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20080224829 | RADIO-FREQUENCY TAG COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A radio-frequency tag communication device including a receiver array antenna device for receiving a reply signal, a cancel-signal generating portion configured to generate a cancel signal for eliminating a leakage signal that is a part of a transmitted signal, which part is received by the receiver array antenna device, a cancel-signal control portion configured to control a phase and/or an amplitude of the cancel signal generated by the cancel-signal generating portion, and a received-signal combining portion configured to combine together received signals received by a plurality of antenna elements of the receiver array antenna device, to obtain a composite signal, and wherein the transmission of the transmitted signal and the reception of the received signals are concurrently controlled, and the cancel signal generated by the cancel-signal generating portion is applied to the received-signal combining portion, whereby the received signals and the cancel signal are combined together, so that a signal/noise ratio of a wave detector output upon demodulation of the composite signal is improved to increase the maximum distance of communication. | 09-18-2008 |
20080224830 | Method for gaining access to a communication network, and a communication system - Method for gaining access to a communication network via a network access point, the method comprising providing a communication device, the communication device being configured communicate with the network access point for gaining network access, wherein the communication device is also configured to read information from RF-ID tags; providing the network access point with an RF-ID tag comprising information the communication device reading the information from the RF-ID tag of the network access point and the communication device utilizing the information, received from the RF-ID tag of the access point, to gain access to the network via the access point. The invention also provides a communication system, an access point, and a communication device. | 09-18-2008 |
20080238630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARYING RESPONSE AMPLITUDE OF RADIO TRANSPONDERS - A system and method are provided for modifying the effective reading range of an radio frequency identification tag. The tag, a chip based tag, includes an antenna and a chip in communication with the antenna. The chip includes circuitry including field effect transistors that can modify the effective reading range of the tag by modifying characteristics of the tag including the modulation depth of the backscatter signal, the impedance characteristics of the tag front end electronics, the power consumption characteristics and the threshold power-on voltage of the tag. These characteristics are change either temporarily or permanently in response to commands communicated to the tag from a radio frequency identification reader. | 10-02-2008 |
20080266061 | TRANSPONDER CIRCUIT WITH DOUBLE CLOCK EXTRACTOR UNIT - The transponder circuit comprises a double clock extractor unit ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080266062 | PREFETCHING MANIFEST DATA IN AN RFID SYSTEM - In an RFID system having an edge controller and a tag reader that is operably connected to the edge controller, a manifest of items having RFID tags tracked by the RFID system is identified, and data from the manifest is downloaded to the edge controller in anticipation of reading the RFID tags, i.e., the manifest data is prefetched. An RFID edge controller that may be operably connected to a tag reader receives, in anticipation of the tag reader reading RFID tags associated with items, manifest data prefetched from a database that stores manifests of items, and compares the manifest data with data read from the RFID tags to determine whether the items comply with the manifest. | 10-30-2008 |
20080272893 | Integrated Circuit Providing an External Switching Functionality - The present invention relates to an integrated circuit ( | 11-06-2008 |
20080316000 | Data Carrier with Sensor - In a circuit ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090040027 | RFID System, Power Supply Device and Power Supply Method | 02-12-2009 |
20090058616 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE HAVING NONVOLATILE FERROELECTRIC MEMORY - A RFID device having a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory includes an analog block. A power-on reset unit configured to sense a power voltage and output a power sensing signal is included in the analog block. A radio frequency signal sensing unit is configured to sense the level of a detecting signal corresponding to a radio frequency signal received by the antenna of the RFID device and outputs a radio frequency sensing signal. A power-on reset mixer is configured to synthesize the power sensing signal and the radio frequency sensing signal and outputs a power-on reset signal according to the voltage levels of the power sensing signal and the radio frequency sensing signal. | 03-05-2009 |
20090121842 | Method and Apparatus for Operating AC Powered Appliances Via Video Interphones, Two Way IR Drivers and Remote Control Devices - A method for coupling at least one of a wall mount and a ceiling mount adjustable IR driver with a two way IR network of an home automation system controlled by a main controller selected from a group comprising a dedicated controller, a video interphone and a shopping terminal, said IR driver includes a plurality of adjustable IR transmitters and at least one IR receiver for propagating IR commands to at least one of hand held IR remote control units, electrical appliances and devices selected from a group comprising a remotely operated relays, an AC current sensors and a keypads, and for receiving from at least one of said devices a status data, said IR commands include at least a power on-off command for switching an appliance on and off and said status data pertaining to the on and off statuses of a commanded appliance | 05-14-2009 |
20090146795 | Target object detection server - A target object detection server is a detection server which communicates by wireless to a detector which detects whether or not a target object exists within a surrounding area of the detector by means of a detection tag mounted on the target object. Furthermore, the target object detection server connects through a network with one or more receivers which are arranged in a surrounding area of the target object, and receives a radio wave transmitted from the detection tag. According to the target object detection server mentioned above, it is possible to increase reliability for detecting the target object more accurately. | 06-11-2009 |
20090160621 | MULTIMEDIA ARTICLE MANAGEMENT FACILITY - A method is presented for managing user preferences upon reading a multimedia article. The method may include receiving a request to read the multimedia article, and reading a RFID tag coupled to the multimedia article. The RFID tag may store user preference information for reading the multimedia article. The user preference information may then be applied, and the multimedia article may be read in accordance with the user preference information. | 06-25-2009 |
20090174529 | SELF-CALBRATING RFID TRANSPONDER - A RFID transponder includes a resonant circuit for providing a clock signal at a predetermined clock frequency, a self-calibration stage for calibrating the resonant circuit's current clock frequency towards the predetermined clock frequency. The self-calibration stage is adapted to compare a first clock frequency of the resonant circuit determined during an interrogation period, during which the resonant circuit is excited by an external RF signal, with a second clock frequency determined during a frequency maintenance period, during which the resonant circuit is excited internally through an oscillation maintenance circuit of the RFID transponder and to calibrate the resonant circuit towards the predetermined clock frequency based on the comparison result. | 07-09-2009 |
20090195364 | RFID LINKING DEVICE-BASED SWITCHABLE SENSOR, COMPONENT WITH SWITCHABLE SENSOR, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING COMPONENT UNSEATED - A RFID linking device-based switchable sensor can be used to detect an unseated condition of one component with another component. The switchable sensor includes a RFID linking device, such as a RFID tag, with an electrical circuitry mountable on the one component and a switchable device incorporated with two portions of the electrical circuitry physically and electrically separated from one another such that the switchable device is exposed and normally in a first condition disabling the RFID linking device to a communicatively unavailable state. The switchable device is accessible from externally of the switchable sensor and thus switchable to a second condition, due to contact with an actuator element on the other component, enabling the RFID linking device to a communicatively available state in response to the one component being placed in the seated condition with the other component. | 08-06-2009 |
20090195365 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RANGING OF A WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER WITH A SWITCHING ANTENNA - A sensor includes a transceiver configured to receive a wireless signal from an interrogator and to reflect the wireless signal back. The sensor also includes an antenna-switching modulator configured to modulate a radar cross-section of the sensor by repeatedly switching an antenna between, for example, a short-circuit position and an operational circuit position. The operational circuit position could be associated with an impedance matched receiver, and the short-circuit position could be associated with ground. Also, the sensor could be further configured to transmit the wireless signal to a second sensor and to receive a reflected wireless signal from the second sensor, and the sensor could further include a phase comparator configured to compute a phase difference between the transmitted wireless signal and the reflected wireless signal. The phase comparator could be further configured to compute a distance between the sensor and the second sensor based on the phase difference. | 08-06-2009 |
20090212921 | Localizing tagged assets using modulated backscatter - Methods and systems for localizing an asset using the modulated backscatter from an asset tag and one or more marker tags are described. The system includes the reader, a location module and one or more marker tags. The location estimates for the asset tag are based partially on a prior knowledge of the location of each of the one or more marker tags. The location for each marker tag may be stored in a database. The location module determines a location estimate for the asset tag using the estimated parameters of the modulated backscatter signals received from one or more marker tags and from the asset tag. Using the known locations of the marker tags, a location estimate of the asset tag can be determined. The location estimate may be a relative location, an absolute location, and/or may be a zone including the marker tags. A mobile reader using the marker tags can localize asset tags throughout a large area and may, for example, take an inventory of assets throughout the large area. | 08-27-2009 |
20090231108 | Wireless Tracking System And Method With Extreme Temperature Resistant Tag - A wireless tracking system and method for real-time location tracking of an extreme-temperature sterilizable object is disclosed herein. The system and method utilize a tag attached to the extreme-temperature sterilizable object which includes a housing, a processor, a temperature sensor and a transceiver. If an internal temperature of the tag is detected by the temperature sensor, the tag enters a sleep mode. The temperature sensor periodically activates to determine if the internal temperature of the tag is within an acceptable operating range. | 09-17-2009 |
20090243811 | FINE GAIN AND PHASE ADJUSTMENT OF ANALOG QUADRATURE FILTERS - Methods and apparatus to fine gain and/or phase adjustment of analog quadrature filters are described. In one embodiment, gain and/or phase of an analog quadrature filter may be digitally controlled by switching one or more resistors coupled to the quadrature filter. Other embodiments are also described. | 10-01-2009 |
20090278665 | COMMUNICATION METHOD HAVING SELECTABLE RESPONSE SIGNAL STRENGTH LEVELS - A communication method in a system having a reader and at least one transceiver, the method including the reader selecting a response signal strength level from a plurality of response signal strength levels; and establishing communication between the reader and the at least one transceiver at the selected response signal strength level. | 11-12-2009 |
20090289773 | EXTENDING THE READ RANGE OF PASSIVE RFID TAGS - An embodiment of the present invention improves the efficiency of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems and helps to extend the effective read range for certain configurations of closely spaced RFID tags. Specifically, an embodiment helps to minimize energy losses that result when there is excess energy from the excitation source. This excess energy has the potential to damage the circuitry in RFID tags. A shunt regulator is often used to protect the RFID circuitry by clamping the voltage, but has the undesirable effect of converting this excess excitation energy into heat. Various embodiments are directed toward using only as much of the excitation energy as necessary to power the RFID circuitry. These embodiments include circuitry for a constant current power supply that can be implemented either with discrete components or built into a new ASIC design; a network that minimizes the amount of energy that is converted to heat by the shunt regulator built into many RFID circuits; and/or a sleep mode for reducing the energy consumed by an RFID tag after it has been read. An embodiment may have the benefit of making more of the excitation energy available to power other RFID tags nearby—thereby improving system performance and read range. | 11-26-2009 |
20090289774 | SECURE ELECTROMAGNETIC DATA STORAGE ELEMENT HAVING A PLURALITY OF SELECTIVELY DETERMINED SWITCHABLE SECURITY MODES - The apparatus of the present invention are directed to an selectively accessible electromagnetically resonant data storage element (implemented as a resonant tag, card, and/or embedded element), that is selectively responsive to predetermined electromagnetic interrogation thereof, that comprises a novel membrane switch component for enabling a user to selectively enable and/or disable interrogatory access to the resonant component, to protect from unauthorized interrogation thereof (hereinafter “MSRDS element”). The inventive MSRDS element comprises a top circuitry layer, a bottom circuitry layer, which includes a microchip, a plurality of contact pads and an antenna, an insulation spacer layer, a pressure layer retention component, and an optional EM/EMI shielding layer. The membrane switch may be formed through a combination of aligned and configured subcomponents of at least a portion of the element's layers. In one embodiment thereof, the pressure layer retention component may be advantageously utilized to maintain the membrane switch in a pressed down position to thereby enable the MSRDS element to function continuously (i.e., in an Always-ON security mode), until such time that the pressure layer retention component is removed. In this exemplary embodiment of the MSRDS element, for example used in conjunction with consumer products, when a consumer purchases a product that has been provided with the MSRDS element, they remove (e.g., peel off, etc.) the pressure layer retention component to change the element to an Always-OFF security mode, such that the MSRDS element is only accessible to electromagnetic interrogation thereof when the membrane switch is held down. Therefore, the MSRDS element of the present invention provides a greater level of data security advantageously balanced with convenience—it is freely accessible prior to acquisition thereof by a user, and is thereafter easily made secure by the user, who is provided with the capability of readily and selectively enabling access to the data stored therein. | 11-26-2009 |
20090295545 | Method and System for Variable Operation of RFID-Based Readers Utilizing a Trigger Setting - Described are a communication device and a method for variable operation of RFID-based readers. The communication device includes at least one radio frequency (“RF”) source transmitting an RF signal to at least one target within an operating field and receiving a data signal from the at least one target, at least one trigger activating the at least one RF source, the at least one trigger including a plurality of trigger configurations, each trigger configuration relating to the one or more operating settings, and an RF controller controlling one or more operating settings on the communication device, the RF microcontroller adjusting the setting based on at least one of the plurality of trigger configurations. | 12-03-2009 |
