Method and apparatus for insuring integrity of a connectorized antenna
US6853197B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/7039
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna is provided with an electronic component or circuit that has a value corresponding to properties of the antenna. A read mechanism reads the value and sets an operational status of a transceiver based on the value. In one embodiment, electronic component is a resistor having a value that identifies the antenna properties. A table may be used to correlate resistor values to different types of antennas or sets of antenna properties. Alternatively, the circuit can be embodied in a microchip that provides a response to a challenge sent by the read mechanism. The response encodes the properties of the antenna. The encoding scheme includes values from the challenge. Alternatively, the response is a code that is indexed into a table of antenna properties. In one embodiment, the antenna is connectorized.
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