IP Library Granted Patent US 8,269,630
Granted Patent B2
US 8,269,630 · App. 11/926,036 · Granted Sep 18, 2012

Methods and systems of a multiple radio frequency network node RFID tag

Assignee: Tego Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,269,630
App. No.
11/926,036
Granted
Sep 18, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag that contains multiple Radio Frequency (RF) network nodes that may include memory storage for the RFID tag, the memory storage may include one time programmable (OTP) memory and many time programmable (MTP) memory and the storage of the information may be within the OTP and MTP memory.

Claims (9)

1. A method of emulating multiple-time programmable memory utilizing one-time programmable memory on an RFID tag, comprising:

providing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag having an RF network node;

providing memory in data communication with the RF network node, the memory comprising a plurality of one time programmable (OTP) memory locations for storing information, the plurality of OTP memory locations configured to operate as a single emulated many time programmable (eMTP) memory location, wherein the plurality of OTP memory locations operating as an eMTP memory location are associated with one address, the one address readable and writable; and

communicating the information stored in the plurality of OTP memory locations operating as an eMTP memory location in response to an interrogation.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

writing new information to be stored in the plurality of OTP memory locations operating as an eMPT memory location through a protocol, wherein successive write operations write to a new OTP memory location respectively.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a set of the OTP memory locations grouped into a virtual segment, the virtual segment comprising a plurality of memory words associated to it for storing written information more than once.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein information written to the virtual segment is actually written to the physical location of the set of the OTP memory locations grouped into a virtual segment.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein plurality of memory words is a fixed number, and wherein can be written to the segment up to many times as fixed number.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S.
To: TEGO, INC.
Reel/Frame 034784/0587 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2014
From: TEGO, INC.
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S
Reel/Frame 033900/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2009
From: BUTLER, TIMOTHY P.; BERRIOS, JAVIER; BECKHARDT, STEVE; HAMLIN, ROBERT W.; MOORE, LARRY; PULESTON, DAVID; MATS, LEONID
To: TEGO INC.
Reel/Frame 022194/0859 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation In Part 11609277 · Dec 11, 2006
Provisional Application 60915838 · May 3, 2007
Provisional Application 60868107 · Dec 1, 2006
Provisional Application 60803610 · May 31, 2006
Provisional Application 60803612 · May 31, 2006
Provisional Application 60749645 · Dec 9, 2005
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