| 摘要 |
<p>A tooling counter (435) includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) device (436), which is preferably embedded in a plastic housing (434). One major advantage of using RFID (436) technology is avoidance of a wired connection form the tool to a hand held computing device (PDA), remote computer programmed with a PMOS or TMOS program. The RFID (436) of the counter (435) communicates via radio waves with RFID reader (450) and ultimately with by a computer system (470) programmed with a PMOS or TMS system. This is preferred that the RFID chip (436) utilized in this embodiment include a read/write capability so that information can be added to the chip by the tool maker and/or end user. It is further preferred that a portable RFID reader (450) is used to enter the information stored into a computer running the PMOS or TMS program.</p> |
