Abstract: A RFID reader RFID reader may include an antenna that outputs signals and receive signals reflected from an object moving relative to the antenna, and circuitry configured to receive the reflected signals from the antenna. The reflected signals may determine that the motion has occurred relative to the antenna or be cancelled using a signal generated based on the reflected signals.

Abstract: A work process management system includes at least one work device and a tag type individual controller that is directly or indirectly attached to a work object to control the work device. Each of the work device includes a work-device-side communicator, a work part, and a work-device-side control part. The tag type individual controller includes an individual-controller-side storage in which a work content of a work process performed with the work device is stored, an individual-controller-side communicator, and an individual-controller-side calculation controller that transmits the work content of the work process performed with the work device in which a performance result is reflected to the work-device-side communicator, and additionally stores the received performance result in the individual-controller-side storage.

Abstract: Apparatus (10) and methods for making simultaneous measurements of composition (water-cut), fluid flow, and sound attenuation in a multiphase fluid flowing (15) through a pipe (12) in real-time, using the same apparatus (10) are described. Additionally, the apparatus (10) provides real-time pipe wall thickness monitoring for observing pipe corrosion or internal deposition. Knowledge of wall thickness is necessary to correct for water-cut (oil-water composition) automatically by adjusting the liquid path length internal to the pipe (spool). The use of short duration frequency chirp excitation signals (24) enables the apparatus to provide information that can be used to extract multiple levels of information from the same measurement in multiphase fluids including the presence of a significant quantity of gas (˜60% gas volume fraction) in different flow regimes. Besides measuring steady flow, this device is useful for measurements during fast changing flows, such as for a rod-pumped well.

Abstract: The MedicSMART system can be a replenishment system for personal medical kits. The personal medical kit can house an inventory of personal use medical supplies within a container that is in a location personally associated with a user. Each medical supply can have a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag affixed thereon. The payment artifact can be used for the user's electronic transactions. The MedicSMART system can be configured to automatically replenish the inventory of the personal medical kit using a client device, supply thresholds, supplier data, and a server. The client device can be installed within the container to collect data from the RFID tags. The supply thresholds can define minimum values for the medical supplies. The supplier data can define suppliers for purchasing the medical supplies. The server can be configured to automatically order medical supplies to maintain the personal medical kit in an acceptable state.

Abstract: Illumination control systems and methods, including those for influencing circadian rhythm, are disclosed. Embodiments include a control device capable of obtaining desired color temperature (e.g., local daylight) information, generating a color temperature value, and outputting a signal including the color temperature value. Embodiments further include a server having means for obtaining at least one of geographical location information and time of day information relative to the server, a processor to determine local daylight information, and a wireless transmitter to broadcast the signal within a site system. Embodiments further include one or more lighting control devices to control lighting devices, each lighting control having a wireless receiver to continuously listen for and receive the signal broadcasted by the server, and a lighting driver to change the lighting output of the coupled lighting device according to the detected signal.

Abstract: Ultrasonic locationing interleaved with alternate audio functions includes a plurality of transmitters for emitting ultrasonic bursts and alternate audio signals. A backend controller schedules the ultrasonic bursts and alternate audio signals from each transmitter. The backend controller can characterize an interference effect of defined interference parameters for each alternate audio signal, with respect to the ultrasonic bursts, and modify interleave scheduling of the ultrasonic bursts and alternate audio signals in accordance with the respective interference effect. A mobile device can receive the ultrasonic bursts for locationing of the mobile device, while a user or other device that can act on information in the alternate audio signals. Input from a user to an interface device can trigger the backend controller to schedule an alternate audio signal containing information related to the input.

Abstract: A dynamic configuration of crest factor reduction in a licensed assisted access radio system. A processing device comprises a detecting block, a clipping pulse generator, a first storage block, a selecting block, a full clipping block and a simplified clipping block. The detecting block performs a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure on a plurality of carriers in parallel and generates a trigger signal in response to LBT success on one or more carriers. The clipping pulse generator generates, for the carrier(s) with LBT success, a clipping pulse within a time period from the receipt of the trigger signal to the start of user traffic transmission. The first storage block stores the clipping pulse for use by the full clipping block. The selecting block selects the full clipping block when there is user traffic on the carrier(s) and selects the simplified clipping block when there is no user traffic on the carrier(s).

