Patent ID: 7683786

Claim:
A portable metal article case for carrier for accessing information enclosed in the case, comprising: a magnetic tape article housed within the case, wherein the case is fully enclosed; a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to the magnetic tape article, wherein the RFID tag includes a RFID antenna and an integrated circuit chip, wherein the integrated circuit chip includes a date of manufacture for the article, a manufacturer of the article, and a price for the article; a built-in antenna disposed on a case inner surface that communicates with the RFID tag attached to the article at least one patch antenna connected to an antenna surface of the built-in antenna wherein the patch antenna is positioned facing the RFID antenna of the respective RFID tag; and a communication structure disposed on a chassis exterior frame surface of the case that is connected through the case interior surface to the built-in antenna wherein the communication structure is operable to communicate with an external RFID reader/writer that is separate from the case, wherein the built-in antenna is directly mounted onto the case inner surface via an insulator; and the chassis exterior frame surface of the case is connected to the patch antenna operable to form a ground plane.