John H Neal

US Patent:

20130265142, Oct 10, 2013

Filed:

Apr 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/442472

Inventors:

Nicholaus A. Jones - Fayetteville AR, US
Justin C. Lewis - Scotch Plains NJ, US
John F. Neal - Bentonville AR, US

International Classification:

G06K 7/01
G06F 17/00
G06K 19/077

US Classification:

340 1051, 340 101, 340 106, 235492, 235439, 235375

Abstract:

An RFID tag includes a tag-type identifier. This tag-type identifier can represent data encoder-relevant tag-type information and/or printer-relevant tag-type information as desired. This identifier can comprise an optical or electronic code such as a numeric, binary, or hexadecimal code. This code can be stored within the RFID tag's integrated circuit (for example, within the integrated circuit's stored EPC field). These teachings also provide for recovering from an unassigned RFID tag its tag-type identifier and using that tag-type identifier to facilitate automatically processing the RFID tag when assigning the RFID tag to a corresponding item. This can comprise utilizing the tag-type identifier to determine corresponding assignment-facilitation information to use when assigning the RFID tag. Examples in these regards, include, for example, an RFID tag encoder power setting or position, a printer setting, or a label layout.