A contactless card reader comprises a contactless card reader front-end coupled to a processor. A communications module is coupled to the processor and a set of sensors is coupled to the processor. The set of sensors determines parameters related to the location, orientation and motion of the card reader. The processor receives the parameters from the set of sensors and utilizes the parameters and scenario configuration data to evaluate a rule. The result of the evaluation of the rule results in a limitation on the operation of the card reader. The communications module is configured to intermittently receive the scenario configuration data from external sources.

An RFID device includes a case, an antenna, and a power receiving coil. The case includes a rotation mechanism. The antenna is provided in the case. The power receiving coil is provided in the case away from the antenna in an axial direction of the rotation mechanism. The power receiving coil is connected to a power receiving unit that charges a battery. The power receiving coil has a cylindrical shape.

Various embodiments disclose a method for tracking assets. Method includes determining one or more locations of an asset within an indoor environment based on metadata associated an RF signal received from an RF tag associated with the asset. The method further includes identifying a first set of locations of the one or more locations. The method further includes identifying a second set of locations of the one or more locations, wherein the second set of locations corresponds to uncalibrated locations of the asset within indoor environment. Additionally, the method includes receiving a third set of locations of the asset. Furthermore, the method includes training a machine learning (ML) model based on the first set of locations, the second set of locations, and the third set of locations, and the metadata associated with the RF signal. The ML model predicts a fourth set of locations of another asset.

An animal tracking system comprising a first LoRa receiver configured as a gateway to receive transmissions on a first set of channels or a second set of channels and forward said transmissions to a first remote server, and a transmitting tag configured to be affixed to an animal. The transmitting tag includes a memory configured to store digital information, a passive RFID receiver configured to detect a close proximity to an RFID transmitter and store detection of the close proximity in comprising in the memory, a processor configured to determine an alarm status according to a frequency of detection of the close proximity, an internal energy source, and a LoRa transmitter configured to transmit signals for a distance greater than 100 meters via energy from the internal energy source.

Described herein is a home stock management system (1) for packaged items comprising a stationary data collection module (10) configured to wirelessly collect data from one or more packaged items (11) and to transmit the collected data to a processing module (12) wherein the packaged item(s) (11) include(s) a wireless tag (15), a processing module (12) for receiving, storing and processing the collected data from the collection module (10), and a notification means (13), wherein, the data collection module (10) is configured to collect data from the one or more packaged items (11) present in the home without user intervention. The processing module (12) is configured to process the collected data to determine status information and the notification means (13) is configured to communicate to one or more authorized users the status information. The home stock management system (1) can be used for the monitoring of consumable packaged items in the house or for monitoring and managing the stock and use of medication in a patient home or residence.

A system for detecting containers that have been tampered with includes one or more tamper detecting tape nodes attached to a container storing one or more assets, and a tracking system controller configured to receive data from the one or more scanning tape nodes, track the container and the one or more assets, and maintain a database comprising data on the container and the one or more assets, according to some embodiments. Each of the one or more tamper detecting tape nodes comprising a first type of wireless communication system and configured to detect tampering events that occur to the container, store tampering event data corresponding to the tampering events in a storage or memory of the tamper detecting tape node, and wireless communicate with other wireless nodes of the system.

According to one or more embodiments, the tag reader includes a communication controller, a temperature measuring sensor, and a processor. The communication controller controls an output signal to be output from an antenna of the tag reader. The temperature measuring sensor measures an internal temperature of the tag reader. The processor sets the output value of an output signal based on the measured temperature and causes the communication control circuit to output the output signal from the antenna at the set output value.

A method includes obtaining, by a processing module of a data logging device, a log command. The method further includes determining, by the processing module, whether to enter a finished mode for the data logging device based on a data logging condition. When not in the finished mode and in response to the log command, the method further includes obtaining, by the processing module, a measure of an environmental condition. The method further includes determining, by the processing module, whether the measure of the environmental condition is within an expected range. When the measure of the environmental condition is not within the expected range, the method further includes generating, by the processing module, an environmental violation signal when triggered.

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for receiving an encoded data packet, one or more activation commands, and a communication identifier, decoding the received data packet, validating the decoded received data packet, and executing one or more routines associated with the respective one or more activation commands.

A method and apparatus for a co-located Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device and ultrasonic device includes an RFID reader loop antenna element oriented parallel to a reflector panel. An ultrasonic emitter is disposed through an aperture in the reflector panel with a horn that extends through the loop element. The horn can serve as a mounting structure for the antenna element. A diameter of the aperture is less than one-quarter wavelength of an operating frequency of the RFID reader loop antenna element. The aperture is located in the reflector panel near a minimum E-field area of the RFID reader loop antenna element.