Backscatter interrogators, communication systems and backscatter communication methods
US6459726B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J13/0022
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides backscatter interrogators, communication systems and backscatter communication methods. According to one aspect of the present invention, a backscatter interrogator includes a data path configured to communicate a data signal; a signal generator configured to generate a carrier signal; and a modulator coupled with the data path and the signal generator, the modulator being configured to spread the data signal to define a spread data signal and amplitude modulate the carrier signal using the spread data signal, the modulator being further configured to phase modulate the carrier signal.
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