VeriChip Scores Patent for Portable RFID Asset Tracking System
08 January, 2007
category: RFID
VeriChip (a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions), earned a patent today for its portable RFID asset location system.
The patent, No. # 7,116,230, combines RFID tagging technology with a portable receiver to track the location of assets within a fixed setting, such as a building or warehouse.
Rather than relying on a network of fixed receivers, the asset location system communicate with portable receivers to collect RFID
messages. The system uses to identify the unique ID of the asset as
well as its room location.
VeriChip Awarded U.S. Patent for Portable RFID Asset Tracking System
Portability feature to help VeriChip develop new applications and open
markets for its RFID asset-based tracking technology
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/– Applied Digital
Solutions (Nasdaq: ADSX), though its subsidiary VeriChip Corporation,
announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted
VeriChip Corp. a patent for its portable RFID asset location system.
The patent, No. # 7,116,230, combines RFID tagging technology with a portable receiver to track the location of assets within a fixed setting, such as a building or warehouse. Rather than relying on a network of fixed receivers, the asset location system utilizes portable receivers to collect RFID messages, which the system uses to identify the unique ID of the asset as well as its room location.
Daniel A. Gunther, President of VeriChip Corporation commented, “This
patent is an extension of our proven RFID-based asset tracking technology. The portability of the receiver is a unique feature that we believe could have many applications in industrial, warehouse and healthcare settings. By not requiring the installation of numerous fixed receivers throughout a facility, such a system could substantially lower the initial cost of implementing RFID technology.”