20090322492 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING USAGE OF SHOPPING CARTS OR OTHER HUMAN-PROPELLED VEHICLES - A system is disclosed for tracking and controlling shopping carts or other types of human-propelled vehicles. In one embodiment, the system includes a wheel or wheel assembly with a braking mechanism that is activated in response to signals received by multiple receivers. The receivers may, for example, include a VLF (Very Low Frequency) receiver for detecting a VLF signal transmitted by a buried cable, and an RF transceiver for communicating over a wireless network. The receivers may, but need not, be included in the wheel. The multiple receivers may be used in combination to control a shopping cart; for example, a command received by a shopping cart's RF transceiver may cause the cart to ignore (not activate the brake in response to) a detected VLF signal. | 12-31-2009 |
20100019888 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING URL, MOBILE STATION, AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING INTERNET BY USING THE PROVIDED URL - The present invention relates to a URL providing apparatus and a method thereof, and a mobile station that accesses the Internet by using the provided URL, and an Internet access method thereof. The mobile station attaches an RF-ID tag that stores an RF-ID tag value corresponding to identification information of the mobile station thereto, and thus when a user brings the mobile station into an interrogation range of an RF-ID reader included in the URL providing apparatus, the URL providing apparatus receives the corresponding RF-ID tag value from the RF-ID reader. When the URL providing apparatus acquires an IP address of the mobile station by using the received RF-ID tag value and provides a URL to the mobile station by using the acquired IP address, the mobile station automatically accesses the Internet by using the URL. Such an Internet access method can minimize additional cost of the mobile station and simplify an Internet access process to a specific URL. | 01-28-2010 |
20100026467 | RFID TAG - An electronic tag is configured to be responsive to a TTO or TTF protocol energizing signal from a reader, but to suspend transmission when receiving an RTF protocol communication signal from a reader. The tag typically includes a protocol detector which is operable to detect receipt of an RTF protocol communication signal and to suspend transmission when the electronic tag receives an RTF protocol communication signal from a reader. | 02-04-2010 |
20100045443 | Method and System for Networking Radio Tags in a Radio Frequency Identification System - A radio frequency tag for a radio frequency identification system is provided that includes an antenna and a receiver coupled to the antenna. The receiver receives and demodulates a message received on at least one frequency. A retransmit controller receives the message, determines a retransmit status for the message, and if the retransmit status is positive, initiates retransmission of the message for reception by another radio tag. | 02-25-2010 |
20100052866 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR FLOORS - The invention relates to a lighting device, particularly a lighting tile ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100066508 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATING BY MEANS OF IDENTIFIERS ASSOCIATED WITH IMAGES - The invention relates to a method and a system for communicating by means of predetermined identifiers that are associated with images so that the user (the one who communicates) does not need to type a message or the like in the event of communication. In the method, an identifier associated with an image on an image panel is read, a message being associated with the identifier in the data terminal. The message is delivered by the data terminal to a server, wherein at least one specific function is associated with the message in question of the data terminal in question, the function being carried out by the server after receiving the message. | 03-18-2010 |
20100066509 | INCLUSION MANAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF INCLUSION MANAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INCLUSION MANAGING DEVICE, AND INCLUSION MANAGING METHOD - Whether a patient actually takes medicine or not is traced and recorded. The used state of a packaged object is traced and recorded. Specifically, a passive wireless tag and an antenna are attached to a packaged object management device. The passive wireless tag is disposed on the package containing a packaged object, and power is generated in the passive wireless tag by electromagnetic induction (contactless power transmission) through a radio wave from a reader, and the passive wireless tag receives/transmits a radio wave to transmit/receive information. The antenna is disposed in a region (take-out opening) for taking out the packaged object from the package so that the antenna can be broken when the packaged object is taken out and is used to inform the passive wireless tag of the take-out of the packaged object. The gap between the boundary of the region (take-out opening) for taking out the packaged object and the antenna is smaller than the minimum width large enough to take out the packaged object. | 03-18-2010 |
20100073146 | Method Of Controlling Communication Frequencies Of Wireless Communication System, Controller Of The System, And Wireless Communication System - The wireless communication system sets at least one of the multiple wireless frequencies as a reception frequency from the wireless tag, and controls the temperature of a superconducting filter in response to the selected reception frequency, thereby the pass band or the rejection band of the superconducting filter is controlled. | 03-25-2010 |
20100085163 | DECODING SCHEME FOR RFID READER - The present invention is directed toward the recovery of RFID signals from RFID credentials. The recovery and subsequent interpretation of RFID signals may be accomplished by providing a set of predetermined probabilities for the occurrence of a symbol after another symbol in a received signal. The predetermined probabilities may be dependent only upon the encoding scheme used, thereby providing a more robust and less processor intensive decoding protocol than has previously been contemplated. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085164 | CONTROL CIRCUIT, SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR PROGRAMMING SUCH A CONTROL CIRCUIT - A control circuit for controlling operation of a device is provided. The control circuit is configured to be comprised in a group of control circuits. The group is identified by a group identifier which is stored in the control circuit. An identifier communication interface is configured to receive a group identifier. A control communication interface circuit is provided for communicating with at least one other control circuit comprised in said group. Thus, the control circuit may easily be programmed to be comprised in a group. Further, a system for controlling operation of a device is provided. The system comprises a master control circuit for transmitting a control command; and a slave control circuit for receiving the control command. The slave control circuit is coupled to the device for controlling the device in accordance with the control command. At least one of the master control circuit and the slave control circuit comprises an identifier communication interface circuit for receiving a group identifier, the identifier communication interface circuit being coupled to a storage means for storing the group identifier and wherein the group identifier corresponds to a group of control circuits. | 04-08-2010 |
20100109849 | MULTI-OBJECTS POSITIONING SYSTEM AND POWER-CONTROL BASED MULTIPLE ACCESS CONTROL METHOD - The present invention provides a multi-objects positioning system and power-control based multiple access control method. The multi-objects positioning system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of tag devices carried by multiple objects and one or more positioning devices for determining the positions of the objects, wherein each of the tag devices includes a positioning device list for recording status information of the positioning devices. According to the present invention, tag device broadcasts Channel Request Packet (CRP) intermittently; positioning device, which is idle and receives the CRP, broadcasts Channel Allocation Packet (CAP) in its coverage range to allocate a channel to the tag device that is the sender of the CRP and inform information of the positioning device to other tag devices; tag device, which receives the CAP, updates its positioning device list according to the contents of the CAP; and the tag device adjusts transmission power of the CRP by referring to the positioning device list. With the present invention, the EN and HN problems existing in the prior arts can be solved effectively, and it is helpful to solve signal collision and improve spatio-temporal reuse capacity of the system. | 05-06-2010 |
20100117807 | Response Wireless Device And Wireless Communications Method For The Same - Memory stores data. A processing unit collects various data and stores the data in the memory. A power source unit provides electric power needed by the processing unit for collecting the data and storing the data in the memory. A receiver unit conducts reception or transmission of radio signals. The receiver unit controls the power source unit so as to make it supply electric power to the processing unit when a received radio signal includes a prescribed first signal, and when a received radio signal includes a prescribed second signal, the receiver unit reads the data stored in the memory so as to transmit it as a radio signal. | 05-13-2010 |
20100123561 | Radio frequency identification apparatus with a plurality of radio frequency identification schemes - Disclosed is a radio frequency identification (RFID) apparatus which includes a first RFID chip for controlling data communication in a first RFID scheme, a second RFID chip for controlling data communication in a second RFID scheme, a loop antenna having first antenna connection terminals for forming a first length and second antenna connection terminals for forming a second length, a switch circuit connected with the first and second antenna connection terminals of the loop antenna and the first RFID chip and the second RFID chip and a controller for controlling the switch circuit so as to selectively switch the loop antenna into one of the first RFID chip and the second RFID chip based on whether data communication is one of the first and second RFID schemes. | 05-20-2010 |
20100127836 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT INDOOR LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A RADIO BADGE IN THE INDOOR LOCALIZATION SYSTEM - A method of reducing power consumption of a radio badge in a localization system is disclosed, in which the radio badge is carried by a tracked target and is provided with a pedometer for detecting a footstep count of the tracked target. The method includes: estimating a velocity of the radio badge according to the footstep count detected by the pedometer; calculating a sleep time from the velocity of the radio badge; and controlling the radio badge to discontinue emitting radio signals during the sleep time. An indoor localization system that performs the method is also disclosed. | 05-27-2010 |
20100141397 | SYSTEM FOR ACTIVITY RECOGNITION - A sensor-based activity recognition system is disclosed. Activity information is received by using various sensors that can detect activities in daily life and analyzed to recognize daily activities of an individual. A required device can be controlled or relevant information is transferred to a management center according to the recognized daily activity to thus quickly cope with various situations. | 06-10-2010 |
20100148935 | DUPLICATION DETECTION FOR NON-CRYPTOGRAPHIC RFID TAGS USING ENCRYPTED TRACEABILITY INFORMATION - A duplication detection module may be configured to determine if data on a RFID tag is encoded. If the data on the RFID tag is not encoded, the duplication detection module may determine that the RFID tag is a duplicate RFID tag and that an item associated with the duplicate RFID tag is counterfeit. If the data on the RFID tag is encoded, the duplication detection module may cause the decoder to decode the data on the RFID tag using a private key of a receiving party as a decoding parameter. The module may check for an item identifier and a sender identifier as a part of the encoded data, determine whether the item identifier has previously been read to determine if the RFID tag was duplicated during transport and compare the sender identifier with an expected sender identifier to determine if the RFID tag was duplicated during transport. | 06-17-2010 |
20100148936 | DEVICE FOR READING DATA FROM A TRANSPONDER MODULE - A reader device in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an antenna connected electrically to a processing unit through an antenna connection element. The processing unit controls are configured to read data from a transponder module via an electromagnetic field. The reader device includes a user interface unit which is connected to the processing unit through the connection element and includes a data output part and/or a data input part. The data output part receives via the connection element reader data from the processing unit and outputs this data. The data input part receives via a data entry element user data and transmits this data via the connection element to the processing unit. Thus, user authentication data can be entered by the user and transmitted to the processing unit without the need for additional wiring between the user interface and the processing unit. | 06-17-2010 |
20100156607 | Method for activating an RFID antenna and an associated RFID antenna system - An improved method and an improved device for activating an RFID antenna uses an antenna (A) and an antenna network (N). The antenna (A) is operated via the antenna network (N) by means of a connectable reader (R). The antenna (A) is operated as a circular or elliptical polarized antenna (A) in such a way that it is alternately left-handed and right-handed polarized. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156608 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIGITAL APPLIANCES BASED ON PARKING MANAGEMENT - An apparatus for controlling digital appliances based on parking management is disclosed. The apparatus includes an interface unit, connected to a control terminal through a wired/wireless communication network, for providing an interface for establishing a home network service environment that is dependent upon information about incoming or outgoing vehicle; a storage unit for storing the home network service environment established by the interface; and an appliance controller for controlling the digital appliances based on the home network service environment stored in the storage unit, upon receipt of the information about incoming or outgoing vehicle. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156609 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH RFID TAG AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCAL SERVICE USING RFID TAG THEREOF - When a portable terminal with an RFID tag reaches a predetermined region where an RFID reader is disposed, the present invention inquires whether or not a service provided in the corresponding region is used of a user and provides the corresponding service depending on the response without opening user information of the portable terminal to the outside. According to the present invention, a local server provides a predetermined service to the corresponding portable terminal through a mobile communication server in which a user's portable terminal is registered, such that the portable terminal can receive a predetermined local service by using an RFID without opening user information. | 06-24-2010 |
20100164691 | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING, TRACKING AND THEFT PROTECTING OF OBJECTS TO BE SECURED - The invention relates to a security device for objects, for instance for products for the retail trade, comprising an active member and coupling means for attaching the active member to the product, wherein the active member comprises a memory element, such as an RHD chip, which is remotely at least readable and possibly also writable. The invention also relates to a product, system and method provided with a security device and a system of distribution and/or sale based on security devices and/or products. | 07-01-2010 |
20100164692 | Mobile Body Remote Control System - A system that remotely controls a mobile body includes a guideway (i.e., balanced feeder line) for guiding the mobile body to its destination, and a coupling device provided on the mobile body for transmitting and receiving control information to control movement of the mobile body along the guideway. The coupling device includes a first loop antenna and a second loop antenna that are cross-connected to each other. A distance from the center of the balanced feeder line to the center of the first loop antenna is less than a distance from the center of the balanced feeder line to the center of the second loop antenna. The system can operate with an extremely low power of emission with a weak electric field intensity of a radio wave for controlling the movement of the mobile body. | 07-01-2010 |
