US 12,367,357 B1
Activating a smart label via contact
Pankaj Patel, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Vidya Subramanian, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to ROAMBEE Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by ROAMBEE Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/071,579.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10425 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10376 (2013.01); G06K 19/07749 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
detecting a radio-enabled label moving through an area; and
performing one or more contact operations on the radio-enabled label, wherein the one or more contact operations physically contact the radio-enabled label to activate a power source embedded in the radio-enabled label to enable the radio-enabled label to at least one of transmit or receive a radio signal, wherein tearing a first edge of the radio-enabled label enables a first mode of operation by the radio-enabled label, wherein tearing a second edge of the radio-enabled label enables a second mode of operation by the radio-enabled label.