Patent ID: 7791485

Claim:
An electronic tag decommissioning system comprising: a computer with at least one processor and memory; a database coupled to the computer, the database comprising link data associating a plurality of electronic tags with respective objects; decommissioning logic comprising program code executing in the memory of the computer by the at least one processor of the computer programmed to decommission individual ones of the electronic tags in the database; and, a decommissioning bin, the decommissioning bin comprising: an entry compartment; an exit compartment; an electronic tag reader coupled to the decommissioning logic and configured to direct decommissioning of read tags in the bin by the decommissioning logic; and, a decommissioning compartment disposed between the entry and exit compartments, the decommissioning compartment comprising the electronic tag reader coupled to decommissioning logic programmed to decommission the electronic tag in the database.