US 11,861,440 B2
Systems and methods for providing tags adapted to be incorporated with or in items
Steve E. Trivelpiece, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US); Bjoern Petersen, Lubbock, TX (US); Adam S. Bergman, Boca Raton, FL (US); João Vilaça, Dubai (AE); Gopal Chandramowle, Boca Raton, FL (US); Carlos Gomez Garcia, Las Rozas (ES); and Melwyn Sequeira, Plantation, FL (US)
Assigned to Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed by Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/672,203.
Application 17/672,203 is a continuation of application No. 17/220,613, filed on Apr. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,256,972.
Application 17/220,613 is a continuation of application No. 16/685,584, filed on Nov. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,970,613, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/902,355, filed on Sep. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0172016 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/07758 (2013.01) [G06K 7/0095 (2013.01); G06K 19/0772 (2013.01); G06K 19/07756 (2013.01); G06K 19/07771 (2013.01); G06K 19/07773 (2013.01); G06K 19/07788 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for integrating tags with items, comprising:
dynamically determining, by a computing device during a fabrication of an item, a characteristic of a metal thread to be incorporated onto or into the item to adjust tag performance in view of dielectric and tuning properties of the item;
creating, during the fabrication of the item, a metal thread having the characteristic;
disposing, during the fabrication of the item, the metal thread onto or into the item being produced to form an antenna for a tag; and
attaching a communications enabled device to the item after disposing the metal thread onto or into the item so as to form an electrical coupling or connection between the communications enabled device and the antenna.