Abstract: A datacenter cabling issue addressing system includes computing devices interconnected by cabling subsystems. Cabling locator devices are associated with each of the cabling subsystems. A cabling management system receives cabling issue identification information through a network that identifies a cabling issue with a first cabling subsystem. A cabling issue location of the first cabling subsystem is determined using the cabling issue identification information and a first cabling locator device location received through the network from a first cabling locator device that is associated with the first cabling subsystem. A current location is received through the network from each of the cabling servicing devices and, in response, a first cabling servicing device is determined to include a current location that is closest to the cabling issue location. The cabling issue location of the first cabling subsystem is then provided through the network for display on the first cabling servicing device.

Abstract: A passive smart tag attached for recognition of a part may include an antenna configured to receive electromagnetic wave from a reader; a no power circuit connected to the antenna and configured to amplify driving power generated by an electromagnetic induction phenomenon when the electromagnetic wave is received from the antenna; a radio frequency identification circuit connected to the no power circuit and configured to read tag identification information related to the smart tag stored in a memory according to the driving power to transmit the tag identification information to the reader; and an ultra-wideband circuit connected to the no power circuit and configured to generate an ultra-wideband signal used for recognition of a tag position in a response to the driving power to transmit the ultra-wideband signal to the reader.

Abstract: A radio-frequency identifier tunable by dielectric inserts (3), includes a fixed part (92) and a key (9), the fixed part (92) of includes an indication element (91) and a decoding device (8), which includes an electrical supply unit (84), an evaluation and control unit (83), a decoding device (82) and a control element (81), herein the decoding device (8) is connected to a receiver (7), which includes an antenna (71), an input amplifier (72) and a block (73) of filters and circuits. The decoding device (8) is further connected with a receiver (6), which includes an antenna (61), an output amplifier (63) and a signal generator (62). The key (9) includes at least one carrier (32) connected with at least one insert (3) having at least one additional dielectric block (20) modified on its surface or at least one opening (200) formed inside the insert (3). The dielectric block (20) includes an additional dielectric block (21).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, the method being performed in a computerized system incorporating a central processing unit, a localization signal receiver, a display and a memory, the computer-implemented method involving: receiving a request from a user for a content; receiving at least one localization signal using the localization signal receiver; determining a location based on the received localization signal; using a plurality of content access rules to determine whether the requested content is authorized to be accessed from the determined location; and providing content to the user only if the content is authorized to be accessed from the determined location.

Abstract: A sensor configured to detect and record measured conditions, such as temperature, pressure, volume, displacement, acceleration, and/or other measureable conditions. The sensor may incorporate radio frequency identification (RFID) components. The sensor may also incorporate micro-electro-mechanical devices and/or systems (MEMS) and/or nano-electro-mechanical devices and/or systems (NEMS) that are configured to change in response to certain conditions encountered by the MEMS/NEMS and provide indications of the same. The sensor may include a detector configured to detect the changes in the MEMS/NEMS. The detected changes may be stored by the MEMS and/or the NEMS and/or the RFID components, allowing information about the changes to be retrieved through a RFID reading and/or scanning process. The sensor may be used to monitor and/or track conditions associated with certain objects and/or environments, among other uses.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for payment are provided. One of the methods includes: obtaining first image data; performing image recognition on the first image data; determining a payment mode to be a facial payment mode or a code payment mode based on the image recognition on the first image data; and performing a payment process corresponding to the determined payment mode.

Abstract: A tag having a fixed physical location comprising a processor, a memory storing a first identifier, and a wireless communication interface configured to broadcast a first transmission including the first identifier. The processor is configured to receive, from the wireless communication interface, second identifiers of neighboring tags. The processor then configured to store the second identifiers of the neighboring tags in the memory and then modify the first transmission of the first identifier to include the second identifiers of the neighboring tags.

