Patent ID: 7802724

Claim:
An identification and communication system for objects and users, comprising: a plurality of radio identification devices; means for attaching the radio identification devices to the objects and to the users; at least one device for receiving and transmitting data via at least one antenna regarding the objects and the users to which the radio identification apparatus is attached, the at least one device coupled to at least one type of computer hardware device adapted to provide identifying, monitoring, storing, and processing functions for the data, whether non-networked, networked, or peer-to-peer among at least two additional computer hardware devices; and a plurality of display terminals adapted to identify a user in physical proximity to the respective display terminal and to selectively access the stored data in the at least one device at the request of the user and upon verification of user authorization to access requested stored data and to provide the requested stored data to the user on the display, the stored data comprising user location, object location, anticipated object location, and travel services.