Patent ID: 9082289
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G08B,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) system for detecting and identifying lost dentures in a facility, comprising: at least one reader deployed in fixed locations in a facility and configured to transmit a first signal and to detect from a distance of at least one foot (1 ft.) a second signal, which is generated at an RFID transponder embedded in a denture in response to receiving the first signal by backscattering a part of the first signal; and a first server located within the facility and configured to communicate with the at least one reader over a network in the facility and to control operations of the at least one reader, wherein the second signal contains information related to the denture, including an identification of the denture owner, and wherein the at least one reader sends the information related to the denture to the first server when it detects the second signal from the RFID transponder.