20100171598 | RFID DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SETTING A LEVEL ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system in one embodiment includes an electronic device; and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device in direct electrical communication with the electronic device for selectively setting a voltage or current on the electronic device to one of at least three different levels. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device in another embodiment includes an antenna; a processor in communication with the antenna; and an interface in communication with the processor, the interface being adapted for direct electrical communication with an electronic device for selectively setting a voltage or current on the electronic device to one of at least three different levels. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 07-08-2010 |
20100194544 | ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM FOR PORT LOGISTICS USING MULT-HOP COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD IN THE SYSTEM - Provided are an active radio frequency identification (RFID) system for port logistics and a communication method in the RFID system in which the forms of commands and response messages in the current standard are not changed in order to maintain compatibility with the current standard and to support multi-hop communication and some fields that are not generally used are used so as to enable communication between a tag in a shadow area and a reader by multi-hop communication using other surrounding tags. | 08-05-2010 |
20100214078 | System and Method for Varying Response Amplitude of Radio Transponders - A system and method are provided for modifying the effective reading range of an radio frequency identification tag. The tag, a chip-based tag, includes an antenna and a chip in communication with the antenna. The chip includes circuitry including field effect transistors that can modify the effective reading range of the tag by modifying characteristics of the tag including the modulation depth of the backscatter signal, the impedance characteristics of the tag front end electronics, the power consumption characteristics and the threshold power-on voltage of the tag. These characteristics are change either temporarily or permanently in response to commands communicated to the tag from a radio frequency identification reader. | 08-26-2010 |
20100225451 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE DATA LOST ON PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for providing security for mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes maintaining responsibility for a first item when the first item is in a first range of a first container. Maintaining responsibility for the first item includes monitoring a locator tag associated with the first item when the locator tag is within the first range. The method also includes determining when the first item is in the first range, determining if the first item is in a second range associated with a second container when the first item is not in the first range, and determining if the second container is trusted with respect to the first container if the first item is in the second range. Additionally, the method includes transferring responsibility for the first item to the second container if the second container is trusted with respect to the first container. | 09-09-2010 |
20100225452 | METHOD OF COMMUNICATING A COMMAND FOR LOAD SHEDDING OF A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a means for secure communication between an electrical utility company and an electricity customer, such that the customer is able to shed one or more loads in response to a load shed command from the utility company. A system server of the customer periodically connects to a utility server of the utility company using a standard computer protocol, such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The system server sends a request message via the Internet to the utility server. The request message provides data on the total possible load, the present power consumption, and the present load shed state of the electricity customer. The utility server receives the request message and responds to the request message by transmitting to the system server a response message, which includes a load shed command. | 09-09-2010 |
20100302012 | SWITCHING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGS - The present disclosure is directed switching RFID tags. In some implementations, the RFID system includes an RFID tag and a panel. The panel includes one or more contacts configured to move between a first position and a second position. The second position forms an electrical connection between the RFID tag and the one or more contacts to update a state of the RFID tag. | 12-02-2010 |
20100308976 | RADIOFREQUENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING A TIMER - The invention relates to an electronic radiofrequency-transaction device that comprises a first switch capable of providing a radiofrequency operation of the device upon actuation of the switch and an operation stop when the actuation is released. The device is characterised in that it comprises a timer circuit capable of maintaining, after the actuation of the first switch, a continuous radiofrequency operation for a duration at least equal to the duration of a transaction to be carried out. The invention also relates to a smart card containing the device and to a module for an electronic radiofrequency-transaction device. | 12-09-2010 |
20100308977 | RADIO WAVE CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIO WAVE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND RADIO WAVE CONTROL METHOD - A radio wave control apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects an object, other than a communication target device, in a radiation range to which a radio wave radiating unit radiates predetermined radio waves in each of a plurality of radiation directions; and a radiation range determining unit that determines a radiation range in each of the radiation directions such that the predetermined radio waves are radiated over a predetermined communication range, in which the communication target device is communicable using the predetermined radio waves, and no no-communication area that is caused when the predetermined radio waves reflected on the object is caused in the communication range. | 12-09-2010 |
20110006886 | WIRELESS SWITCH TRIGGERING BLACK BOX SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a black box system for a vehicle and a control method thereof. The wireless switch triggering black box system includes: a black box terminal comprising an acceleration sensor, a camera module, a data storage unit, and a wireless transmission module; and a wireless reception module, which transmits an operation trigger signal for the data storage unit to the wireless transmission module when an embedded switch of the wireless reception module is operated, wherein the data storage unit included in the black box terminal stores data acquired during a predetermined time interval before and after the operation of the switch. In the wireless switch triggering black box system, a wireless transmission module for triggering the data storage of a black box terminal is located at a position at which a driver can easily handle the wireless transmission module, so that the driver can trigger the execution of black box function without losing the driver's front visual field at a time point desired by the driver, thereby securing a safe driving environment. | 01-13-2011 |
20110037571 | SYSTEM FOR RELATIVE POSITIONING OF ACCESS POINTS IN A REAL TIME LOCATING SYSTEM - A system is described for relative positioning of access points in a real time locating system. The system may include a memory, interface, and processor. The memory may store layout information for a work area which includes architectural and infrastructure attributes. The processor may determine a number of access points to position in the work area based on the architectural attributes. The processor may determine a placement of a test tag in the work area based on the infrastructure attributes. The processor may determine a positioning of the access points in the work area which substantially maximizes coverage and accuracy of locating the test tag in the work area. The processor may determine a repositioning of one of the access points when the coverage and accuracy do not satisfy a threshold. The processor may provide a graphical representation of the positioning of the access points, when the threshold is satisfied. | 02-17-2011 |
20110068907 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 03-24-2011 |
20110068908 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RPM reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 03-24-2011 |
20110121950 | UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION OF DEVICES USING COLOR DETECTION - Methods and apparatus for uniquely identifying wireless devices in close physical proximity are described. When two wireless devices are brought into close proximity, one of the devices displays an optical indicator, such as a light pattern. This device then sends messages to other devices which are within wireless range to cause them to use any light sensor to detect a signal. In an embodiment, the light sensor is a camera and the detected signal is an image captured by the camera. Each device then sends data identifying what was detected back to the device displaying the pattern. By analyzing this data, the first device can determine which other device detected the indicator that it displayed and therefore determine that this device is within close physical proximity. In an example, the first device is an interactive surface arranged to identify the wireless addresses of devices which are placed on the surface. | 05-26-2011 |
20110133904 | PERMANENT RFID LUGGAGE TAG WITH SECURITY FEATURES - An integral, one-piece, resiliently flexible, planar, reusable, programmable radio frequency identification (RFID) luggage tag has a planar flexible sheet core of at least first and second microporous polymer material strips fixedly and permanently joined together completely surrounding first and second RFID transponder assemblies operating at different frequencies. The tag further includes a programmable electronic flexible sheet display in a visibly accessible position on the tag. The tag is further includes a cell phone number and/or email address of an ultimate designated recipient/user of the tag and instructions to contact the recipient via the number or address. The number and/or address are printed on the tag in a 2D bar code format and/or encoded into a programmable memory portion of at least one of the RFID assemblies to be outputted when polled. | 06-09-2011 |
20110148596 | RFID DEVICE - A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes: a first amplifier configured to amplify a level of a first radio signal applied through a first antenna, and output an amplified signal; a second amplifier configured to amplify the amplified signal to a predetermined level, and output a power signal; a demodulator configured to demodulate the amplified signal and generate a command signal; a transmission switch configured to selectively output the power signal according to a response signal corresponding to the command signal; and a modulator configured to output a second radio signal, which is generated by modulating the power signal, to a second antenna. | 06-23-2011 |
20110148597 | Dosing System and Method for the Dosing of a Medium - A dosing system and a method for dosing a medium, having a dosing control unit ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110156882 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 06-30-2011 |
20110169615 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL FOR IMPROVED RFID TRANSPONDER READ AND WRITE PERFORMANCE - System, methods and computer program product are provided for an adaptive control for adjusting the electromagnetic interrogation signal of an RFID transceiver where said signal is used to read and/or write to an RFID transponder, or to adjust the gain of the RFID transceiver, or adjust both the gain and the signal strength. The system includes a RFID transceiver having at least a transmitter portion and a receiver portion and capable of generating electromagnetic signals, a signal-to-noise ratio module, and an adaptive control module that adjusts the power of the electromagnetic signal of the transmitter portion or the gain of the receiver portion according to the signal-to-noise ratio of a first electromagnetic signal. In one embodiment the system may be employed in printer-encoder devices for reading or encoding RFID transponders during a printing process. | 07-14-2011 |
20110193689 | Information processing apparatus and method, and non-contact IC card device - An information processing method includes the steps of: detecting a magnetic field variation that occurs in the vicinity of a receiving section that receives a magnetic field signal; determining whether or not a detection result satisfies a predetermined condition that is set in advance; connecting a storage section, which stores information included in the magnetic field signal received by the receiving section, to the receiving section if it is determined that the detection result does not satisfy the condition; and connecting the storage section to a reading section that reads information stored on the storage section, if it is determined that the detection result, satisfies the condition. | 08-11-2011 |
20110199189 | Rotation-activated electronic component with time-limited use - A rotation-activated electronic component, preferably a RFID tag mounted on or incorporated in a support that is rotated when read, e.g. a CD or DVD. The RFID tag comprises an antenna, a rotational switch, a component, advantageously a processor, and a time usage limiter. The antenna is adapted to transform received RFID signals to electric energy that powers the component and the rotational switch is adapted to cut the circuit unless the support does not rotate at or above a certain rotational speed. The time usage limiter counts down a timer when it is powered via the rotational switch and disables the RFID tag when the timer expires. Supports equipped with the RFID tag of the invention will thus respond until the timer expires, and preferably only if they rotate sufficiently. | 08-18-2011 |
20110199190 | RF TAG READER AND RF TAG INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD - There is provided an RF tag reader including an omission-in-reading determining section which determines that an RF tag belonging to a predetermined group might be unread when tag information is not acquired from an RF tag, which belongs to the group and whose tag information is not acquired yet, within a predetermined time after tag information corresponding to any one of a plurality of RF tags grouped as the predetermined group is acquired. | 08-18-2011 |
20110205030 | METHOD OF DE-ACTIVATING AND ACTIVATING AN ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE (ESA) DEVICE, AND AN EAS DEVICE - A device for use in electronic article surveillance EAS is disclosed which comprises a resonant circuit, typically designed for 8.2 MHz operation, in addition to a transponder, such as RFID, for non-contact communication with a communication station. The RFID transponder can provide a signal to detune the resonant circuit to disable the EAS and optionally another signal to tune or retune the resonant circuit to enable or re-enable the EAS. The detuning and tuning or retuning may preferably be achieved using phase change memory material, configured as a programmable switch having two states with different resistances. | 08-25-2011 |
20110227708 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMAND PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a portable electronic device includes a communication unit and a command processor. The command processor controls the communication unit to send a first response in response to normal execution of the plurality of processes. The command processor controls the communication unit to send a second response in response to occurrence of a first event, for which it is specified that a process is to be aborted upon occurrence thereof, in one process of the plurality of processes. The command processor controls the communication unit to send a third response in response to occurrence of a second event, for which it is specified that a process is not to be aborted upon occurrence thereof, in at least one process of the plurality of processes. | 09-22-2011 |
20110234384 | APPARATUS FOR INSTANTANEOUS TRANSLATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE - An apparatus for instantaneously translating sign language in to voice and video is introduced. The present invention uses accelerometer sensors to compute the position and movement of each finger, thereby instantaneously determining the posture of the hand. The location of fingers with respect to body is accurately determined by placing RFID tags at different parts of the body while a single RFID reader is placed on the index finger. Data from accelerometer sensors and RFID reader are multiplexed and sent wirelessly via a controller to a laptop processor where ultimate conversion of sign language to text/voice is achieved. Further, various characteristics of sign language comprising hand position, hand posture, hand orientation and hand movement are detected based on the accelerometer data and RFID data. | 09-29-2011 |
20110248832 | NON-CONTACT COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A non-contact communication device is disclosed comprising: an antenna having an input impedance and being for receiving an AC signal having a voltage and a current, a main unit comprising a power-extraction unit and a communication unit and having a main unit impedance, a tuning circuit, and a matching network for matching the input impedance to the main unit impedance, characterised in that the tuning circuit comprises a phase detector for detecting a phase difference between the voltage and the current and is configured to adjust the impedance of the matching network in dependence on the phase difference. | 10-13-2011 |
