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Object identification system with adaptive transceivers and methods of operation

US6831562B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 9, 2001
Grant dateDec 14, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q23/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object identification system includes a monitor and a plurality of transceivers that communicate over a common medium. The monitor includes a first transmitter, a first receiver, and a processor. Each transceiver includes a resonant circuit, a transmitter, a receiver, and an antenna coupled to the resonant circuit. The processor performs a method for performing transceiver communication that includes the steps of: (a) transmitting from the first transmitter a first frequency for a first duration; (b) after lapse of the first duration, receiving via the first receiver a response signal from at least one of the resonant circuits; (c) determining a second frequency from the received response signal; and (d) performing transceiver communication using the second frequency.

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