Abstract: A position-sensing sensor of a position-sensing system includes first and a second radio transponders that each have a transmitter/receiver connected to an antenna and has a memory for persistent data storage, wherein the first radio transponder has an energy supply source and is selectively switchable into a reduced energy consumption idle state and into an active operating state with complete range of functionality, where during the active operating state, a radio connection to a first radio transponder reader is established for position sensing, where the second radio transponder, which is inductively supplyable with energy by a radio transponder reader, upon entering a range of a second radio transponder reading unit, transfers the first radio transponder from the idle state into the active operating state or transfers position information associated with the second radio transponder to a server of the position-sensing system via the second radio transponder reader.

Abstract: A vehicle component storage system for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The vehicle component storage system includes a storage container that is configured to hold a vehicle component, a sensor for sensing the position of the storage container relative to the vehicle, an electronic device for communicating with the user, and a controller configured to prompt the electronic device to issue an alert to the user based on data received from the sensor relating to the position of the storage container relative to the vehicle.

Abstract: Device-free localization for smart indoor environments within an indoor area covered by wireless networks is detected using active off-the-shelf-devices would be beneficial in a wide range of applications. By exploiting existing wireless communication signals and machine learning techniques in order to automatically detect entrance into the area, and track the location of a moving subject within the sensing area a low cost robust long-term tracking system can be established. A machine learning component is established to minimize the need for user annotation and overcome temporal instabilities via a semi-supervised framework. After establishing a robust base learner mapping wireless signals to different physical locations from a small amount of labeled data; during its lifetime, the learner automatically re-trains when the uncertainty level rises significantly. Additionally, an automatic change-point detection process is employed setting a query for updating the outdated model and the decision boundaries.

Abstract: A baggage system includes a plurality of RFID tags affixed to baggage items, a data collection engine, client devices and backend devices. The backend devices include trained machine learning models, business logic, and attributes of a plurality of events. A plurality of data collection engines and baggage terminal systems send attributes of new events to the backend devices. The backend devices can track the baggage items and predict particular outcomes of new events based upon the attributes of the new events utilizing the trained machine learning models.

Abstract: A medication packet bundle includes one or more beacons. Each beacon may transmit a signal representing an event related to patient compliance with a medication regimen, such as removal of a packet of medication from a bundle or opening of a packet. The transmitted beacon signals can be monitored and processed to track patient compliance and adherence.

Abstract: Yield analysis techniques are provided herein. The effect of various factors on yield are identified through agronomic analytics applied to many different types of data that can be collected by different farmers using different farming practices in different geographic areas. A yield analysis request for a crop type can be received. Based on aggregated crop data, a yield impact of one or more yield factors can be determined for the crop type. The aggregated crop data can be based on planting data and harvest data for a plurality of farm fields. The aggregated crop data can be determined in part by associating the planting data and harvest data for individual farm fields of the plurality of farm fields. A yield analysis can be provided for the crop type based on the yield impact of the yield factors. Farmers can adjust farming practices to achieve higher yield using the yield analysis.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of asset tracking via RFID. In an embodiment, the present disclosure describes a system that selectively deactivates at least some of the plurality of fixed RFID readers that are disposed within a venue based on a location determination of an active mobile RFID reader.

Abstract: Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided that use identifiers and sensed power source parameters to determine whether a rule, such as a warranty or licensing requirement, has been violated.

Abstract: A self-declaring electronic license plate (e-plate) system for a vehicle is disclosed. This self-declaring e-plate system includes: an input device; a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader coupled to the input device; and an RFID-enabled license plate. In some embodiments, the input device is configured to receive vehicle occupancy information and triggers the RFID reader to write the received vehicle occupancy information to the RFID-enabled license plate in response to receiving the vehicle occupancy information. The RFID reader is configured to write at least a portion of the received vehicle occupancy information to the RFID-enabled license plate. The RFID-enabled license plate is configured to provide at least a portion of the received vehicle occupancy information to an electronic toll collection (ETC) reader. In some embodiments, the received vehicle occupancy information includes a current number of occupants self-declared by a user, such as a driver or a passenger inside the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is an art of registration and management of the placement positions of objects to be managed can be easily and reliably performed. A device includes an identification information receiving unit 11 that receives identification information that can identify an object to be managed and acquisition time of the identification information; a position information receiving unit 12 that receives position information relating to a position of a person who moves around in a target floor while carrying equipment configured to acquire the identification information; and a placement information registration unit 13 that registers the placement information of the object to be managed by registering the position information received by the unit 12 at the same time or almost at the same time as the acquisition time of the identification information that is received by the unit 11 in association with the identification information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information collecting apparatus includes a plurality of tag readers disposed on a mobile apparatus, each respective tag reader being configured to detect a wireless tag attached to an article that is within a detection range of the respective tag reader, a movement controller configured to control movement of the mobile apparatus within a search area along a plurality of routes, each route enclosing a different segment region of the search area, and a data processor configured to acquire tag detection information of the wireless tag during a time in which the mobile apparatus is moving in a particular route enclosing each segment region, aggregate the number of times for which the wireless tag is detected, and identify a particular segment region in which the wireless tag is present based on the aggregated number of times for which the wireless tag is detected.

