Multi-frequency radio frequency identification tag
First Claim
1. A multi-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, comprising:
- a detachable RFID module configured to be physically removed from the RFID tag, the detachable RFID module including,an integrated circuit (IC) chip,a first antenna electrically coupled to the IC chip, wherein the first antenna is tunable to operate in a first frequency range in conjunction with the IC chip, anda coupling antenna electrically coupled to the IC chip; and
a second antenna wirelessly coupled to the coupling antenna and configured to operate in a second frequency range, the second antenna being communicatively coupled to the IC chip via the coupling antenna.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide various designs of multi-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) tags which are compact in size and tamper-proofing. In one aspect, a proposed multi-frequency RFID tag includes both a high frequency (HF) subsystem and an ultra high frequency (UHF) subsystem. The HF subsystem and the UHF subsystem share a common integrated circuit (IC) chip and a common substrate. The HF subsystem further includes a HF loop antenna coupled to the IC chip. The UHF subsystem further includes a coupling antenna electrically coupled to the IC chip but electrically isolated from the HF loop antenna. The UHF subsystem also includes an UHF antenna having a region for receiving the RFID module. When the RFID module is positioned within the receiving region of the UHF antenna, the UHF antenna is coupled to the IC chip in the RFID module via the coupling antenna, thereby forming the UHF subsystem.
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29 Claims
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1. A multi-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, comprising:
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a detachable RFID module configured to be physically removed from the RFID tag, the detachable RFID module including, an integrated circuit (IC) chip, a first antenna electrically coupled to the IC chip, wherein the first antenna is tunable to operate in a first frequency range in conjunction with the IC chip, and a coupling antenna electrically coupled to the IC chip; and a second antenna wirelessly coupled to the coupling antenna and configured to operate in a second frequency range, the second antenna being communicatively coupled to the IC chip via the coupling antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multi-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) tag removable from a substrate, comprising:
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a chip module removable from the RFID tag, the chip module having, an RFID chip, a high-frequency (HF) antenna coil communicatively coupled to the RFID chip, and an ultra-high frequency (UHF) loop that is communicatively coupled to the RFID chip; and an antenna, that is communicatively coupled to the RFID chip via a wireless coupling to the UHF loop. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A removable multi-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) module, comprising:
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a substrate; an integrated circuit (IC) chip disposed on the substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to the IC chip and disposed on the substrate, wherein the first antenna is tunable to operate in a HF range in conjunction with the IC chip; and a coupling antenna electrically coupled to the IC chip and disposed on the substrate, wherein the coupling antenna is configured to wirelessly couple the IC chip to a second antenna of a larger antenna assembly configured to receive the removable multi-frequency RFID module, the second antenna being operable in an UHF range. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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Specification