Abstract: An identification tag includes a microchip to store identification information. The identification information includes a model number of an item associated with the identification tag and location information associated with a manufacturer of the item. The identification tag also includes an antenna adapted to communicate with a receiver via radio frequencies.

Abstract: Automatic information capture and management is enhanced with RFID tags that provide complex information about an object in combination with intelligent systems that apply ontological classification of the object based on the captured information. An intelligent system includes a local RFID system, a central information clearinghouse which may further include one or more data mart having a subset of the clearinghouse information, a search and match engine with fuzzy matching capability, a rule engine, and one or more ontology to facilitate the use of the information captured about the object.