Abstract: The invention provides a system for encryptedly storing product data of a product having an attached tag centrally on a product data server, and reading out the centrally stored product data by production stations which are to process the product. The product data are encrypted with a document key which in turn is encrypted with a public key of the tag. The tag contains access information for the centrally stored product data. When a production station accesses product data on the product data server, the tag carries out a re-encryption of the document key from the key system of the tag to that of the accessing production station.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door handle module (100) for a handle device (202) of a moveable part (201) of a vehicle (200), in particular a commercial vehicle, comprising: a housing (10), in which a receptacle (11) is formed, in which an electronics unit (12) for controlling a security system (203) of the vehicle (200) is arranged, wherein the electronics unit (12) comprises at least one communication element (12a, 12b) for the exchange of data with the vehicle-external communication unit (50).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an end-to-end lightweight method and apparatus for license plate recognition. The method comprises: obtaining an image to be recognized; obtaining a number of a license plate in the image to be recognized and position coordinates of the license plate in the image to be recognized on the basis of the image to be recognized and a pre-trained target license plate recognition model, wherein the target license plate recognition model comprises a target feature extraction network, a target region candidate localization network, a target super-resolution generation network and a target recurrent neural network. Because in this solution, once an image to be recognized is input into the target license plate recognition model, the target license plate recognition model can output the license plate number and position coordinates of the license plate in the image to be recognized, one realizes an end-to-end model.

Abstract: The present invention and method relates to a wireless low power flexible and removably attachable tag, a attaching device, and a wireless locating tracking initiator assembly, system and device which can be used to locate objects.

Abstract: A transmitter-receiver includes an electronic chip a mixer for mixing the frequency of a received radio frequency signal with that of an oscillating signal supplied by a first frequency synthesizer in, a switch having two inputs connected to an output of the mixer and to an auxiliary input terminal, a filter and gain stage connected to the output of the switch, and a modulator-demodulator connected to the output of the filter and gain stage. The first frequency synthesizer is connected between the output of the modulator-demodulator and radio frequency input and output terminal, and configured to supply a frequency-modulated signal to the radio frequency input and output terminal.

Abstract: RFID tags may compensate for non-RFID power sources by automatically enforcing data or state persistence even while powered. A tag may measure a time interval between successive detected modulated reader transmissions. If the interval exceeds a minimum time, then the tag may deassert a protocol flag, erase data, and/or change tag operating states, even if the tag would normally not perform these actions while powered.

Abstract: A wireless system device is a device to be mounted on a vehicle. The wireless system device includes a wireless communication unit, a condition detector, a position obtainer, and an operation controller. The wireless communication unit transmits a radio signal. The condition detector detects a first timing and a second timing. The first timing is a timing when the vehicle shifts from an operation state to a stop state. The second timing is a timing when the vehicle shifts from the stop state to the operation state for a first time after the first timing. The position obtainer obtains a first position and a second position. The first position and the second position are positions where the vehicle is at the first timing and the second timing, respectively. The operation controller controls operation of the wireless communication unit based on a distance between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide improved, dynamic medical body area network communication among available frequency bands in a healthcare environment are disclosed and described. An example apparatus includes at least one processor to determine, based on a plurality of control messages indicating availability of a second frequency spectrum and timing of receipt of the plurality of control messages, a first mode or a second mode for medical body area network (MBAN) communication, the first mode specifying MBAN communication in a first frequency spectrum and the second mode specifying MBAN communication in the first frequency spectrum and the second frequency spectrum. The example apparatus includes at least one communication interface to receive the control messages and transmit an indication of a missed control message.

