RFID tagging the S.M.A.R.T way

ODIN technologies, a leader in RFID solution design, testing and deployment was recently awarded another RFID patent, which related to a project dubbed the "Secure Material Accounted in Real Time (S.M.A.R.T) container". US Patent No. 7,256,682 relates to, for example, a wide range of embodiments having active and/or passive RFID to provide efficient and accurate visibility of assets as they travel in a closed container.

15 Aug 2007

One technology embodiment would be for dynamically updating container contents to a "parent" tag on the exterior of the container. This would allow a completely accurate inventory of the contents by simply interrogating the tag on the outside of the container. As items are added or removed, the S.M.A.R.T. container dynamically updates the parent tag; thus, anytime the parent tag is interrogated all contents are accurately accounted for without requiring human intervention.

"The S.M.A.R.T. container patent is another example of ODIN technologies solving real-world RFID challenges through innovation. Our extensive work in the military, aerospace and health care industries revealed a common challenge. People would put contents into a box, update the contents to an exterior tag, but never update the inventory when items were removed. This leads to inventory inaccuracy and added effort," commented Patrick J. Sweeney II President and CEO of ODIN technologies and the inventor of the S.M.A.R.T. container.

"The S.M.A.R.T. container solution improves the efficiency and accuracy of inventory tracking. Anytime something is taken out or put inside a S.M.A.R.T. container enabled box, the system dynamically updates the tag, which records its contents. This is invaluable in military theaters, hospital operating rooms, port security situations, and for companies tracking parcel shipments at multiple drop-off locations," Sweeney added.

ODIN technologies will consider licensing the patent to other providers in the RFID container space, and is currently working directly with clients to leverage this unique technology to in their operations as part of a complete RFID solution.

For more information, visit: www.ODINtechnologies.com

Source: eMediaWire.com