Patent ID: 7840450

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving from a data capture system a plurality of identifiers, each identifying one of a plurality of RFID devices proximate to a scene, wherein each of the plurality of identifiers is acquired from a respective one of the plurality of RFID devices; receiving from the data capture system a first data representing the scene, the first data not being received from any of the plurality of RFID devices; and storing, in the archive system that communicates with the data capture system over a computer network, a data structure representing an association between the first data and the plurality of identifiers, whereby the first data is retrievable based on at least one of the plurality of identifiers, wherein the data structure comprises: a data portion comprising the first data representing the scene and received from the data capture system; and a metadata portion comprising a plurality of sub-portions, each sub-portion corresponding to one of the plurality of RFID devices proximate to the scene, wherein each sub-portion comprises an identifier of the respective RFID device and at least one of a location of the respective RFID device in the scene and a global positioning system (GPS) location of the RFID device.