Patent ID: 8511555

Claim:
A tag configured for being physically associated with a supply chain item, the tag comprising: a processor; a memory configured for storing data elements; a wireless communications device configured for transceiving wireless communications with a second device that is physically separate from the tag, the wireless communications comprising a representation of at least one of the data elements comprising a characteristic associated with the tag, the representation being usable by the second device to determine information to wirelessly transmit to the tag, wherein the processor is configured for executing code stored in the memory to respond to the information wirelessly transmitted from the second device by configuring at least one of the data elements based on the information, wherein at least one of the data elements representing data is usable to process payment for the supply chain item, wherein at least one of the data elements representing data is usable to configure a display; and a display device, comprising: a display medium for visually displaying data; a display driver for translating data into a format displayable by the display medium; and a control sequencer for converting data received from the second device into a format readable by the display driver.