Patent ID: 8279065
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: G06K,G08B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: providing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag containing a plurality of RF network nodes on a single substrate wherein each of the plurality of RF network nodes includes an RF and analog block for receiving and transmitting an RFID reader signal, a memory, a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, and a power management block for managing power requirements of the RF network node; interconnecting the plurality of RF network nodes into a network topology with a communication bus to enable data communication between the plurality of RF network nodes to provide a coordinated storage facility formed from the memory of each of the plurality of RF network nodes, wherein the memory includes one time programmable (OTP) memory for storing information; communicating information stored in the coordinated storage facility in response to an interrogation of the RFID tag from an RFID reader; and coordinating the operation of the plurality of RF network nodes with a master RF network node coupled to the communication bus.