A portable label printer for printing content onto a surface of a label is provided. The label has a chip disposed therein. The portable label printer includes a main body, an RFID antenna assembly, a front cover unit, a back cover unit, and a print head module. The front and back cover units are disposed in the main body, and a paper exit port is formed between the front and back cover units. The RFID antenna assembly is disposed in the main body and adjacent to the paper exit port. The print head module is disposed in the main body and under the RFID antenna assembly. The label first passes through the print head module, and then passes through the RFID antenna assembly. When the label passes through the RFID antenna assembly, the RFID antenna assembly performs data reading or data writing on the chip of the label.

The disclosure features a method of creating a communications network. In this method, a first tape node includes a first type of wireless communication interface and a second type of wireless communication interface having a longer range than the first type of wireless communication interface. A second tape node includes the first type of wireless communication interface that is operable to communicate with the first tape node over a wireless communication connection established between the first type of wireless communication interfaces of the first and second tape nodes. Over a wireless communication connection, the first tape node sends programmatic code executable by the first tape node to function as a master tape node with respect to the second tape node.

A syringe assembly includes a syringe and a tamper evident cap disposed over a Luer connection of the syringe, the tamper evident cap having a main body that defines a proximal end defining an opening, a distal end opposite the proximal end, an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface that defines a passage to receive a tip cap and the Luer connection, where the tamper evident cap is spaced from the tip cap. The main body defines a frangible connection between the proximal and distal ends thereof. The frangible connection can break under a force applied to the distal end of the tamper evident cap such that the proximal end of the tamper evident cap remains engaged with the syringe when the frangible connection breaks. An RFID tag is disposed on the syringe and has an integrated circuit and an antenna configured to send/receive signals between an RFID reader.

The disclosure features a method of creating a communications network. In this method, a first tape node includes a first type of wireless communication interface and a second type of wireless communication interface having a longer range than the first type of wireless communication interface. A second tape node includes the first type of wireless communication interface that is operable to communicate with the first tape node over a wireless communication connection established between the first type of wireless communication interfaces of the first and second tape nodes. Over a wireless communication connection, the first tape node sends programmatic code executable by the first tape node to function as a master tape node with respect to the second tape node.

A technology is for writing different information depending on an object into an electronic tag. The above problem is solved by an electronic tag writing system including a writing device that writes write information into an electronic tag, and an information acquisition section that acquires write information related to an object associated with the electronic tag, in which the write information acquired by the information acquisition section is written into the electronic tag using the writing device.

A method for encoding a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlay is described. The method includes causing, by a processor, a media to travel along a media path in an RFID printer. The media includes a plurality of labels. Each label of the plurality of labels comprises an RFID inlay. The method also includes determining a real-time position of a first label while the media travels along the media path based on an input signal received from a media sensor. The first label includes a first corresponding RFID inlay. Further, the method includes causing an RFID control system to initiate encoding of the first corresponding RFID inlay, and to rotate and continue encoding of the first corresponding RFID inlay until the first corresponding RFID inlay is successfully encoded. The RFID coupler is rotated based on the real-time position of the first label.

Disclosed by the present invention is a device for embedding electronic tag, which comprises: a tag separating unit configured to separate an electronic tag from a base film; a tag conveying unit configured to transmit the electronic tag to a setting position; and a tag grasping placing unit configured to grasp and attach an electronic tag. As an electronic tag being implanted on a product, firstly separating the electronic tag to be placed from the base film thereon by the tag separating unit, then grasping the separated electronic tag by the tag grasping placing unit, then transmitting the tag grasping placing unit to a setting position by the conveying unit, then attaching the electronic tag on the device by the tag grasping placing unit, that means the completion of the entire process of placement. During which, the actions of separating, grabbing, transmitting and placing are all realized automatically. In comparison with manual work, the present invention could not only improve production efficiency, but also reduce the risks of omission and misplacement, thereby improving the product quality.

A label issuance device includes a roller configured to convey a label including an RFID tag along a conveyance path, an antenna board disposed under the conveyance path and having planar surfaces that are perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the label, the antenna board including a substrate, a transmission line formed inwardly of an upper edge of the substrate that faces the conveyed label, and a ground layer formed on each of the planar surfaces of the substrate, and a reader/writer connected to the antenna board to read out and write data from and onto the RFID tag of the conveyed label.

A system of facilitating printing of shipping labels includes a computing device and a label printer. The computing device receive shipment database data from a remote computing device, store the shipment database data in a shipment database, receive scan data associated with an object from a scanning device, determine whether shipment data for the object is in the shipping database, determine shipping information for the object based on whether shipment data for the object is in the shipping database, and send shipping information to the label printer. The shipping information for the object is based on whether shipment data for the object is in the shipping database. The label printer prints a shipping label for the object based on the shipping information.

A method for encoding a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlay is described. The method includes causing, by a processor, a media to travel along a media path in an RFID printer. The media includes a plurality of labels. Each label of the plurality of labels comprises an RFID inlay. The method also includes determining a real-time position of a first label while the media travels along the media path based on an input signal received from a media sensor. The first label includes a first corresponding RFID inlay. Further, the method includes causing an RFID control system to initiate encoding of the first corresponding RFID inlay, and to rotate and continue encoding of the first corresponding RFID inlay until the first corresponding RFID inlay is successfully encoded. The RFID coupler is rotated based on the real-time position of the first label.