20110254665 | REVERSIBLY DEACTIVATING A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DATA TAG - Reversibly activating or deactivating a radio frequency identification (RFID) data tag comprising a circuit responsive to an environmental factor. An RFID tag includes an RFID chip for storing an RFID code, an antenna for communicating a radio frequency (RF) signal, and an environmentally sensitive switch. | 10-20-2011 |
20110279241 | READER/WRITER, RADIO TAG, TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD - A transmission unit of a reader/writer transmits, to an active-type radio tag to perform detection of a signal at a constant time interval by supplying power to a reception unit from a power supply unit for a time period, a signal including an instruction to temporarily extend the time period. | 11-17-2011 |
20110291812 | SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CERTAIN ATMOSPHERE IN A ROOM - A system for varying the atmosphere in a room, the system comprising at least one adjustable atmosphere-creating device ( | 12-01-2011 |
20110291813 | ASSET IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A power distribution apparatus includes a reader, one or more electrical outlets, and one or more antennas mounted in proximate relation to one or more of the electrical outlets. An asset includes a power cord having a transponder attached thereto, and the power cord may be coupled to one of the electrical outlets. A method for identifying and managing an asset includes mounting the power distribution apparatus in an equipment rack, reading, by the reader through one or more of the antennas, identification data contained in the transponder, communicating information including the identification data through a network to a controller, and determining, by the controller, a control action based on the information. | 12-01-2011 |
20110291814 | AUTO ACTIVATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods for automatically activating a consumer device using a sensor capable of detecting an external stimulus and location determination system capable of providing current location data for the consumer device when a user receives a device. The location determination system provides location data, which is sent to the activation server, in response to the sensor actuating. The location data determined at the time the sensor senses the external stimuli is compared to location data stored on the activation server to automatically activate the consumer device. | 12-01-2011 |
20120025956 | RFID DEVICE BEING OPERABLE IN A FIRST AND SECOND OPERATING STATE - An RFID device ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120032789 | MOBILE TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A mobile terminal includes a contactless communication unit configured to conduct contactless communication with an external communication apparatus, a plurality of memory units configured to store information to be transmitted to the communication apparatus, and a controller configured to control communication with the communication apparatus and set a priority order for the plurality of memory units when transmitting information from the plurality of memory units to the communication apparatus. The controller sets the priority order depending on the current time. | 02-09-2012 |
20120044058 | RFID TAG AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An RFID tag that communicates information with an RFID reader/writer includes a receiving unit that receives ID information; a memory unit that stores the ID information; a table that stores a correspondence relation between a change in the ID information and a moving direction; a determining unit that refers to the table to determine a moving direction from ID information received by the receiving unit and previously received ID information stored in the memory unit; and a signal generating unit that sends an interruption signal to a control unit driven by electric power supplied from a battery when the moving direction is determined by the determining unit, and stops generating the interruption signal when the moving direction is not determined by the determining unit. | 02-23-2012 |
20120044059 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INVOKING LOCAL COMMUNICATION APPLICATION SERVICES - It is presented a method for invoking an application service in response to a tag reading by a mobile terminal. The method comprises the steps of: receiving an input message, the input message comprising data being associated with a tag read by the mobile terminal using local communication, the input message further comprising a recipient identifier linked to the mobile terminal; determining, using a plurality of parameters associated with the tag reading, a plurality of matching application servers, wherein conditions of a tag reading subscription for each of the matching application servers matches the plurality of parameters; and sending an invocation message to each of the matching application servers to invoke a respective application service of each of the matching application servers, the invocation message comprising the recipient identifier enabling each of the application services to send content to the user equipment and the tag data. | 02-23-2012 |
20120075078 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - A radio frequency identification device includes: a radio frequency interface, a core control unit and a universal storage interface; the core control unit is adapted to receive radio frequency identification instruction from another radio frequency identification device within predetermined range or portable terminal apparatus through the universal storage interface or the radio frequency interface, to perform corresponding radio frequency identification processing according to the radio frequency identification instruction and the current operation status of the devices, and to switch the operation status of the device when the instruction is operation status switching instruction; the radio frequency interface is adapted to realize information interaction between the core control unit and the another radio frequency identification devices within predetermined range; the universal storage interface is adapted to realize information interaction between the portable terminal apparatus and the core control unit. | 03-29-2012 |
20120086559 | SERVICE PROVISIONING METHOD, A RELATED SERVICE PROVISIONING SYSTEM A RELATED SERVICE PROVISIONING SERVER AND A RELATED EVENT REGISTRATION SERVER - The present invention relates to a method for Service provisioning in a communications system that comprises a plurality of communications devices, each including a tag reader for reading a tag-identifier from a tag attached to an object and for forwarding this tag-identifier to a service provisioning server. This service provisioning server is coupled to the communications devices over a communications network and the tag having a unique tag-identification. The service provisioning method further includes the steps of forwarding by a communications device of the plurality of communications devices a trigger message including trigger-information at reading the tag-identification of the tag towards the service provisioning server. Subsequently, a service-description of a service based on the trigger-information associated with the service stored in a service-list is determined followed by the executing of the service determined by the service provisioning server based on the retrieved service description. | 04-12-2012 |
20120126953 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - When regulation information set in a communication terminal such as a portable terminal is changed, the changed content can be efficiently acquired and set in the communication terminal. A term of validity is set in the regulation information used for a portable terminal ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120139712 | HYBRID SWITCH FOR EXTENDING ANTENNA PORT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RFID SYSTEM USING THE HYBRID SWITCH - A hybrid switch includes a plurality of antenna ports, a switching module for setting up a path so that a signal received from a reader passes through a designated antenna port from among the plurality of antenna ports, an antenna sense module for determining whether antennas have been attached to the plurality of antenna ports, and a communication module for processing a communication signal with the reader or a communication signal with other switch. According to the present invention, an electric wave fading zone can be obviated and RFID tags can be more efficiently recognized by increasing the number of antenna ports, without generating problems, such as the attenuation of transmission output of a reader and a reduction of the recognition ratio due to a collision between tags resulting from the constant transmission of power of the reader. | 06-07-2012 |
20120146772 | CONTROLLING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG SIGNAL RANGE - A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for controlling a range of a radio frequency identification tag signal. The process identifies an operative range for the radio frequency identification tag signal of a radio identification tag. The process then selects a set of conductive paths in the radio frequency identification tag corresponding to the desired operative range. The set of conductive paths controls the range of the radio frequency identification tag signal in the radio identification frequency tag. | 06-14-2012 |
20120154122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF RADIO FREQUENCY TESTING - A method and an apparatus of radio frequency (RF) testing are provided. The present method includes the following steps. A receiver and a transmitting antenna of a transmitter are controlled to move towards a direction, wherein the transmitter transmits a wireless signal to the receiver through the transmitting antenna. A specific power is measured every time when one of a plurality of predetermined sampling points is reached. In the foregoing moving and measuring steps, the relative distance and relative azimuth angle between the receiver and the transmitting antenna remain unchanged, and the frequency of the wireless signal also remains unchanged. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154123 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO IDENTIFY DEVICES - An apparatus and method to identify devices including a first set of commands to identify devices in a first state and a second set of commands to identify devices in a second state, wherein devices identified in the first state are placed in the second state and devices identified in the second state are placed in the first state. | 06-21-2012 |
20120161941 | RFID TAG - An RFID tag includes: an antenna receiving an RF signal from a reader; an AFE (analog front end) generating voltage using the RF signal; and one or more switches interposed between the antenna and the AFE and controlling the connection between the antenna and the AFE through the switch operation. | 06-28-2012 |
20120161942 | RFID TRANSPONDER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An RFID transponder having an analog front end receiver having an attenuator coupled to receive an RF-signal from an antenna and to attenuate the RF-signal, an amplifier having a fixed amplifier gain and being coupled to receive and to amplify the attenuated RF-signal and a control unit coupled to control a gain of the attenuator, wherein the control unit is configured to control the attenuator gain in response to a level of the amplified RF-signal, the control unit is configured to have a plurality of predetermined states causing the attenuator to increase (step-up) or to decrease (step-down), its gain by a predefined step size. | 06-28-2012 |
20120169476 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DEVICE FOR EXECUTING IC CARD FUNCTION, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL - A communication device includes an analog unit that processes an analog signal received from an antenna unit which performs a contactless communication with an external device. The communication device also includes a wired interface that connects to an information processing terminal through a wire. In addition, the communication device includes a digital control unit that manages a communication mode set between the external device and the information processing terminal and controls a communication path between the external device and the information processing terminal according to a present communication mode. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176228 | DATA CARRIER WITH SENSOR - In a circuit for a data carrier, which data carrier comprise a sensor that is designed for providing a sensor signal that represents an environment parameter and a communication element that is designed for the contact-less communication with an interrogator station, first connection elements for connecting the circuit to the communication element and second connection elements for establishing an electronic connection of the circuit to the sensor are provided, wherein the second connection elements are realized by the first connection elements and wherein the circuit comprises a sensor signal processing stage designed for receiving said sensor signal via the first connection element and for processing said received sensor signal. | 07-12-2012 |
20120218084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING PRINTED MEDIA BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY MEMORY TAG DETECTION - An approach is provided for associating content information with a radio frequency (RF) memory tag related to one or more items. One or more RF memory tags for maintaining additional information are associated with the one or more items. A data association platform causes, at least in part, a capture of content information from printed media. The data association platform then processes the content information to determine one or more items. A portion of the content information, additional information, or combination thereof is determined to be presented on reading of one or more RF memory tags. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218085 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Disclosed is a communication apparatus comprising: a communication section which performs communication in an ASK modulation format with an RFID tag; and a control section which sets a modulation degree of the ASK modulation of the communication section to a large degree when polling of the RFID tag is performed by the communication section and which sets the modulation degree to a small degree when response information is received from the RFID tag through the communication section. | 08-30-2012 |
20120229261 | APPARATUS FOR LOW POWER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A wireless communication apparatus for starting an operation according to an electric wave received from a portable terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a wireless communication module for transmitting data to the portable terminal, an RFID tag for turning-on a switch using the electric wave received from the portable terminal, the switch supplying power of a battery to a sensor, the wireless communication module and a control unit when the switch is turned-on, and for cutting-off the power supply of the battery to the sensor, the wireless communication module and the control unit when the switch is turned-off, and the control unit for driving the sensor when the power from the battery is supplied to the control unit, for controlling the wireless communication module to transmit a physical amount from the sensor to the portable terminal and for turning off the switch when the control unit receives the physical amount. | 09-13-2012 |
20120235797 | Method for Conducting a Transaction Between a Magnetic Stripe Reader and an Electronic Card - A method for communicating with a magnetic stripe reader in which an electronic apparatus is activated from an off state to a reduced power mode, a magnetic stripe reader is detected, then the apparatus is activated from the reduced power mode to a full power mode and it broadcasts a signal that contains a transaction specific data packet that is read by the magnetic read head. The signal is a time varying and spatial varying magnetic field that is interpreted by the magnetic read head as originating from a standard magnetic stripe and it is generated by a magnetic stripe broadcaster comprised of a track 1 flex encoder that transmits data that is read by a track 1 read head of the magnetic read head and a track 2 magnetic flex encoder that transmits data that is read by a track 2 read head of the magnetic read head. | 09-20-2012 |
20120235798 | SMART CARD SESSION OPTIMIZATION - A command destined for a smart card is received. If the command is of a state-altering type that places the smart card in a known state, it is relayed to a smart card reader unless the smart card is currently in the known state. If the command is a POWER OFF command, it is relayed to the smart card reader unless (i) the smart card is currently in the known state and (ii) within a predetermined time from receiving the command, a subsequent command of the state-altering type that places the smart card in the known state is received. If the command is not a POWER OFF command and is not of the state-altering type that places the smart card in the known state, it is relayed to the smart card reader. The command is discarded if not relayed to the smart card reader. | 09-20-2012 |
