Patent ID: 8807439

Claim:
A method of determining a measure of functionality of a plurality of RFID transponders included in a plurality of record members on a continuous moving web such that each record member has at least one RFID transponder, the method comprising the steps of: reading the plurality of RFID transponders Included in each record member as each record member advances on a continuous web to collect an identification number from each RFID transponder; printing on each of the at least one RFID transponder such that each record member has at least one RFID transponder information linked to the collected transponder identification number to create printed record members; counting a number of reads for the at least one RFID transponder In each record member; counting the printed record members; determining when the counted number of printed record members exceeds a stored total number of record members allowed to be printed, and if the counted number of printed record members exceeds the stored total number or record members allowed to be printed, halting printing; and evaluating the at least one RFID transponder in each record member based on the number of counted reads and determining functionality of the record member based on the number of printed record members and counted RFID transponder reads.