Patent ID: 8766779
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G08B

Abstract:
1. A method of determining a disposition of an item, comprising: transmitting, by an interrogating device, an interrogation signal; receiving, by the interrogating device, a response from a radio frequency identification device in response to the interrogation signal, the response comprising disposition information of the item, wherein the item is an electronic device comprising a circuit pack of a node in a telecommunication network, the disposition information being obtained by the radio frequency identification device from a sensor that is operatively monitoring a signal path of the circuit pack for detecting a presence of a magnetic field, wherein the disposition information includes an operational state of the electronic device, wherein the operational state indicates whether the electronic device is in an installed state; and wherein, when the operational state indicates that the electronic device is in the installed state, the operational state further indicates whether the electronic device is in one of two states comprising: an in-use state and in a need-of-repair state, wherein the operational state is determined by monitoring the magnetic field by the sensor.