Patent ID: 7954712

Claim:
A system for tracking products, assets, and devices in a supply chain, comprising: a plurality of tags for storing information and performing wireless communications; a product to which a first tag of the plurality of tags is affixed, the first tag comprising: a casing; a low frequency wireless communications unit comprising (i) a low frequency antenna for receiving wireless communications, (ii) a low frequency transceiver for converting wireless communications to digital signals, (iii) a processor for processing digital signals, and (iv) memory; a display comprising (i) a control sequencer for accepting display data from the processor, (ii) a display driver for converting the digital signals received by the control sequencer into a format displayable by a display medium, and (iii) the display medium; and a backplane for facilitating digital communication between the low frequency wireless communications unit and the display; an asset to which a second tag of the plurality of tags is affixed; a device to which a third tag of the plurality of tags is affixed; an application server having router hardware, server hardware, database software, and tracking software, the application server being configured for receiving associations created by wireless communications between the first tag, the second tag, and the third tag, wherein the application server is configured for taking actions based on the associations; at least one infrastructure node for routing communications between the application server and the first tag, the second tag, and the third tag; and at least one legacy system for supplying one or more data items about the product to the application server.