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System and method for modulating a frequency signal

US6275539A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1998
Grant dateAug 14, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radio frequency transmitter circuit including a user input switch for producing an input signal, an oscillator for producing a frequency signal having a first frequency, an antenna connected to the oscillator for broadcasting the frequency signal, a coupling circuit disposed a predetermined distance from the antenna, and a microprocessor for enabling the oscillator and activating the coupling circuit in response to the input signal. When the coupling circuit is activated, a reflected impedance, derived from a change in inductance, is reflected from the coupling circuit upon the antenna thereby shifting the frequency signal to a second frequency. Sequentially activating and deactivating the coupling circuit modulates the frequency signal.

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