20120262280 | CONTROLLED DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM USING RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY - A control system includes a portable electronic device and a controlled device. The portable electronic device includes a user input unit, a first processing unit, and a transmitting unit. The controlled device includes a controlled module and an RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a receiving unit, a tag memory unit storing a first code, and a second processing unit. The portable electronic device generates and wirelessly transmits a first key and a control command according to user operation of the user input unit. The second processing unit of the controlled device is configured to determine, with reference to the first key received by the receiving unit and the first code, whether or not to output a control signal for controlling the controlled module to perform an action that corresponds to the control command received by the receiving unit. | 10-18-2012 |
20120274452 | RADIO FREQUENCY (RF)-ENABLED LATCHES AND RELATED COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Radio frequency (RF)-enabled latches and related components, assemblies, systems, and methods are disclosed that affect control of mating and/or demating of components. In one embodiment, a component is provided that includes a body configured to be mated to a second component to establish a connection. A latch is disposed in the body and configured to either affect demating of the body from the second component or mating of the body to the second component, when the latch is not actuated. A transponder disposed in the body can be configured to actuate the latch to either affect demating of the body from the second component or mating of the body to the second component. The transponder can also be configured to actuate the latch based on the identification information of the second transponder received through the communication connection or lack of receiving identification information from a second transponder or reader. | 11-01-2012 |
20120280797 | System And Apparatus For Item Level Inventory Management Within A Virtual Warehouse Established For Short-Term And Long-Term Disaster Relief Operations - This invention describes a system and method for managing a supply chain. In particular, the present invention relates to a virtual warehouse system for providing item level inventory management and an apparatus for automatic data capture within a disaster relief operational setting. | 11-08-2012 |
20120306627 | AUTOMATIC MODE DETECTION IN A DUAL OPERATING MODE RFID TAG - A multi-mode, preferably dual mode, radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is adapted for automatic detection of whether a RFID reader located within communication range of the RFID tag is transmitting a continuous wave (CW) or modulated wave types of RF signal, and accordingly, mandating a response from the tag in read-only (RO) mode or read/write (R/W) mode, respectively. The tag includes means for designating one of the RO and R/W operating modes as a default mode of the tag, and for switching the tag from its default mode to its other operating mode, and vice versa, according to a rule for determining the frequency of occurrence of a selected event related to signal type of the reader. A device-implemented method of this automatic detection, and a method of fabricating the tag, are also disclosed. | 12-06-2012 |
20120313761 | Power Management for an Active RFID Tag in Credit Card Form Factor - A system and method manages power in a dual frequency Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transponder having a form factor substantially conforming to a credit card or smaller. The transponder may be conveniently carried in a customer's wallet, pocket, or purse. The transponder generally operates in a listen-only non-transmitting sleep mode in a low-power state. When entering a retail establishment, the transponder may receive an activation signal while operating in the sleep mode that activates the transponder and causes it to operate in a beacon mode. While in the beacon mode, the transponder transmits an identifier signal identifying the transponder. The identifier information may be used by a customer relationship management system within the retail establishment to provide a variety of customer management service. Subsequently, the transponder returns to the sleep mode, thereby enabling high battery life. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313762 | Communication Method and Communication System - A command sequence is restarted from the middle even when supply of power supply voltage to an internal circuit in a wireless tag is temporarily stopped (a power flicker occurs). A register or a cache memory included in a signal processing circuit in the wireless tag continues to retain data even after the supply of power supply voltage is stopped. After the power flicker occurs, the signal processing circuit in the wireless tag is returned to the state before the supply of power supply voltage is stopped and can restart signal processing. Consequently, the command sequence can be restarted from the middle. | 12-13-2012 |
20120326848 | METHOD, TERMINAL, SERVER, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE - A method, terminal, server, and a system for providing a service are provided. In a method of providing a plurality of applications pursuant to identifying a tag by a user terminal, the user terminal identifies the tag to obtain tag information and transmits a request for a service to a service providing server, which then obtains a plurality of application identification information corresponding to the tag information and generates and provides to the user terminal an applications list corresponding to the plurality of application identification information. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002405 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSORY TAGS PROVIDING SOUND, SMELL AND HAPTIC FEEDBACK - Systems and methods for creating “feelings” from tangible objects in a responsive and cost efficient manner are provided. In accordance with such systems and methods, near field communication (NFC) tags are embedded into tangible objects, e.g., Compact Discs (CDs), books, posters, etc., where the NFC tags include feeling/sensory feedback parameters associated with the object in which the NFC tag is embedded. That is, such NFC tags are able to stimulate one or more senses, such as the human senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. Thus, sensory feedback is provided via tangible objects, where only minimal cost (e.g., a few cents) is added to the production/manufacture of such objects. | 01-03-2013 |
20130027190 | Automatic Surgical Sponge Counter and Blood Loss Determination System - A surgical sponge detection system includes a device for automatically counting soiled surgical sponges which includes a reader which scans each sponge entered and determines sponge type from a tag affixed to each sponge and a control unit which processes data received from reader contained within sponges entered. The reader includes a non-optical scanner means which can read an indicating means on the sponges even when the indicating means is covered with blood or other body fluids. | 01-31-2013 |
20130049937 | Method for Implementing and Operating, and a Read/Write Unit, for a System Including Multiple Wirelessly Readable Transponders - A method for configuring and operating a read/write unit connected to an industrial control device in a system including multiple transponders having unique identification numbers, the read/write unit. During a recognition phase, a plurality of the transponders are detected, at least two of the transponders are repeatedly detected, and during each detection, the unique identification number of each detected transponder and a number of features relating to each detection of that transponder are registered. During an evaluation phase, the registered features are evaluated statistically for each detected transponder, statistical variables are determined for each detected transponder, and the statistical variables are respectively filtered using filter criteria. The unique identification number of one of the detected transponders that meets the filter criteria is reported to the industrial control device as a detected transponder to provide unambiguous identification of the closest transponder to the read/write unit, even in densely packed surroundings. | 02-28-2013 |
20130057392 | Method and System for Disabling an Electronic Device - A portable electronic device. The portable electronic device is dependently operable on being remotely coupled to at least one RFID tag, the RFID tag being disposed on one of a piece of jewelry or a portion of clothing worn on a person. Upon removal of the jewelry or clothing the RFID tag is rendered inoperable and the electronic device is partially or completely disabled. | 03-07-2013 |
20130063253 | RFID DEVICE, HOST, RFID-EMBEDDED APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING RFID DEVICE - A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes: a contact interface for wired communication with a host; a contactless interface for contactless communication with a reader/writer; a command processing unit that obtains a command from the reader/writer in the contactless communication and process the command, the command instructing a data access; and a memory that holds data. The command processing unit determines a communication mode, and (i) executes the data access instructed in the command between the reader/writer and the memory, when the communication mode is determined as a first communication mode, and (ii) executes the data access instructed in the command between the reader/writer and the host, when the communication mode is determined as a second communication mode. | 03-14-2013 |
20130076492 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR CONTAINER DATA CENTERS - A detection device for cooling apparatuses of a container data center (CDC) includes a processor, a card reader, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) label. The RFID label includes a detection unit received inside the CDC, and wirelessly communicates with the card reader through the detection unit. The detecting unit detects statuses of the cooling apparatuses and environmental parameters of the CDC, and in response to the status of at least one of the cooling apparatuses and at least one of the environmental parameters of the CDC changing, the detection unit electrically isolates the RFID chip from the antenna. | 03-28-2013 |
20130093573 | SOCKET SYSTEMS FOR AVOIDING ELECTRICAL SHOCKS TO INFANTS LOCATED IN AN ENCLOSED AREA DIVIDED INTO A NUMBER OF SUB-AREAS - Socket systems are provided to avoid electrical shocks that may be induced to infants or children staying at home. In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system includes a socket in an area that belongs to a sub-area, wherein the socket is equipped with socket safety features to protect infants from experiencing electrical shocks when certain events occur. The system further includes a fuse associated with the socket; a GPS receiver and a RFID tag associated with an infant; a heavy-duty appliance with high power requirements associated with a GPS receiver; and a low-duty appliance with low power requirements, wherein the appliance is connected to the socket. | 04-18-2013 |
20130120119 | ADAPTING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION REQADER POWER LEVELS - A system and method for adapting a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader power level includes a step of determining ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130120120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM TO IMPROVE WORKFLOW - A hand hygiene compliance (HHC) system that, in addition to monitoring hand hygiene, provides messaging and asset tracking capabilities to improve workflow amongst employees working at a facility. In one embodiment, the HHC system includes a control unit that is associated with a hand hygiene dispenser and programmed to enable use of a menu of icons each time the control unit detects use of the hand hygiene dispenser by as individual, wherein the icons allow the individual to, without limitation, communicate, enter, obtain, or update workflow information. More specifically, the menu of icons is displayed on a feedback device associated with the control unit, and users select icons by physically touching the feedback device. Alternatively, the control unit includes a gesture sense system which allows users to select one or more icons via touch-free gestures. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120121 | Radio frequency identification control device, system and method - The disclosure provides a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) control device, system and method. The RFID control device includes a base station controller ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130127599 | DETERMINING OPERATIONAL STATE WITH TAGS - Systems and methods are provided relating to utilizing a plurality of RFID tags in conjunction with a circuit comprising at least one reed switch to facilitate determination of operational states and actions based thereon. A magnet can activate the reed switch causing a first RFID tag to be activated and transmit an associated RFID identifier from which a position/operation associated with the first RFID can be determined. The magnet can be removed to activate a second RFID tag whereupon a second RFID identifier is transmitted from which a second position/operation can be determined. The circuit comprising the reed switch and RFID tags can have an induction coil enabling the circuit to be activated when the induction coil is brought into proximity of a second induction coil and inductively coupled. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127600 | Contactless Communication Device - A contactless communication device comprises a contactless front chip, a security chip concentrator and a security chipset. Wherein, said security chipset contains more than two security chips for storing and processing the contactless application data; said contactless front chip is used for implementing the interaction between said security chip and the external contactless field; said security chip concentrator, which is connected with the contactless front chip and with the security chip of the security chipset, is used for selecting a security chip based on the contactless application and implementing the connection between the selected security chip and the contactless front chip. The contactless communication device of the present invention is based on the application mode of multi-card for multi-use so that different providers can independently issue security chips separated from the contactless communication device, then the problems of data security, user management and so on caused by single-card for multi-use are avoided. | 05-23-2013 |
20130141221 | Apparatus - An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: receiving a radio frequency signal; determining dependent the radio frequency signal at least one characteristic of an apparatus; and displaying the characteristic of the apparatus by generating at least two audio signals, each audio signal comprising a modulated tone configured to produce an image dependent on the at least one characteristic. | 06-06-2013 |
20130147609 | TRANSMIT DIVERSITY FOR PASSIVE BACKSCATTER RFID - Techniques are presented for adaptively increasing power delivered to an RF tag. In one embodiment, a tag reader uses multiple transmit antennas to increase the power delivered to an RF tag without increasing the transmission power. The tag reader may perform transmit diversity (or a related antenna diversity schema) to ensure that transmitted signals from the multiple transmit antennas constructively interfere at the location of the RF tag. The tag reader may transmit a pilot signal and measure a phase associated with a received signal from the RF tag. The tag reader may then use the phase to determine a phase shift for each of the plurality of antennas. The phase shift may then be applied to any subsequent signals transmitted by the antennas to ensure that the signals interfere at the RF tag's location. | 06-13-2013 |
20130154808 | ELECTRICAL OUTLET FOR AUTOMATICALLY SENSING ELECTRICAL DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ENERGY USING THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET, AND METHOD THEREOF - An electrical outlet for automatically sensing an electrical device, a system for managing electric energy using the electrical outlet, and a method thereof are disclosed. The electrical outlet may include a plug connecting unit to which a plug of an electrical device including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is connected, an RFID reader for receiving information about the electrical device from the RFID tag, an electric energy measuring unit for measuring an amount of electric energy consumed by the electrical device, a controller for managing the received information about the electrical device and information about the measured amount of electric energy, and a communication unit for transmitting the information about the electrical device and the information about the amount of electric energy used to an electric energy management system. | 06-20-2013 |
