Patent ID: 7142092

Claim:
A computer network comprising: a server having a plurality of application programs operating thereon; a plurality of client computers connected to said server; and an RFID reader connected to said server and being adapted to communicate with a plurality of RFID tags each having a memory containing plural data fields for storage of data, said RFID reader comprising: a radio module and a processor connected to said radio module, said radio module being responsive to commands provided by said processor to perform transmit and receive operations with said plurality of RFID tags; and a memory coupled to said processor and having program instructions stored therein, said processor being operable with said memory to execute said program instructions, said program instructions including: detecting data loaded in said plural data fields of said memory of at least one of said plurality of RFID tags, wherein said plural fields include at least a first data field defining an address corresponding to either said server or one of said plurality of client computers, a second data field identifying one of said plurality of application programs, and a third data field containing other stored information; generating a data packet having a format defined in accordance with said second data field and containing at least a portion of said other stored information in a body of said data packet; and transmitting said data packet to said address.