1-34. (Canceled)
35. A source data encoding and decoding method for a radio frequency identification (RFID) system having a RFID transponder, said method comprising the steps of:
a first step of obtaining said source data;
a second step of encoding said source data using a bar code symbology algorithm to provide efficient data encodation with error detection and correction, said bar code symbology algorithm including a non-Full ASCII character set; and
a third step of writing said encoded source data to said RFID transponder for storage in an electronic memory of said RFID transponder.
36. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
a fourth step of reading said encoded source data from said RFID transponder; and
a fifth step of decoding said encoded source data to recover said source data.
37. The method of claim 1, wherein said second step of encoding said source data further comprises encoding said source data to enable subsequent data error detection.
38. The method of claim 2, wherein said fifth step of decoding said encoded source data further comprises verifying that said source data is recovered.
39. The method of claim 3, wherein said second step of encoding said source data further comprises encoding said source data to enable subsequent data error correction.
40. The method of claim 2, wherein said fifth step of decoding said encoded source data further comprises performing data error correction.
41. The method of claim 6, further comprising the sixth step of writing said encoded source data back to said RFID transponder after said data error correction.
42. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting the predetermined coding scheme from a group consisting of 93i, PDF417, Code One, Data Matrix, Aztec Code, QR Code, and MaxiCode.
43. The method of claim 5, wherein the second step of encoding said source data further comprises including an optimal Galois Field for error correction performance.
44. An RFID transponder having a memory containing data encoded in accordance with a bar code symbology algorithm to provide efficient data encodation with error detection and correction.
45. A source data encoding device for a RFID system having a RFID transponder, said device comprising a memory and a processor that runs a program stored in said memory, said program comprising the steps of:
obtaining source data; and
encoding said source data for storage in an electronic memory of said RFID transponder using a bar code symbology coding algorithm comprising a non-Full ASCII format.
46. The device of claim 15, further comprising the step of writing said encoded source data to said RFID transponder.
47. The device of claim 15, wherein said step of encoding said source data further comprises encoding said source data to enable subsequent data error detection.
48. The device of claim 19, wherein said step of encoding said source data further comprises encoding said source data to enable subsequent data error correction.
49. The device of claim 15, further comprising a bar code printer coupled to said processor, said bar code printer adapted to print a bar code using said encoded source data upon command by said processor.
50. The device of claim 15, further comprising a RFID transponder programmer coupled to said processor, said RFID transponder programmer adapted to write encoded source data to said RFID transponder upon command by said processor.
51. The device of claim 15, further comprising a RFID interrogator coupled to said processor, said RFID interrogator adapted to interrogate said RFID transponder upon command by said processor.
52. The device of claim 15, further comprising a bar code reader coupled to said processor, said bar code reader adapted to read a bar code upon command by said processor.
53. A source data decoding device for a RFID system having a RFID transponder, said device comprising a memory and a processor that runs a program stored in said memory, said program comprising the steps of:
obtaining encoded source data from an electronic memory of an RFID transponder; and
decoding said encoded source data using a bar code symbology coding algorithm comprising a non-Full ASCII format.
54. The device of claim 25, wherein said step of decoding said encoded source data further comprises performing data error detection and correction.
55. The device of claim 28, wherein the step of decoding said encoded source data further comprises verifying that said source data is recovered.
56. The device of claim 28, further comprising the step of writing said encoded source data to said RFID transponder after providing data error correction.
57. The device of claim 25, further comprising a bar code printer coupled to said processor, said bar code printer adapted to print a bar code using encoded source data upon command by said processor.
58. The device of claim 25, further comprising a RFID transponder programmer coupled to said processor, said RFID transponder programmer adapted to write encoded source data to said RFID transponder upon command by said processor.
59. The device of claim 25, further comprising a RFID interrogator coupled to said processor, said RFID interrogator adapted to interrogate said RFID transponder upon command by said processor.
60. The device of claim 25, further comprising a bar code reader coupled to said processor, said bar code reader adapted to read a bar code upon command by said processor.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A paver tray comprising:
a frame with at least one corner;
a hexagon lattice within the frame, said lattice defining a paver support surface on one side and an underside, wherein all of the hexagons in the hexagon lattice define hexagonal apertures except one center hexagon that is substantially solid;
a tubing track in the hexagon lattice; and,
a slot in the at least one corner for receiving a locking means.
2. The paver tray of claim 1 further comprising a locking disk installed in said slot.
3. The paver tray of claim 1 further comprising a locking slider installed in said slot.
4. The paver tray of claim 1 further configured to exchange heat with a paver.
5. The paver tray of claim 4 wherein:
insulation is attached to said underside of the hexagonal lattice via securement to said center hexagon.
6. The paver tray of claim 5 further comprising a heat conducting plate with at least one tubing lane deposited into said tubing track.
7. The paver tray of claim 6 wherein a paver is positioned on said heat conducting plate.
8. The paver tray of claim 1 installed on a pedestal.
9. The paver tray of claim 2 wherein the locking disk is defined by a disk with a break away portion.
10. The paver tray of claim 9 wherein the breakaway portion is defined by a perforated seam.
11. The paver tray of claim 1 wherein the locking means comprises:
a disk adapted for placement within an attachment receptacle of a paver support pedestal;
a spacer cross on said disk; and,
a slider that is slidably attached to said spacer cross.
12. The paver tray of claim 8 wherein said pedestal features a slope compensation pad defined by at least two slope compensation panels, each of said panels comprising:
a top surface that defines a first plane;
an underside surface that defines a second plane; and,
wherein said first plane and second plane are oblique relative to each other.
13. The paver tray of claim 12 wherein a first and second panel are stacked so that the top surface of the first panel interfaces with the bottom surface of the second panel.
14. The paver tray of claim 13, wherein the plane of the top surface of the second panel and the plane of the bottom surface of the first panel are parallel.
15. The paver tray of claim 13, wherein the plane of the top surface of the second panel and the plane of the bottom surface of the first panel are not parallel.
16. The paver tray of claim 13 wherein the first and second panel are rotatable relative to one another.