20130207783 | PROTECTING PACKAGES FROM TAMPERING - A package includes a chassis, a plurality of components arranged within the chassis, a plurality of RFID devices, and at least one processing device. The RFID devices are arranged at a plurality of locations to form an array configured to authenticate compliance of the actual configuration of the package with a model configuration. The processing device is configured to communicate with the RFID devices, determine if the actual configuration of the package is in compliance with the model configuration based on communications with the RFID devices, and set an operational mode of one or more of the components of the package in response to determining if the actual configuration of the package is in compliance with the model configuration. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207784 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CABINET ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND CABINET SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and a method for cabinet asset management and a cabinet system. The apparatus for cabinet asset management includes a management unit and at least one antenna board unit. The management unit sends a read signal to the antenna board unit. After receiving the read signal, the antenna board unit sends the read signal in a form of an electromagnetic wave, so that after sensing a magnetic field signal, a label within a radiation range of the electromagnetic wave sends, using an induction current, configuration information of a physical component stored in the label to the antenna board unit. After receiving the configuration information, the antenna board unit reports the configuration information to the management unit. After receiving the configuration information reported by the antenna board unit, the management unit performs data analysis processing. | 08-15-2013 |
20130214908 | SMART CARD SESSION OPTIMIZATION - A command destined for a smart card is received. If the command is of a state-altering type that places the smart card in a known state, it is relayed to a smart card reader unless the smart card is currently in the known state. If the command is a POWER OFF command, it is relayed to the smart card reader unless (i) the smart card is currently in the known state and (ii) within a predetermined time from receiving the command, a subsequent command of the state-altering type that places the smart card in the known state is received. If the command is not a POWER OFF command and is not of the state-altering type that places the smart card in the known state, it is relayed to the smart card reader. The command is discarded if not relayed to the smart card reader. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214909 | AIRPLANE MODE FOR WIRELESS TRANSMITTER DEVICE AND SYSTEM USING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS BROADCASTS - Methods, systems and devices for tracking and handling broadcast devices associated with luggage. A wireless identity transmitter within luggage may periodically transmit wireless broadcast messages that include obscured identifiers. When within proximity, a proximity broadcast receiver, such as a stationary device within an airport, may receive and relay the broadcast messages to a server which may process the included information. Based on decrypting the obscured identifiers, the central server may determine proximity information of devices related to the relayed messages. The proximity broadcast receiver may transmit messages based on whether the wireless identity transmitter should be handled via a luggage service. Additionally, the wireless identity transmitter may activate/deactivate an operational mode for use in an aircraft in response to receiving disable and enable wireless signals from proximate signaling transmitters. After receiving a disable wireless signal, the wireless identity transmitter may not transmit wireless signals until receiving an enable wireless signal. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222119 | RFID READING DEVICE, RFID SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSMITTING POWER OF AN RFID READING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The invention relates to an RFID reading devices having: transmitting means for generating a field for inductively coupling to an RFID transponder; measuring means for measuring a field strength of the field; and control means for controlling the transmitting power on the basis of the measured field strength. | 08-29-2013 |
20130234835 | PROGRAMMATIC CONTROL OF RFID TAGS - Techniques that enable a device to advertise its mode of operation using an RFID tag attached to the device. Techniques are provided for programmatically controlling an RFID tag. An RFID tag attached to a device is programmatically enabled or disabled depending upon the mode(s) of operation of the device. The RFID tag is able to transmit a signal when enabled and not able to transmit a signal when disabled. Using such a controllable RFID tag, a device can efficiently indicate or advertise its mode of operation to an RFID reader or sensor. | 09-12-2013 |
20130234836 | DIRECTIONAL SENSING MECHANISM AND COMMUNICATIONS AUTHENTICATION - The present invention is directed toward an RFID device that includes a motion sensing mechanism. The motion sensing mechanism is adapted to sense motion of the RFID device and then selectively allow or restrict the RFID device's ability to transmit messages, which may include sensitive data, when the RFID device is placed in an RF field. Thus, the motion sensing mechanism is utilized to control access to data on the RFID device to only instances when the holder of the RFID device moves the RFID device in a predefined sequence of motion(s). | 09-12-2013 |
20130257599 | Active Electronic Tag and Signal Modulation Method Thereof - An active electronic tag and a signal modulation method are provided herein. The active electronic tag includes an antenna, a first amplifier, an automatic gain control circuit, a phase synchronization locking circuit, a control unit, a tag unit and a second amplifier. The antenna receives a detecting signal transmitted from a reader, in which the detecting signal is carried on a first carrier. The phase synchronization locking circuit generates a second carrier. The control unit generates a response signal, in which the response signal is carried on the second carrier. By utilizing a phase difference of the first carrier and the second carrier, the response signal cancels the first carrier on the reader so as to transmit the information stored in the active electronic tag. | 10-03-2013 |
20130285797 | SAVING POWER IN A BATTERY POWERED SYSTEM HAVING A TOUCH SENSOR AND AN RFID TAG READER - A system and method that combines RFID tag reader circuitry and a touch sensor, wherein the system and method may reduce power consumption of a battery powered system by detecting the presence of an RFID tag by using a lower power consumption touch sensor instead of scanning for the RFID tag by using higher power RFID tag detection and reading circuitry, controlling activation and deactivation of the RFID tag detection and reading circuitry when the touch sensor has detected the presence of the RFID tag, and reconfiguring sensor electrodes so that the electrodes may form a touch sensor or an antenna as needed. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293359 | AUTOMATIC DEVICE DETECTION BY REMOTE CONTROL - A system includes a remote control and a processing device. The processing device includes an RFID tag. An identification code is stored in the RFID tag. The remote control includes an RFID reader and a transmitter. The RFID reader transmits an interrogation signal. The RFID tag receives the interrogation signal and transmits the identification code in response to the interrogation signal. The RFID reader receives the identification code and the transmitter transmits control signals to control the processing device including a control code associated with the identification code. | 11-07-2013 |
20130300544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS MANAGEMENT OF ARTICLES - The present invention is directed to method and apparatus for wireless management of articles. The method is implemented by a master RFID tag. The method includes transmitting at least one first RFID read signal to a plurality of RFID tags local to the master RFID tag and receiving a first RFID response signal from each of the plurality of RFID tags in response to the at least one first RFID read signal. Each of the first RFID response signals comprises an identifier associated with an article. The method further includes maintaining an article record indicating at least one expected article that is to be managed by the master RFID tag and comparing each of the identifiers with the article record in an attempt to compile contextual information associated with the article record. Finally, the method further includes transmitting a master signal comprising the contextual information associated with the article record. Embodiments of the present invention are also directed to a master RFID tag comprising a first communication unit, a memory unit, a processing unit and a second communication unit. | 11-14-2013 |
20130335199 | RFID DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for use in detecting the presence of an RFID device are provided. One RFID detection system includes a detection circuit that includes an oscillating circuit. The detection circuit is configured to hold the RFID detection system in a low power mode in which the RFID detection system is configured to not actively attempt to communicate with nearby RFID devices. The detection circuit is further configured to monitor one or more parameters of a signal of the oscillating circuit and compare the one or more monitored parameters to one or more reference parameters. The detection circuit is further configured to, based on the comparison, determine whether to transition the RFID detection system from the low power mode into an active communication mode in which the RFID detection system is configured to actively attempt to communicate with nearby RFID devices. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335200 | RFID DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for use in detecting the presence of an RFID device are provided. One RFID detection system includes a detection circuit that includes an oscillating circuit. The detection circuit is configured to hold the RFID detection system in a low power mode in which the RFID detection system is configured to not actively attempt to communicate with nearby RFID devices. The detection circuit is further configured to monitor one or more parameters of a signal of the oscillating circuit and compare the one or more monitored parameters to one or more reference parameters. The detection circuit is further configured to, based on the comparison, determine whether to transition the RFID detection system from the low power mode into an active communication mode in which the RFID detection system is configured to actively attempt to communicate with nearby RFID devices. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335201 | FUNCTION EXECUTION BASED ON TAG INFORMATION - In one example embodiment, an end device includes a memory configured to store function information regarding at least one predefined function and tag information regarding at least one electronic tag that is associated with the at least one predefined function; a reader configured to read tag identification information received from a detected electronic tag located within a predetermined range of the end device; and a processor configured to select a predefined function from among the at least one predefined function based on the stored tag information and the read tag identification information and perform the selected predefined function. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342329 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAIRING A CONTROLLED DEVICE WITH AN RF REMOTE CONTROL USING AN RFID TAG - Systems and methods are operable to initiate a pairing process and a de-pairing process between a controlled device and a radio frequency (RF) remote control. An exemplary embodiment detects presence of a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag in an interrogation zone established by an RFID tag reader, automatically initiates a pairing process in response to detecting the presence of the RFID tag in the interrogation zone, and completes the pairing process between the RF remote control and the controlled device, wherein the pairing process identifies a unique identifier associated with the RF remote control. A subsequently received RF signal emitted by the RF remote control includes at least one command configured to control operation of the controlled device and includes the unique identifier. | 12-26-2013 |
20140035732 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO LOCATE AN OBJECT - A computer implemented method to locate an object is described. A first transmission is obtained from a transmitter. The first transmission received at a first receiver. Tuning instructions are determined for a second receiver based at least in part on frequency information of the first transmission. The second is instructed to tune into a second transmission from the transmitter according to the tuning instructions. Arrival information for the arrival of the second transmission is obtained at each of the first receiver and the second receiver. A location of the transmitter is determined based on the arrival information. | 02-06-2014 |
20140049379 | MULTIPLEXING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for multiplexing radio frequency signals. In some implementations, a system includes a host coupling module, a plurality of antennas, and a processing module. The host coupling module is configured to receive and transmit RF signals through a wired connection. The plurality of antennas are configured to wirelessly transmit RF signals and receive RF signals from RFID tags. The processing module is configured to selectively switch between the plurality of antennas for communication with the RFID tags using the host coupling module and backscatter at least a portion of the received RF signals through the wired connection to communicate information independent of an internal power supply. | 02-20-2014 |
20140055247 | Reading Device for Contactless Communication with a Transponder Unit - A reading device for contactless communication with a transponder unit includes a first antenna for generating a reading device field in the form of an alternating magnetic field. The reading device further contains one or more second antennas configured, and arranged in relation to the first antenna, such that during a contactless communication of the reading device with a transponder unit which generates communication signals by means of load modulation, a predetermined change of a detection signal is captured on the second antenna or antennas if the transponder unit is located in a predetermined zone around the reading device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140062669 | Wireless Sensor with FRAM - A wireless sensor module for use in a wireless sensor network. The sensor module collects sensor data in a periodic manner with a first time period. The sensor data is logged in a non-volatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) within the sensor module. The sensor module is placed in a reduced power idle mode between sensor data collection periods, wherein the logged sensor data is preserved by the FRAM during the idle mode. A representation of the logged sensor data is transmitted over a radio channel to a remote receiver in a periodic manner with a second time period, wherein the second time period is longer than the first time period. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062670 | STANDBY ACTIVATION - Systems and methods are provided for providing a standby activation of a device. A method for providing standby activation of a device can include coupling a tag to a computing device. Furthermore, a method for providing standby activation of a device can include activating the tag utilizing a tag reader, wherein activating the tag provides access to the computing device. | 03-06-2014 |
20140077936 | Method and Apparatus for Remote Fuel Refill Level Monitoring - A system includes a processor configured to receive requests from a wireless device in wireless communication with the processor, the requests corresponding to one or more aspects of a refueling process. The processor is also configured to collect vehicle data corresponding to the one or more aspects of the refueling process and respond to the requests by sending the data relating to the one or more aspects of the refueling process. | 03-20-2014 |
20140085055 | PATTERN RECOGNITION BASED MOTION DETECTION FOR ASSET TRACKING SYSTEM - An asset tracking system that optimizes the value per ping by tying the ping to a pattern of movements of the asset. The asset tracking device will send a ping to a remote host (i.e., receiver) when predetermined qualified event is detected by the device. In such a manner, the value per ping is optimized, leading to increased battery life and decreased operational cost. To satisfy these conditions, the asset tracking device is equipped with appropriate sensors, actuators, and trigger mechanism(s). A four-phase methodology or algorithm used to detect and determine when detected motions and movements warrant triggering the data ping. | 03-27-2014 |