Abstract: A docking station and a method for connecting a mobile communication device to an at least partially wire-based communication infrastructure are disclosed. The docking station has a cradle for the storage of the communication device. A detection device detects the presence of the communication device within a selected distance from the docking station and receives authentication information from the communication device. There is also an authentication device for validating the credentials of the communication terminal and for enabling communication with the communications infrastructure on the basis of authentication information. A first interface provides a first wireless communication link with the communication device and a second interface establishes a second wired communication link to the communication infrastructure. A transfer device can switch from the first communication link to the second communication link. A communication system containing the docking station is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of communicating between a terminal device and a back-end system assigned to the terminal device, the terminal device receives via a direct wireless communication link an authorization code from the mobile communication device. Responsive to receiving the authorization code, the terminal device transmits via the direct wireless communication link to the mobile communication device a terminal report message which includes a message content part and a message addressing part. The mobile communication device transmits the terminal report message in a forwarding message via a telecommunications network to a remote message processing system determined by the addressing part. The remote message processing system determines from the addressing part the back-end system assigned to the electronic terminal device and transfers the content part of the terminal report message to the back-end system.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a power harvesting circuit, an RF front-end, and a processing module. The power harvesting circuit generates power for the RFID tag from a continuous wave of an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal. The RF front-end receives the inbound RF signal and transmits an outbound RF signal. The RF front-end includes a tuning circuit that is tuned based on a capacitance setting. The tuning of the tuning circuit effects a characteristic of the RF front-end. The processing module generate the capacitance setting to adjust the characteristic of the RF front-end to a desired characteristic.

Abstract: A boosted near field communication device includes an electronic circuit, a transceiver circuit, an interface coupling the electronic circuit with a host controller, and a memory containing a first information about an activation characteristic of the electronic circuit. The transceiver circuit is configured to determine a timing requirement of a reading device based on one or more request signals, activate the electronic circuit with energy obtained at least one of from an electromagnetic field generated by the reading device or from a battery on receiving a request signal from the reading device, and ensure that after activating the electronic circuit, the electronic circuit can receive and process a request signal from the reading device corresponding to the determined timing requirement by using the determined timing requirement and the first information about an activation characteristic.

Abstract: Briefly, an intelligent label is associated with a good, and includes one or more permanent and irreversible electrochromic indicators that are used to report the condition of that good at selected points in the movement or usage of that good. These electrochromic indicators provide immediate visual information regarding the status of the good without need to interrogate or communicate with the electronics or processor on the intelligent label. In this way, anyone in the shipping or use chain for the good, including the end user consumer, can quickly understand whether the product is meeting shipping and quality standards. If a product fails to meet shipping or quality standards, the particular point where the product failed can be quickly and easily identified, and information can be used to assure the consumer remains safe, while providing essential information for improving the shipping process.

Abstract: A data processing device includes: a functional-process-module storage unit to store a functional process module for data processing; a setting-information storage unit to store setting information for an execution sequence of a plurality of the functional process modules and for target input data on which the functional process module performs a functional process; and a process manager unit to cause the functional process module to perform a functional process on the target input data on a basis of a sequence set in the setting information.

Abstract: Medical procedure related objects (e.g., instruments, supplies) tagged with transponders are accounted for in a medical procedure environment via a medical object accounting system using a number of antennas, and optional readers. A first set of antennas is configured to interrogate sterile fields and/or non-sterile fields which do not encompass a body of a patient to account for the objects proximate a start and an end of a medical procedure. Readers (e.g., symbol, RFID) may be employed. A database is maintained with information including a current status of each instrument or supply, for instance as checked in or checked out. On notification of a discrepancy, a handheld antenna and/or second set of antennas interrogate a volume encompassing a body of a patient for retained instruments or supplies. The system is automatically configured (e.g., loading appropriate software) on communicative coupling of a device (e.g., antenna, reader, peripheral device).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a mobile detection device, requesting the mobile detection device to travel to a predetermined location, requesting the mobile detection device to retrieve location information and supplementary information from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag at the predetermined location, receiving the location information and the supplementary information from the mobile detection device, determining a three-dimensional location of the RFID tag, based on the location information, and creating a three-dimensional map that includes the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag and the supplementary information from the RFID tag.

