Real-time data reporting using radio frequency identification

摘要

A system for tracking and reporting data using RFID technology includes an article and a radio frequency identification tag attached to the article. The tag has an identifier associating the tag with the article and containing data representative of information about the article. A reader senses the presence of the identification tag and reads the identifier information and the data. An operations computer is in communication with the reader for receiving from the reader, in real time, the identifier information and the data, recording the identifier information and the data, and generating output data regarding the article. At least one workstation remote from the operations computer an in communication with the operations computer is able to access the output data generated by the operations computer.