related to the plurality of RFID tags after the plurality of RFID tags have been finished, wherein each of the plurality of RFID tags comprises one of the plurality of inlays; producing analytic data based on one or more of the tag scan data, the inlay data, or the converting data, using the processor, the analytic data related to the plurality of RFID tags; transmitting the analytic data from the processor; determining a level of degradation of the at least one RFID tag, based on one or more of the tag scan data, the inlay data, or the converting data, using the processor; and storing the level of degradation of the at least one RFID tag in the RFID tag data database, using the processor.