RFID-POWERED READING OF CONTACT-BASED ELECTRONIC STORAGE DEVICE IN A PLM SYSTEM

摘要

One embodiment is directed to an adapter (or other apparatus) comprising a first side configured to be connected to a connecter. The adapter (or other apparatus) further comprises an RFID tag. The adapter (or other apparatus) is configured to read data from an electronic storage device attached to the connecter using power supplied via a radio frequency interrogation signal received by the RFID tag from an RFID reader. The RFID tag is configured to transmit at least a portion of the data read from the electronic storage device to the RFID reader.