Title:
INTELLIGENT LABEL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1998050896
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An electronic timing label for indicating the expiration of a time period associated with a particular article. The label comprises a pulse generator (24) and a binary counter (26). The number of counts between the initial and final count numbers, and the pulse rate, are chosen to establish a counting time for the counter which corresponds to the time period associated with the article.
Inventors:
ROTHSCHILD ALAN W
ROMANO JAMES P
BOZOGIAN RICHARD A
ROMANO JAMES P
BOZOGIAN RICHARD A
Application Number:
PCT/US1998/003185
Publication Date:
April 29, 1999
Filing Date:
May 05, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ROTHSCHILD TECHNOLOGY L L C (US)
International Classes:
G04F1/00; G07C1/00; G09F3/02; G09F9/00; (IPC1-7): G04B47/00; F21Q3/00; G04B23/12
Foreign References:
| US4849948A | 1989-07-18 | |||
| US5442669A | 1995-08-15 | |||
| US5555223A | 1996-09-10 | |||
| US4690566A | 1987-09-01 |
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