Patent ID: 9722367
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G02B,G06K,H01R,H04Q

Claim:
1. A method of reading RFID tags in an interconnection system comprising at least one port at which a connection can be made between a first cable having a first connector associated with a first side of the port and a second cable having a second connector associated with a second side of the port, the method comprising: initiating a localized read transaction that is targeted to read any RFID tag attached to the first connector associated with the first side of the port and that is targeted to read any RFID tag attached to the second connector associated with the second side of the port; as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a first RFID interrogation signal that is transmitted, wherein the first connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the first RFID interrogation signal; and as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a second RFID interrogation signal that is transmitted, wherein the second connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the second RFID interrogation signal.