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Wireless communication device and method for discs

US6806842B2 · kind B2 · utility

31Cited by
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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 24, 2002
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/286
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A compact disc coupled to a wireless communication device comprises the disc with a metalized outer portion, a wireless communication chip and a pair of tabs. The first tab may capacitively couple the wireless communication chip to the metalized portion of the disc. The second tab may be positioned in an inner portion of the disc with a gap delimited by the metalized portion and the second tab. A slot antenna is thus formed through which the wireless communication device may communicate. Wireless communication chip allows disc to be interrogated and identified for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to security, advertising and promotion, and issuing of related coupons to customers for subsequent purchases.

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