Abstract: Existence of instrumentation for automatic video recording creates an excess capacity of video recording for those who own automatic video recorders. Others may want to utilize this excess capacity to record their activities thus there is a need for a system that helps match those who would like to utilize the excess capacity with those who have such capacity. Such excess capacity is matched with demand to use such excess capacity by creating a network of automatic video recording units and tags that are associated with people who want to be recorded.

Abstract: The invention relates to a label comprising an electronic chip for applying to a bottle of liquid, said label comprising; a first layer (S), called a support layer (S), a second layer (E), called an electronic chip layer (E), comprising at least an electronic chip and an antenna connected to the electronic chip, and a third layer (P), called customization layer (P), in which each layer (S, E, P) has two faces, and the three layers (S, E, P) are placed one above the other in a stacking direction, and in which the customization layer (P) comprises at least one sublayer (C5), called metal sublayer (C5), made of a metal material, the thickness of the metal sublayer (C5) along the stacking direction being less than or equal to 35 ?m.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for wireless device detection, information, tracking, and authentication within a platform are provided. Example embodiments provide a Wireless Device Detection, Tracking, and Authentication System and methods, which enables users to detect wireless devices, obtain stored information about wireless devices, and authenticate wireless devices for a variety of purposes including determining similarity of devices based upon prior network connections, pinpointing the location of the device, verifying the cryptographic signature of the device, obtaining metadata associated with the device, and controlling the device to perform a particular action such as alerts and notifications. An example WDDTAS platform includes a server, one or more edge sensors communicatively connected to wireless/wired devices with or without software to configure the device to perform as an electronic tag and connected to electronic smart tags, and a persistent data repository.

Abstract: A cellular network allocates resources to a device for transmission of a signal for finding at least one RFID tag. The device uses the resources allocated by the cellular network to transmit a signal to the at least one RFID tag in a frequency band licensed to the cellular network.

Abstract: Surgical articles, such as sponges, are provided in a pack which contains individual surgical articles having UHF RFID or other electronic labels which provide both (a) unique identification information for each article as well as (b) unique identification information for all articles in the pack. Prior to the surgical procedure, the labels are scanned and the identification information for all articles in the pack uploaded to a processor to create a list of available individual surgical articles. At the end of the surgical procedure, the surgical articles are collected and the electronic labels read and compared to the initial list to determine if there are any unaccounted individual surgical articles. The UHF RFID tag may then be used to determine a location of the unaccounted article outside the patient's body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-contained detector (100) for measuring a physical quantity, which includes: at least one sensor (105) for sensing a value representing a physical quantity; a geolocation means (110), configured to provide geolocation coordinates of the detector; an emitter (145) of a wireless signal representing each detected value and the determined coordinates; and a self-contained electric power source (120) configured to power the detector, each sensor, the geolocation means, the emitter and the power source being embedded in a flexible, shock-resistant shell (125), and in a sealed shell (130).

Abstract: Techniques for generating and processing two-dimensional barcodes are described. One example method includes identifying original content to be encoded in a two-dimensional (2D) barcode structure; and generating a 2D barcode associated with the original content based on at least the 2D barcode structure and the original content, wherein the 2D barcode structure includes at least an identification field and a data field, and the identification field indicates one or more data elements in the data field.

Abstract: A system for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves simultaneously. A portion of a signal to be transmitted through a transmitting antenna element is diverted from a transmit signal path, processed by an adjustable filter, and coupled into receive signal path. The adjustable filter is adjusted to approximate the channel that the leakage signals go through to get from the transmitter to the receiver so that the signal coupled into the receiving path through the filter partially cancels the parasitic leakage from the transmit signal path to the receive signal path.

Abstract: One example of a device includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) circuit and a security circuit. The security circuit disables the RFID circuit directly in response to a predetermined number of readings of the RFID circuit.