Radio frequency tag circuit and method for reading multiple tags

• US 20030179078A1
• Filed: 08/30/2002
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Incorporated
• Inventors: Chang, Shih-Ting, Chen, Eric, Wang, Min-Kun, Tu, Chieh-Yung, Tsai, Chien-Hsien
• Application Number:
  US10/231,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20030179078A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10059 transponder driven

Abstract

An identification data transmitting circuit for controlling a transmission of an identification data in radio frequency identification tag is provided. The transmitting circuit includes a clock circuit for respectively generating a series of clock signals for elements in the identification data transmitting circuit, an selecting circuit having a counter, a random numeral generator and a comparator for providing an enable signal by means of comparing outputs of the counter and the random numeral generator, and a memory device being electrically connected between the clock circuit and the selecting circuit for storing the identification data of radio frequency identification tag and receiving the enable signal of selecting circuit, so as to output the identification data.

Claims

1. An identification data transmitting circuit for controlling a transmission of an identification data in radio frequency identification tag, comprising:

a clock circuit for respectively generating a series of clock signals for elements in said identification data transmitting circuit.

an selecting circuit having a counter, a random numeral generator and a comparator for providing an enable signal by means of comparing outputs of said counter and said random numeral generator; and

a memory device electrically connected between said clock circuit and said selecting circuit for storing said identification data of radio frequency identification tag and receiving said enable signal of selecting circuit, so as to output said identification data.

2. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein said clock circuit comprises an oscillator for generating an oscillation signal and a frequency divider for transforming said oscillation signal into said clock signals.

3. The circuit according to claim 2, wherein said oscillator includes resistors and capacitors.

4. The circuit according to claim 2, wherein said oscillator is a quartz oscillator.

5. The circuit according to claim 2, wherein said oscillator generates said oscillation signal by means of trimming a received electromagnetic oscillation signal.

6. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein said identification data is a code.

7. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein said selecting circuit providing an enable signal when said outputs are equal.

8. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein said memory device comprises a memory, an address generator and an output logical control circuit.

9. The circuit according to claim 8, wherein said memory is a non-volatile memory.

10. The circuit according to claim 8, wherein said address generator generates addresses for said memory, so as to output said identification data stored in said memory in turn.

11. The circuit according to claim 8, wherein said output logical control circuit transforms said identification data from said memory into a format easy to be transmitted in a radio wave.

12. The circuit according to claim 8, wherein said identification data of said radio frequency identification tag are stored in said memory.

13. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein said random numeral generator of said selecting circuit further comprises a linear feedback shift register and a combination logical circuit.

14. An identification data transmitting circuit for controlling a transmission of an identification data in radio frequency identification tag, comprising:

a memory device for storing the identification data of said radio frequency identification tag;

a counter for outputting a count value;

a random numeral generator for outputting a random number; and

a comparator electrically connected to said counter and an output terminal of said random numeral generator respectively for comparing said count value of said counter and said random number of said random numeral generator and providing an enable signal.

15. The circuit according to claim 14, wherein said identification data is a code.

16. The circuit according to claim 14 further comprises a clock circuit for generating a clock signal.

17. The circuit according to claim 14, wherein said comparator provides an enable signal for said memory device in response to said signal and transmits said identification data therein to a signal transmitting device 5 when said count value and said random number are equal, so as to transmit said identification data by radio frequency method.

18. A method of identification data transmission for transmitting an identification data in a radio frequency identification tag, comprising steps of:

(a) providing a series of clock oscillation signals in response to an electromagnetic signal of a reader for said radio frequency identification tag;

(b) obtaining a random number, said random number is smaller than a maximum count value;

(c) counting in response to said series of oscillation signals obtaining a count value by means of, wherein said count value denotes a specific operating region; and

(d) when the count value and said random number in said operation region are equal, outputting said identification data.

19. The circuit according to claim 18, wherein said identification data is a code.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein said count value is a integral repeatedly counted from 1 to M.

21. The method according to claim 18, wherein said random number is free of being reset for providing a maximum random effect.

22. The method according to claim 18, wherein said operating region includes an operating period long enough to transmit said identification data more than two times.