Patent ID: 7931205

Claim:
A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) printer, comprising: a barcode scanner; a RFID reader; a communication interface; an antenna configured to emit a RFID field and coupled to and cooperating with the RFID reader to read from at least one RFID transponder included in a record member; a printing system having a print head and a drive mechanism to drive a web of RFID record members past the print head for printing data thereon; a memory; and a processor, the processor coupled to the memory, the printing system, the barcode scanner, the antenna, and to the RFID reader and operable to read and print on the RFID record members as the web continues in motion, the processor configured to perform the steps of: reading the at least one RFID transponder to collect an identification number from the RFID transponder; linking the identification number of the RFID transponder with a barcode; creating an association file, the association file including a listing of identification numbers of RFID transponders and associated barcodes; storing the association file in the memory; printing on the record members having at least one RFID transponder, the barcode linked to the collected transponder identification number; receiving an instruction to transmit the association file; transmitting the association file; counting the number of printed record members; determining if the counted number of printed record members exceeds a stored predetermined number before receipt of the instruction to transmit the association file and if the counted number of printed record members exceeds the stored predetermined number, halting printing until receipt of the instruction to transmit the association file; receiving another instruction to delete the association file from memory; and deleting the association file.