Patent ID: 7609662

Claim:
A method for use with a system comprising a plurality of routers, each router in wireless communication with myriad tags, the routers in packet-based communication with each other according to a routing protocol, the method comprising the steps of: moving a first tag from a location out of communication with a first router into a location in communication with the first router, said first tag associated with a first IP address, said IP address stored in volatile memory powered by a battery within said first tag; establishing the wireless communication between the first tag and the first router, said communication taking place at a frequency below 1 megahertz; in response thereto, propagating routing information regarding the tag from the first router to at least one other router; at a user location communicatively coupled with the routers, presenting for resolution a human-readable address; resolving the human-readable address to the IP address; presenting a query at the user location regarding the IP address; receiving from the first tag a response thereto; and rendering information indicative of the response at the user location.