20140111311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN RFID READER - A method and apparatus for operating an RFID scanner is provided herein. During operation, an RFID scanner will utilize beamforming techniques to appropriately beamform an interrogation signal. A first beamforming scheme will be used for a first task (e.g., EAS, inventory management, point-of-sale mode scanning of a first area, . . . , etc.) and a second beamforming scheme will be used for a second task. | 04-24-2014 |
20140118117 | Radio Frequency Identification in Safety Applications - Aspects of the present invention provide an RFID system for safely controlling an auto guided vehicle, an automated robot or other moving object (“AGV/BOT”). The system may include a plurality of radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tags, and each may store a unique identification in a first memory location, a position in a second memory location and/or an instruction in a third memory location. An AGV/BOT having an RFID transceiver or antenna and a computer with a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing a predetermined table may read one or more of the memory locations. The table comprises a plurality of data elements with certain data elements associated with particular RFID tags. The AGV/BOT safely determines its location upon matching the one or more memory locations read with one or more data elements, or triggers a fault upon failing to match. The AGV/BOT may also predict the next RFID tag. | 05-01-2014 |
20140139322 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a communication method, device, and system. The communication method include using low-frequency alternating magnetic field signals to control a communication distance between a first radio frequency (RF) device and second RF device. The communication device receives and uses a first low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal transmitted from a second RF device to control the communication distance to the second RF device. The communication system includes a first RF device and a second RF device. The first RF device generates and transmits a first low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal and receives a second low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal, and the second RF device generates and transmits the second low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal and receives the first low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal. The first RF device and the second RF device control the communication distance using the first and second low-frequency alternating magnetic field signals. | 05-22-2014 |
20140145832 | RFID TAG INCLUDING MULTI-VOLTAGE MULTIPLIERS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an RFID tag having multi-voltage multipliers including two or more antennas configured to receive electromagnetic waves emitted from a reader, a first voltage multiplier configured to be connected to one of the antennas and change the received AC electromagnetic waves to DC voltage signals, a modulator configured to transmit backscattering communication signals by changing impedance through the antenna connected to the first voltage multiplier, and a second voltage multiplier configured to be connected to another antenna among the antennas and change AC electromagnetic waves received from the other antenna to DC voltage signals. | 05-29-2014 |
20140159872 | ARRANGEMENT FOR AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING THE MONITORING OF A CONTROLLED AREA WITH A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG READER HAVING A PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY - A controlled area containing items associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is monitored with an RFID tag reader having a phased antenna array for generating a multitude of beams to interrogate the tags in the controlled area, and with a controller for collecting data from the interrogated tags, for automatically configuring the beams based on the collected data, and for processing the configured beams to optimize the monitoring of the controlled area. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A RFID TAG TO INITIATE VOICE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN AN AUTOMOBILE AND A BUILDING OF A BUSINESS - Systems and methods are described herein for establishing voice communications between a business in a building and a customer m an automobile. The communications link may use radio frequency identification, tags to establish communication capabilities. Then a FM radio voice communications channel may be opened between the building and the radio in the automobile. The business and the customer may discuss and complete a transaction over the voice communications link. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159874 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS BASED UPON PHYSICAL LOCATIONS OF PAPER DOCUMENTS - According to one set of embodiments, techniques are provided for performing actions based upon physical locations of one or more paper documents. According to another set of embodiments, techniques are provided for tracking the physical locations of paper documents. According to another set of embodiments, techniques are provided for determining electronic document information for paper documents. According to another set of embodiments, techniques are provided for determining and tracking the contents of a container. According to another set of embodiments, a document security system is provided. According to another set of embodiments, techniques are provided for tracking documents in a workflow. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159875 | TERMINAL AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A terminal and an operation control method thereof are disclosed. A terminal performs an authentication procedure upon receiving a tag device's information from the tag device. If the tag device is identified as a registered tag device in the authentication procedure, initial data corresponding to a function to control the terminal even in a power-saving mode or a lock mode is received from the tag device, and the function corresponding to the initial data is performed. | 06-12-2014 |
20140191848 | HOME AUTOMATION USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - A system includes a network device that is disposed at a site and configured to communicate with a wireless network. A controller is disposed at the site and is in communication with the wireless network, and a passive device is disposed at the site and includes a unique identifier disposed thereon. The system further includes a mobile device associated with the site and which includes a communication chip. The communication chip is configured to read the unique identifier when the mobile device is placed in close proximity to the passive device, and a mobile application disposed on the mobile device is configured to transmit the unique identifier to the controller for use in controlling the network device. | 07-10-2014 |
20140191849 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 07-10-2014 |
20140191850 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 07-10-2014 |
20140210598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID INSPECTION - A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader is provided. The RFID reader includes a transmitter/receiver module configured to transmit a radio signal at a plurality of different power levels, and a control module coupled to the transmitter/receiver module and configured to control the power level at which the radio signal is transmitted based on a number of RFID tags detected when transmitting the radio signal at an initial power level. | 07-31-2014 |
20140218176 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USING ACTIVE MODULATION - A method of wireless communication, with a circuit that includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, can be carried out using a circuit that is configured and arranged to communicate with RFID cards that use load modulation of an RF carrier provided by the RFID reader. A presence of the radio frequency (RF) carrier is detected on an antenna. A local clock signal is generated. A difference between the local clock signal and the RF carrier is detected. In response to the detected difference, the frequency of the local clock signal is modified to reduce the detected difference. Load modulation of the RF carrier is mimicked by modulating the local clock signal to encode data; and driving the antenna with the modulated local clock signal. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218177 | RFID COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - An electronic device ( | 08-07-2014 |
20140232530 | TAG DETACHER WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK - An electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) system tag detacher for unlocking an EAS tag is provided. The EAS tag includes a housing and a locking mechanism disposed within the housing. The EAS system tag detacher includes an EAS tag receiving area configured to receive the EAS tag. The EAS system tag detacher further includes a detaching element configured to unlock the EAS tag; and a haptic feedback element. The haptic feedback element is configured to generate haptic feedback when energized, the haptic feedback element being energized when the EAS tag has been unlocked by the detaching element. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232531 | SECURITY TAG DETACHER ACTIVATION SYSTEM - A detacher for unlocking a security tag having a locking mechanism is provided. The detacher includes a detaching element in which the detaching element is configured to unlock the locking mechanism if the detaching element is activated. The detacher includes a reader in which the reader is configured to receive a user identifier associated with at least one user. The detacher includes a memory. The memory is configured to store at least one user rule. The detacher includes a processor in which the processor is configured to determine whether the received user identifier meets the at least one user rule. The processor is further configured activate the detaching element if the received user identifier meets the at least one user rule. The detaching element remains deactivated if the received user identifier does not meet the at least one user rule. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232532 | INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION DEVICE FOR RFID TAG - An RFID tag inspection method includes the steps of transmitting a measurement signal from a reader/writer simultaneously to a plurality of RFID tags arrayed on a collective base member and configured to process radio signals, receiving response waves from the individual RFID tags in a batch by the reader/writer, and determining, based on strengths and a number of received signals read by the reader/writer, whether or not the individual RFID tags are acceptable. Thus, acceptance/rejection inspection can be performed on the plural RFID tags, which are arrayed on the collective base member, in a batch. | 08-21-2014 |
20140240098 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEETING RESOURCES - A method of controlling a plurality of meeting room resources. The method includes initiating, via a host information handling system, an application, creating, via the application, a plurality of preferences, and establishing, by the host information handling system, a connection with a configuration device via a first close range communication path. The method also includes transferring at least one of the plurality of preferences, via the first close range communication path to the configuration device. The configuration device transmits, via a second close range communication path, a control message based on at least one of the plurality of preferences, to control at least one of the plurality of meeting room resources. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240099 | CIRCUIT FOR SIGNAL DECODING IN RFID OR WIRELESS POWER - A circuit for signal decoding in RFID or wireless power charging is provided in the present invention. The implement of the present invention is to add a current sense resistor connected to an upper switch or a lower switch the up arm switch or low arm switch to decode the signal on the current sense resistor. Since the error would occur in the original voltage decoder of the wireless power or RFID when the load is heavy and voltage signal swing is large, such that the charge status and then the off-line status cyclically occur and then the charge status . . . occurs in cycle when the mobile device is charging under charge. Since the present invention uses the voltage and current for decoding at the same time, the decoding would be succeed whenever the load is light or heavy. | 08-28-2014 |
20140253295 | Techniques for Wirelessly Docking to a Device - Examples are disclosed for a mobile device to wirelessly dock to a device. In some examples, a mobile device may receive an indication to identify a device for wirelessly docking. The mobile device may gather identification for possible devices to wirelessly dock. A ranging technique may be implemented using a given frequency band to identify a device within a shortest distance from the mobile device from among the possible devices. The device having the shortest distance may be selected and a wireless dock may then be established. Other examples are described and claimed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253296 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING OBJECTS - The invention relates to a method for locating an RFID tag ( | 09-11-2014 |
20140266630 | Object condition analysis and control techniques - New consumption and inventory recording, tracking, analysis and control techniques are provided. In some aspects of the invention, multiple master tags and signal control elements manage the communication of unique signals indicating and managing inventory status and consumption activity. A master tag may bridge communication from a computer hardware and software control system to smaller, more shielded inventory tags, to assess unique identifying information and control actuation of various functions. In other aspects, drugs and other agents may be variably released and/or applied by a new form of actuable, consumable tag with multiple signal elements. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266631 | Using a Communication Protocol to Provide Security Services - A wireless communication protocol may be utilized to authenticate a protected device. If the device is not properly authenticated, the device may be rendered inoperable. Thus, a limited range RF communication between the protected device and a base station may be utilized to automatically determine whether or not the device may be utilized. If the base station is not in-range, operation of the device may be defeated. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285325 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND SERVER - A generation unit generates a command based on operation history information read from a storage unit and operation status information obtained by an obtainment unit when power is supplied from a first power source unit to a communication apparatus, and generates the command based on the operation history information read from the storage unit when the power is not supplied from the first power source unit to the communication apparatus, when power is supplied from a second power source unit to each of the storage unit, the generation unit, and a proximity wireless communication unit. | 09-25-2014 |
20140313016 | MASTER AND SLAVE RFID TAGS FOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods are disclosed to adapt RFID tags in a master-slave configuration and to connect them by a connector. Upon a request from a reader, the slave RFID tag will transmit via the connector data to the master RFID tag which will concatenate the latter with its own data and transmit a concatenated series of data to the reader. Such RFID tags are presented in use in a system for managing a plurality of equipment stored in a plurality of housings, as is the case for a room of IT servers. Each such slave RFID tag is fastened preferably onto a housing, contains information on the housing, and is connected to the master RFID tag preferably fastened onto the equipment stored in the housing and containing information on the equipment. A user thereby knows in a single reading information about the equipment and the housing that it occupies. | 10-23-2014 |
20140327523 | STORING AND RETRIEVING ELECTRONIC DEVICE INFORMATION - An electronic device includes a processor, a memory, an embedded element storing information, and a short-range radio controller. The embedded element is readable by an external reader. The short-range radio controller is configured to receive a radio communication. If the short-range radio controller is being powered by a primary battery that powers the processor, the short-range radio controller is configured to route the radio communication to the embedded element if the radio communication is for accessing the embedded element, or route the radio communication to a component of the electronic device different from the embedded element if the radio communication is not for accessing the embedded element. If the short-range radio controller is not being powered by the primary battery, the short-range radio controller is configured to route the radio communication to the embedded element. | 11-06-2014 |
