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Device and method for communicating at a distance and system using them

US6442403B1 · kind B1 · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 20, 1999
Grant dateAug 27, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/2266
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The device (220) of the invention for communicating at a distance has a signal transmission/reception means (223, 224, 102) which has a moving part (102) and a reception device (102, 223, 224), said moving part modifying the electromagnetic environment of said reception device.Preferentially, said moving part is an antenna (102).In particular, said moving part can be fixed to a moving component of an item of office equipment (100) using data received by said communication device.

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