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Radio frequency proximity detection and identification system and method

US7460827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 2003
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H60/44
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a critical band encoding technology (CBET) system having at least one portable people meter (PPM) and a home base station and/or household hub, the CBET system containing a radio frequency (RF) proximity detection and identification system, comprising at least one RF transmitter for receiving a control signal, modulating an RF signal to a present modulation frequency upon receipt of the control signal, and wireless transmitting the modulated signal; and an RF receiver for receiving the wirelessly transmitted modulated signal, determining the modulation frequency, and transmitting the modulation frequency to a remote location, wherein the transmission power of the RF transmitter is preset to transmit the modulated data within a predetermined range.

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