CPC G06K 19/07749 (2013.01) [G06K 19/072 (2013.01); G06K 19/07767 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for authenticating a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag comprising:
receiving a first signal including first data corresponding to a first transponder of the RFID tag;
determining based on the first data included in the first signal whether the first transponder is part of a multi-transponder tag;
in response to determining that the first transponder is not part of a multi-transponder tag, executing a first command;
in response to determining that the first transponder is part of a multi-transponder tag, performing the following:
determining that the first transponder and a second transponder are contained within the RFID tag;
generating an interrogation signal;
receiving a second signal including second data corresponding to the second transponder that is different than the first transponder;
determining whether the second data includes new data that is different from the first data;
determining, using circuitry, whether the second data is associated with the RFID tag based on the first data and the second data; and
executing a second command.
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