Methods for enabling low-power RFID communication
US9367718B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for enabling low-powered RFID communication that includes at an RFID tag listening for a periodic signal containing beacon signals; synchronizing the internal clock to those beacon signals; identifying access points from the beacon signals; selecting an access point; sending a join request to the access point; identifying the tag to the access point; receiving an assigned time slot; and communicating with the access point in that time slot.
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