20140368321 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND RANGING WAVEFORM - Methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses are described for location tracking in which each tag used to track an asset or person in an indoor environment transmits ranging waveforms used to estimate a location of the tag. Multiple tags may concurrently transmit without interfering with each other by having each tag use a distinct frequency shift for the ranging waveforms. Access points may be deployed throughout the indoor environment as part of a wireless network (e.g., ultra-wideband or UWB network) that tracks the assets. The access points may receive the ranging waveforms transmitted by the tags and may perform measurements based on the ranging waveforms. The measurements may be sent to a tracking management server to estimate the location of the tags. The server may also determine and assign the distinct frequency shifts used by the tags and may modify the assignment when the number of tags being tracked changes. | 12-18-2014 |
20150022325 | DETECTION USING TRANSMISSION NOTIFICATION - A remote controller is arranged for selecting a light source among a plurality of light sources. The remote controller has an omnidirectional transmitter and is arranged to instruct, by means of the omnidirectional transmitter, the light sources to transmit a directional signal comprising a code, which is unique for each light source. Further, the remote controller has a directional signal receiver, and is arranged to receive the directional signals from the light sources, and signal comparison circuitry connected with the directional signal receiver. The remote controller is arranged to select one of the light sources on basis of the received directional signals. Furthermore, the remote controller comprises a transmission indicator, which is arranged to generate an indication signal, indicative of a successful omnidirectional transmission, and it is arranged to initiate the selection of one of the light sources by means of the indication signal. | 01-22-2015 |
20150029001 | MOBILE RFID CONTAINER AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A transportable container is enabled with radio frequency identification (“RFID”) technologies to maintain automated inventory levels of those items that are inside the container. The inventory data is communicated via wireless methods, such as cellular or Wi-Fi, to a remote device such as enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system. The ERP system may use the inventory data received from the remote device to automatically update appropriately and generate appropriate records (e.g., container inventory, restocking, invoicing, etc.). In some embodiments, automated RFID scans are triggered when the container is opened and subsequently closed. The container may include RF containment/screening to prevent inadvertent scanning of RFID tags outside of the container. The container may also include a location device to allow the location of the container to be readily determined. | 01-29-2015 |
20150035651 | WIRELESS TAG COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS TAG COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a wireless tag communication device which communicates with a wireless tag includes a communication unit that designates a target wireless tag to read tag information stored in the wireless tag; a read-state determination unit that determines a read state of the tag information read by the communication unit; an output adjustment unit that varies a radio wave output to be transmitted to the wireless tag in response to the result of the determination by the read-state determination unit; a signal strength detection unit that detects the signal strength of a reply signal received from the wireless tag via the communication unit; and a control unit that switches the operation mode of the communication unit between a long-distance mode to communicate with the wireless tag while the output adjustment unit varies the radio wave output and a near-field mode to communicate with the wireless tag while the signal strength detection unit detects the signal strength. | 02-05-2015 |
20150042458 | RFID READER AND CONTROL METHOD - An RFID reader includes an antenna, a conversion unit, a lookup table, a storage unit, an identification unit and a processing unit. The antenna receives a first signal from an RFID tag. The conversion unit converts the first signal to a first serial number. The lookup table records a plurality of specific serial numbers and a plurality of storage locations of a plurality of application programs, each of the specific serial numbers corresponds to the storage location of one of the application programs. The identification unit determines whether the first serial number is one of the specific numbers. The processing unit enables the RFID reader to provide a first function if the first serial number is one of the specific serial numbers. If not, the processing unit enables the RFID reader to provide a second function different from the first function. | 02-12-2015 |
20150091704 | Method and System for Initiating a Function in an Electronic Device - A method, performed by a tag device that is coupled to an electronic device, for initiating a function in the electronic device includes receiving a signal from an interrogator device. The method also includes determining from the signal to initiate a function in the electronic device, and signaling the electronic device to initiate the function. | 04-02-2015 |
20150116094 | Mobile Virtual Environment - A system and method for displaying a virtual experience based on a presence of a physical object is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system includes a screen, a target, and a reader. The reader detects a presence of the target within a predetermined proximity and communicates with the screen to display a virtual environment based on the presence of the target. | 04-30-2015 |
20150137953 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSPONDER - An electromagnetic transponder includes an oscillatory circuit, a battery and a first rectifier bridge. Alternating current input terminals of the rectifier bridge are connected to the terminals of the oscillatory circuit, and at least two rectifier elements of the rectifier bridge are controllable on the basis of the voltage supplied by the battery. | 05-21-2015 |
20150137954 | Method for Managing a Mode of Operation of a Contactless Tag and Corresponding Tag - A method is provided for managing the operating mode of an electronic tag, including at least one communication module for communicating with at least one control device and a memory for storing at least one tag identifier specific to the tag and transmittable by the tag to the at least one control device. The method includes, following reception of a deactivation instruction upon which the tag goes from an activated state to a deactivated state, a deactivation step, in which the transmission, to the control device, of the tag identifier is inhibited and in which the tag responds to a reactivation instruction by re-enabling the transmission of the tag identifier to the control device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150137955 | USING A RFID PAGING INFRASTRUCTURE - The “RFID Paging Infrastructure” uses RFID technology to provide a low-cost localized message paging system. When a stationary RFID transceiver detects a programmable RFID tag, the transceiver reads an identifier from the RFID tag. The RFID transceiver causes a computer to determine whether a message stored in a database is intended for the RFID tag, and in response to determining that a message is intended for the RFID tag, the RFID transceiver transmits the message to the RFID tag. The message is saved in a memory on the programmable RFID tag. The message in the memory on the RFID tag can be read with a hand-held display device or the RFID tag can be coupled with an integrated display device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150310239 | DETECTOR LOGIC AND RADIO IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING TERMINAL OPERATIONS - An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal. | 10-29-2015 |
20150311998 | INHIBITING UNAUTHORISED CONTACTLESS READING OF A CONTACTLESS READABLE OBJECT - A jamming device for inhibiting unauthorised contactless reading of a contactless readable object is disclosed. In one embodiment, the jamming device includes: an antenna for receiving an interrogation signal from a reader device; a touch sensitive interface; and a circuit electrically connected to the antenna and the touch sensitive interface, wherein the circuit is configured to: operate in a first mode to generate and emit a jamming signal, via the antenna, in response to receiving the interrogation signal whilst the touch sensitive interface fails to indicate a touch event; and operate in a second mode whilst the touch sensitive interface indicates a touch event, wherein the jamming signal is not emitted via the antenna in response to receiving the interrogation signal whilst operating in the second mode. A card carrying object, system and method is also disclosed. | 10-29-2015 |
20150347793 | EDGE CRACK DETECTION SYSTEM - According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of detecting edge cracks in a die under test is provided. The method includes the following operations: receiving a command signal; providing power from the command signal; providing a response signal based on the command signal; and self-destructing based on the command signal. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356332 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE RATE ULTRA-WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media are disclosed for providing variable blink rate ultra-wideband (UWB) communications. Some embodiments may provide for a radio frequency (RF) tag including a motion sensor, processing circuitry, and a UWB transmitter. The motion sensor may be configured to generate one or more motion data values indicating motion of the RF tag. The UWB transmitter may be configured to transmit blink data at variable blink rates. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive the one or more motion data values from the motion sensor, determine a blink rate for the UWB transmitter based on the one or more motion data values, and control the UWB transmitter to wirelessly transmit the blink data at the blink rate. In some embodiments, the RF tag may include a UWB receiver and the blink rate may be controlled remotely by a system. | 12-10-2015 |
20150357862 | Controlling an Application Parameter - An apparatus, method, and computer program product for: receiving an indication of presence of a wireless charging field, detecting a change of orientation of a device during the presence of the wireless charging field and controlling an application parameter based on the detected change. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363614 | Zero-Power Wireless Device Programming - The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for loading program data on to an unpowered electronic device, such as an RFID tag that includes volatile memory. Initially, the tag is unpowered. Thus, the volatile memory in the tag will not have any stored data. In order to load data into the memory of the tag, a reader can power the tag wirelessly. The reader includes an antenna configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation and receive backscatter electromagnetic radiation. The reader also includes a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to analyze the backscatter electromagnetic radiation. The processing unit may analyze the backscatter radiation to determine a supply voltage induced in the tag. In response to the induced voltage being greater than a threshold, the processing unit may alter the transmitted electromagnetic radiation to communicate tag data. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363615 | Cellphone controlling a device with a wireless tag - A device has a tag. The device is connected to the Internet and runs a web server. The device controls sensors or machinery. The tag encodes an URL whose address is the device. A person scans the tag with a mobile device, like a phone. The phone queries the server. The page sent to the phone lets her control various aspects of the device. The device lets a maximum number of users actively control it at the same time. Extra users go into a queue with a maximum length. When the queue is full, if the tag is active, it is turned off. The device can have several tags or speakers distributed over different locations, where the speakers emit audio encoding an URL giving a similar control of the device. A tag can be reconfigured if the device changes its Internet address. Or the tag can be periodically reconfigured to favour giving control to users who are currently near it. The URL format can be used by the phone to decide not to make a wireless query to the server. Saves energy on the phone. | 12-17-2015 |
20150371066 | RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSPONDER CIRCUIT - The invention relates to radiofrequency transponder circuits, and in particular to such transponder circuits having a unique identifier. Embodiments disclosed include a radiofrequency transponder circuit ( | 12-24-2015 |
20160029891 | METHOD FOR BIOMEDICAL SYSTEM - A method used for a biomedical system is disclosed. The biomedical system includes an RFID apparatus and a reader apparatus communicating with the RFID apparatus. The RFID apparatus includes an electrode disposed adjacent to an acupuncture point and a motion monitor device including an accelerometer, a gyrocompass, or a pressure sensor. The method includes sending command information to the RFID apparatus from the reader apparatus; obtaining acupuncture impedance or bio-potential data through an electrode; providing nerve stimulation therapy by the RFID apparatus according to the command information, or using, by the RFID apparatus, the accelerometer, the gyrocompass, or the pressure sensor to obtain measurement data according to the command information; and submitting the acupuncture impedance/bio-potential data or the measurement data to the reader apparatus by the RFID apparatus. | 02-04-2016 |
20160055359 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMULATING RFID TRANSPONDERS OF A PLURALITY OF MEDICAL DEVICES - A radio frequency identification (RFID) network is presented including a plurality of medical devices each including an RFID transponder and a single RFID transponder emulator configured to emulate functionality of each of the RFID transponders of the plurality of medical devices. The RFID network further includes a plurality of RFID interrogation devices configured to operatively communicate with the single RFID transponder emulator. The single RFID transponder emulator is used for development, testing, evaluation, and validation of each of the plurality of RFID interrogation devices. | 02-25-2016 |
20160104015 | READER AND RFID READER - A reader is provided, including a power amplifier (PA), a low-noise amplifier (LNA), a circulator, an auto-tuning matching network, and a control circuit. The PA emits a first RF transmission signal. The LNA transmits a first RF induced signal corresponding to the first RF transmission signal. The circulator is coupled between the PA and LNA, transmits the first RF transmission signal to an RF connection terminal or receives the first RF induced signal from the RF connection terminal. The auto-tuning matching network is coupled to the circulator, matches impedances between the circulator and the RF connection terminal. The control circuit is coupled to the auto-tuning matching network, adjusts the auto-tuning matching network to match impedances between the circulator and the RF connection terminal. | 04-14-2016 |
20160116976 | DYNAMIC RFID-BASED INPUT DEVICES - A dynamic RFID-based input device may include an input surface and an input station. The input surface may include a plurality of RFID transmitting devices provided on at least one flexible layer, and the input station may include one or more RFID receiving devices, e.g., antennas and/or readers, provided in communication with a computing system or network. A worker may contact one or more portions of the input surface, and thereby cause one or more of the RFID transmitting devices to transmit one or more RFID signals including information, data, commands or instructions to be provided to the RFID receiving devices. Audible, visible or haptic feedback may be provided to the worker in response to the transmission of the one or more RFID signals. | 04-28-2016 |
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20160189888 | CONTROL SWITCH WITH INTEGRATED RFID TAG - A control system for controlling operation of a field device includes a switch having a switch contact movable between an off position and an activated position, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag integrated with the switch and in selective communication with the switch based on the position thereof, an RFID reader configured to receive switch messages from the RFID tag that indicate an operational state of the switch, and a control circuit configured to receive switch messages from the RFID reader, the control circuit receiving the switch messages for purposes of controlling the field device. | 06-30-2016 |
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