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RFID based keyboard

US8089376B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2008
Grant dateJan 3, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0202
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An RFID keyboard comprising a base with a first antenna and; keys with secondary antennas wherein a key is normally in a first position such that the resonant frequency is away from an interrogation frequency and no signal for the key is detected and wherein when the key is depressed, the secondary antenna for the key and the first antenna become adjacent such that the resonant frequency shifts such that information identifying the key is transferred.

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