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Methods for enabling low-power RFID communication

US9367718B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2013
Grant dateJun 14, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 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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