METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ASSIGNING RFID DEVICE PERSONALITY

Title:

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ASSIGNING RFID DEVICE PERSONALITY

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005114602

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Methods and devices are provided for identifying (601 and 605), locating (610) and provisioning individual RFID devices in a network with "personalities" (625) that are appropriate for the roles of the RFID devices. According to some implementations of the invention, a combination of EPC code information and existing networking standards form the basis of identifying and provisioning methods. For example, MAC address information and EPC information can be combined to identify a particular device and its location in a network. For implementations using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ("DHCP"), DHCP Options may be used to pass provisioning information. Some implementations employ Domain Name Service ("DNS") and dynamic DNS ("DDNS") to allow easy identification of RFID devices.

Inventors:

HOWARTH ARTHUR G (US)
DROMS RALPH (US)
SAVILLE ROLAND (US)
KREEGER LAWRENCE (US)
WIBORG CHRISTOPHER (US)
BUTANEY VIKAS (US)
SINGHAL RAJIV (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2005/015322

Publication Date:

March 30, 2006

Filing Date:

April 29, 2005

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

CISCO TECH IND (US)
HOWARTH ARTHUR G (US)
DROMS RALPH (US)
SAVILLE ROLAND (US)
KREEGER LAWRENCE (US)
WIBORG CHRISTOPHER (US)
BUTANEY VIKAS (US)
SINGHAL RAJIV (US)

International Classes:

G06Q10/00; G08B13/14; H04L29/12; (IPC1-7): G06K7/08

Foreign References:

US5339073A	1994-08-16
US5887176A	1999-03-23
US5850187A	1998-12-15

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