| US 7,492,267 B2 | ||
| Tracking methods and systems using RFID tags | ||
| Suzanne Bilyeu, 6581 Pondfield La., Mason, Ohio 45040 (US); and Scott A. Madding, 965 Bamburgh Dr., Maineville, Ohio 45039 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/193,033. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0024449 A1, Feb. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—573.1 [340/572.1; 340/572.8; 340/568.1] | 38 Claims |
| 1. A method of tracking containers of playing cards for shipment, comprising the steps of:
providing at least one container of playing cards, wherein the playing card container comprises a plurality of playing cards;
applying a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to the playing card container, wherein the playing card container RFID
tag stores information regarding the playing card container, the playing cards in the playing card container, or combinations
thereof;
packing the playing card container into a package;
applying at least one RFID tag to the package, wherein the package RFID tag stores information regarding the package, the
playing card container in the package, the playing cards in the playing card container, or combinations thereof; and
verifying the package and/or playing card containers by scanning the respective RFID tags with at least one RFID verification
device configured to read RFID tags.
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