Deactivating a data tag for user privacy or tamper-evident packaging

摘要

A system comprises a container (302), a radio frequency (RF) shield (308) covering a portion of the container, and a data tag (304) within the container (302), the data tag (304) communicates an RF signal, and the RF shield (308) prevents communication of the RF signal by the data tag as a function of the relative positions of the data tag and the RF shield, wherein the RF signal indicates orientation of the container.