A magnetic field induction coupled RFID system for scanning and reading at least one object having an RFID tag or inlay label device attached or embedded therein to impart a unique identity to each of the objects. The RFID tag has two distinct modes of air interface protocol operation, such that the tag is capable of being read at close proximity range by a device utilizing a command-and-control protocol, such as an NFC-protocol compatible smartphone or similarly functioning device, and alternatively by an RFID reader utilizing a different protocol capable of supporting efficient high-speed anti-collision features for enabling fast inventorying at item level of retail store items, warehousing, customs and logistics operations over considerably greater interrogation distances, where both protocols utilize substantially the same carrier frequency.

An electronic device performs near field communication (NFC) functions. An operating method of the electronic device includes detecting an attachment of a first NFC tag which uses a first radio frequency signal type (RF signal type), checking whether to exclude the first NFC tag from a recognition of the NFC device in response to the attachment of the first NFC tag, and when the first NFC tag is excluded from the recognition of the NFC device, setting based on the checking a radio frequency signal type of the electronic device so as not to respond to a radio frequency signal of the first radio frequency signal type.

A terminal device includes a first communication unit that performs a wireless communication with a wireless communication tag of an electronic equipment in accordance with a first communication method, a second communication unit that performs the wireless communication in accordance with a second communication method, and a processing unit. The first communication unit receives an identification information of the electronic equipment from the wireless communication tag and the second communication unit receives a beacon signal including the identification information of the electronic equipment and an identifier of an internal access point. The processing unit establishes the wireless communication with the electronic equipment in accordance with the second communication method using the identifier specified based on a collation process between the identification information received by the first communication unit and the identification information included in the beacon signal.

Systems and methods for determining radio frequency (RF) cabling configuration are provided. The systems include a central controller that includes two or more antenna ports that are coupled to corresponding antennas via respective RF cables. In embodiments, the central controller executes a calibration interrogation cycle to detect a misconfiguration of an RF cable that couples an antenna port of the central controller to an antenna port of a detector station that includes an antenna under test. While the central controller executes the calibration interrogation cycle, a RF sensor is disposed in a signal range of the antenna under test. The systems detect indications provided by the RF sensor to identify a misconfiguration of the RF cabling and provide guidance on how to re-configure the RF cabling.

Systems and methods of the present invention provide for storing a unique identifier for an RFID tag associated with, and affixed to, an asset. An RFID reader, coupled to a server computer through a network, executes firmware instructions causing the reader to receive a transmission from a server computer to run a customizable software with programmable logic at the reader. The reader then recognizes the tag according to its signal strength, and determines a tag state for the tag according to a state machine in the customizable software. If the tag state changes, the reader publishes the tag state and transmits it to the server computer using a low bandwidth solution.

A system includes a plurality of masks and a scanner device. A pattern of a semiconductor device is defined by each of the plurality of masks in a photolithography process. A first mask of the plurality of masks includes a first identification code configured to distinguish the first mask from remaining masks of the plurality of masks. The scanner device is configured to read the first identification code to select the first mask from the plurality of mask, in order to form the pattern of the semiconductor device on a substrate according to the first mask.

Systems, methods and apparatuses for managing plant quarantines are provided, including quarantine tags that are utilized with plant-specific and user-specific electronic information to aid in notification, tracking, education, enforcement and compliance with a quarantine zone and rules for a plant quarantine. The quarantine tag includes text, symbols, images, colors, computer-readable codes and other information designed to help a user quickly and easily identify plant-specific and user-specific information related to a quarantine, including hyperlinks to electronic data accessible via a portable electronic device which provides and tracks location-specific, quarantine-specific and user-specific information to improve compliance and enforcement of the quarantine zone and prevent the spread of disease in cultivated plants. The user may be continuously provided with quarantine information on the device through an application which will aid the user in complying with the quarantine after acquiring a plant.

An article management apparatus includes a processor configured to repeatedly acquire, at a predetermined interval, identification information from a radio tag attached to an article. The identification information is capable of identifying the article. The processor is also configured to track an elapsed reading time during which the identification information is repeatedly acquired. The processor is also configured to manage the elapsed reading time in association with the identification information.

A universal radio frequency identification reader and emulation handheld device and system configured to read and emulate radio frequency identification tags in the low frequency, high frequency, and ultra-high frequency spectrums (from 30 kHz to 1050 MHz). The system may include a mobile or a web application to control and interact with the handheld device. The system may allow for the saving of radio frequency identification tag information in cloud infrastructure for later emulation.

A drug delivery system is provided. The drug delivery system can include a drug delivery device configured to store and deliver a drug to a user and a drug delivery management device for managing operation of the drug delivery device. The drug delivery management device can determine information relating to the drug that is to be provided to the user. The information relating to the drug can be provided by an indicator coupled to a container configured to store the drug. The drug delivery management device can determine a software program for controlling operation of the drug delivery management device based on the determined information relating to the drug. Other embodiments are disclosed and described.