Doesn't really help.
How they function wasn't what was being discussed. The identifying capability is what we are debating, and that some here seem to have a big problem with with RID.
Kind of like when discussing transportation from A to B one...
The RID number for registering with the FAA is the serial number of the drone, which is the same as the controller number.
There's no RID number shown separately in the Fly app, and no Aircraft Status page.