RFID system with segmented RFID data ownership

1. A method, comprising:

receiving data from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;

receiving waypoint information relating to the RFID tag;

setting an ownership of a discrete portion of the data based at least in part on the waypoint information;

upon receiving additional waypoint information, setting a second ownership of a second discrete portion of the data based at least in part on the additional waypoint information, wherein at least some of the data in the second discrete portion of the data is received after receiving the additional waypoint information,

allowing an owner of one of the discrete portions of the data to view the discrete portion of the data owned by the owner, or derivative thereof; and

not allowing the owner to view discrete portions of the data that are not owned by the owner;

wherein the ownership, of the discrete portion of the data by the owner, expires after a pre-determined period of time, such that the owner is prevented from viewing the discrete portion of the data after the pre-determined period of time.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is time-stamped sensor data collected by the RFID tag.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising at least one of reevaluating and expiring at least one of the ownerships in response to reaching a predefined limit on a number of owners.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising compiling the data of the one of the discrete portions into a display item selected from a group consisting of a graph and a chart, and outputting the display item to the owner of the one of the discrete portions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the owner of the one of the discrete portions is not allowed to alter the data owned by the owner.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the waypoint information is based on a location of the RFID tag, wherein at least some of the discrete portions of the data are segmented according to waypoints included in the data.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the waypoint information is based on a manual interaction of a human with the RFID tag, wherein the manual interaction is not RF-based.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the waypoint information upon which the setting the second ownership is based relates to a change in custody of the RFID tag.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein an ownership of one of the discrete portions of the data is set upon receiving waypoint information indicating a change in custody of the RFID tag to the owner, wherein the ownership is revoked upon receiving waypoint information indicating a subsequent change in custody from the owner.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the waypoint information is based on expiration of predefined periods of time.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the waypoint information is based on an access to the RFID tag by an RFID reader, the waypoint information including a location of the RFID reader.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the waypoint information is based on writing data to the RFID tag.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the waypoint information is based on a change in sensor data collected by the RFID tag matching a predefined criterion.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising allowing a user to manually alter at least some of the ownerships of the discrete portions of the data.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the waypoint information includes detection of an event selected from a group consisting of: entering a password, scanning a barcode, and receiving a signature.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising allowing a second owner of another discrete portion of the data to view the discrete portion of the data owned by the owner, or derivative thereof, as well as the another discrete portion or derivative thereof.

17. A computer program product, comprising:

executable computer code embodied on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer code including:

computer code for receiving data from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;

computer code for receiving waypoint information relating to the RFID tag;

computer code for setting ownerships of discrete portions of the data based at least in part on the waypoint information;

computer code for setting, upon receiving additional waypoint information, a second ownership of a second discrete portion of the data based at least in part on the additional waypoint information, wherein at least some of the data in the second discrete portion of the data is received after receiving the additional waypoint information;

computer code for allowing an owner of one of the discrete portions of the data to view the discrete portion of the data owned by the owner, or derivative thereof; and

computer code for not allowing the owner to view discrete portions of the data that are not owned by the owner;

wherein the computer code is operable such that the ownership, of the discrete portion of the data by the owner, expires after a pre-determined period of time, such that the owner is prevented from viewing the discrete portion of the data after the pre-determined period of time.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the data is sensor data collected by the RFID tag, wherein a current ownership is re-assigned at a waypoint based on the sensor data rather than changed at the waypoint.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the data is sensor data collected by the RFID tag.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein at least some of the waypoint information is based on a location of the RFID tag.

21. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing logic which, when executed by the processor, causes performance of a method comprising:

receiving data from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;

receiving waypoint information relating to the RFID tag;

setting an ownership of a discrete portion of the data based at least in part on the waypoint information;

upon receiving additional waypoint information, setting a second ownership of a second discrete portion of the data based at least in part on the additional waypoint information, wherein at least some of the data in the second discrete portion of the data is received after receiving the additional waypoint information,

allowing an owner of one of the discrete portions of the data to view the discrete portion of the data owned by the owner, or derivative thereof; and

not allowing the owner to view discrete portions of the data that are not owned by the owner;

wherein the ownership, of the discrete portion of the data by the owner, expires after a pre-determined period of time, such that the owner is prevented from viewing the discrete portion of the data after the pre-determined period of time.