A method of object identification includes: capturing an image of an object having a material presenting surface artifacts; detecting a boundary within the captured image; selecting a portion of the image depicting the surface material within the boundary; based on the selected portion of the image, determining attributes of the surface artifacts; generating, based on the determined attributes of the surface artifacts, a physical identifier corresponding to the object; and storing the generated physical identifier.

A wireless identification tag for embedding into an electrically conductive surface of a rotatable work tool, the tag comprising at least a first and a second inductive planar loop having corresponding first and second terminals, wherein the first inductive planar loop and the second inductive planar loop are arranged in relation to a common plane and wherein the first inductive planar loop and the second inductive planar loop are arranged to cover separate areas of the common plane, where each area on the common plane is associated with a respective polarity of the magnetic flux normal to said plane.

System, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for allowing creating a record of an animal on a distributed ledger such as a blockchain. The animals have tags which, when read using a livestock tag reader, allow the owners of the animals to update the animal records with information about the animal, such as health and/or location data. The updated record can then be cryptographically signed and transmitted to a network server which verifies that the cryptographic signature corresponds to an owner's cryptographic signature for the animal.

The present disclosure is generally directed to an RFID tag for use with a metal fastener where the fastener operates as the antenna of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a microchip for storing data. The chip is electrically coupled to the metal fastener in order to receive and transmit the RF signal, the metal fastener thereby operating as the antenna for the RFID tag.

A Usage, Condition and Location System (UCLS) tag is provided, which is an active RFID tag that, in addition to location, is configured to determine the usage state and operating condition of a device. The UCLS tag includes sensors that measure physical activity of the associated equipment (vibration, magnetic activity, temperature, etc.). Algorithms may use the information obtained from the UCLS tags to map the measured sensor data to a contextual usage state and operating condition of the device.

A system and method for prominently propagating advertisements and messages from a garment. The system and method provide a washable fabric section that contains a waterproof Near Field Communication (NFC) tag, and a logo label. The NFC tag and the logo label are disposed adjacent to each other, and separated by a fold line for easy visible delineation. The washable fabric section is integrated, possibly through sewing, into the washable fabric section. The washable fabric section, with the NFC tag and the logo is disposed at a prominently visible location on the garment, so as to enable widespread distribution of the advertisement or message through NFC technology. An NFC reader scans the NFC tag to read the data contained therein, which may include a web site, a social media platform, advertisements, and messages.

Mounts for securing a tracking device to an object. The mounts include a case and a coupler system. The case includes a body defining a port complementarily configured with the tracking device to receive the tracking device. The coupler system is configured to couple the case to the object and includes a fabric expanse.

Asset tracking systems and methods include one or more tracking devices that pair with one or more hub devices to transmit sensor data from a tracking device only to a paired hub device with a hub device state quality rating, and from the paired hub device to a network server, thereby reducing redundant communications and communication network usage.

A system and method for detecting a pick-up of an item and determining analytics based on the detected pick-up. The method includes receiving data packets from a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) tags, wherein each of the IoT tags is attached to a product, extracting a frequency word from each of the plurality of IoT tags, analyzing each of the extracted frequency words to detect a pick-up event associated with each IoT tag, and determining analytics related to an interest in the product based on the detected pick-up events.

Systems and methods of tracking distribution items using hardware components on or in the distribution items. Shippers and recipients of distribution items can track or locate a distribution item, especially a high value item, if the distribution item is lost, misrouted, or delayed.