US 12,367,366 B2
Article-identification-and-location device systems and methods of using same
Edward L. Hill, Conway, NH (US); John Liu, Madbury, NH (US); Narasimhachary Nallana Chakravarty, Rollinsford, NH (US); Brian Martel, Boulder, CO (US); Marc Bujold, Stratham, NH (US); Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Mark R. Ibbotson, Bentonville, AR (US)
Assigned to Position Imaging, Inc., Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed by Position Imaging, Inc., Portsmouth, NH (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/594,206.
Application 18/594,206 is a continuation of application No. 17/398,038, filed on Aug. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,922,246.
Application 17/398,038 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/891,729, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,107,337, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/857,059, filed on Jun. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0202482 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/0723 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10099 (2013.01); G06K 19/07749 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic tag comprising:
an indicator; and
a body including:
a radiofrequency (RF) receiver configured to receive an RF signal transmitted by an RF transmitter; and
a processor in communication with the RF receiver and the indicator, the processor being configured to acquire unique information from the RF signal that is received by the RF receiver, to process the unique information to switch to a mode from a plurality of different modes that the tag operates in and to perform an action commensurate with the mode from a plurality of preset actions in response to comparing the acquired unique information with a unique identifier stored in the electronic tag, wherein in the mode, the electronic tag awakens from a sleep mode to listen for the acquired unique information, the action including controlling the indicator, the tag further comprising:
means for coupling the body of the electronic tag to an object.