Wireless communication systems, interrogators and methods of communication within a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- at least one remote communication device configured to communicate a return link wireless signal;
an interrogator including;
a communication station configured to receive the return link wireless signal and to generate a return link communication signal corresponding to the return link wireless signal;
communication circuitry coupled with the communication station and configured to communicate the return link communication signal; and
a housing remotely located with respect to the communication station and including circuitry configured to receive the return link communication signal from the communication circuitry and to process the return link communication signal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to wireless communication systems, interrogators and methods of communicating within a wireless communication system. One aspect of the present invention provides a wireless communication system including at least one remote communication device configured to communicate a return link wireless signal; an interrogator including: a communication station configured to receive the return link wireless signal and to generate a return link communication signal corresponding to the return link wireless signal; communication circuitry coupled with the communication station and configured to communicate the return link communication signal; and a housing remotely located with respect to the communication station and including circuitry configured to receive the return link communication signal from the communication circuitry and to process the return link communication signal.
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37 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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at least one remote communication device configured to communicate a return link wireless signal;
an interrogator including;
a communication station configured to receive the return link wireless signal and to generate a return link communication signal corresponding to the return link wireless signal;
communication circuitry coupled with the communication station and configured to communicate the return link communication signal; and
a housing remotely located with respect to the communication station and including circuitry configured to receive the return link communication signal from the communication circuitry and to process the return link communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interrogator of a wireless communication system comprising:
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a communication station configured to receive a return link wireless signal and to generate a return link communication signal corresponding to the return link wireless signal;
communication circuitry coupled with the communication station and configured to communicate the return link communication signal; and
a housing remotely located with respect to the communication station and including circuitry configured to receive the return link communication signal from the communication circuitry and to process the return link communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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18. An interrogator of a wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of communication stations individually configured to receive return link wireless signals and to generate return link communication signals corresponding to the return link wireless signals; and
a housing remotely located with respect to at least one of the communication stations and including circuitry configured to receive the return link communication signals from the communication stations and to process the return link communication signals.
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23. An interrogator of a radio frequency identification system comprising:
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a communication station including;
an antenna configured to receive a return link wireless signal and to output a return link communication signal corresponding to the return link wireless signal; and
a low noise amplifier coupled with the antenna and configured to increase the power of the return link communication signal;
a coaxial RF cable coupled with the low noise amplifier of the communication station and configured to communicate the return link communication signal; and
a housing remotely located with respect to the communication station and including;
automatic gain control circuitry coupled with the coaxial RF cable and configured to adjust at least one electrical characteristic of the return link communication signal to output the return link communication signal at a substantially constant level; and
processing circuitry configured to receive the return link communication signal from the automatic gain control circuitry and to process the return link communication signal.
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24. A method of communicating within a wireless communication system comprising:
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providing an interrogator and at least one remote communication device;
communicating a return link wireless signal using the remote communication device;
receiving the return link wireless signal within a communication station of the interrogator;
generating a return link communication signal within the communication station corresponding to the return link wireless signal;
communicating the return link communication signal from the communication station using communication circuitry; and
receiving the return link communication signal from the communication circuitry within a housing of the interrogator remotely located from the communication station.
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31. A method of communicating within a wireless communication system comprising:
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providing an interrogator having a housing and at least one communication station remotely located from housing;
receiving a return link wireless signal within the communication station of the interrogator;
generating a return link communication signal within the communication station corresponding to the return link wireless signal;
communicating the return link communication signal from the communication station using communication circuitry; and
receiving the return link communication signal within the housing from the communication circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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