Radio frequency identification of a connector by a patch panel or other similar structure
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Abstract
The device includes a fiber optic cable, a transponder, an antenna, and a transceiver. The transponder is attached to a fiber optic connector of the fiber optic cable. The transceiver is electrically connected to the antenna, the transceiver is able to activate the transponder thus enabling the transceiver to read the information deposited with the transponder. Information deposited with the transponder can include information related to the length of the fiber optic cable, information related to the industrial standard to which the fiber optic connector conforms, information related to the predetermined optical fiber grade of the optical fiber of the fiber optic cable, information related to the specific purchase date of the fiber optic cable, or information related to the warranty of the fiber optic cable.
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34 Claims
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30. A device comprising:
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a fiber optic cable having a fiber optic connector;
a transponder attached to the fiber optic connector;
an antenna; and
a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder is sufficiently close to the antenna, and wherein the fiber optic cable has a length, and wherein the transponder includes information related to the length of the fiber optic cable.
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31. A device comprising:
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a fiber optic cable having a fiber optic connector;
a transponder attached to the fiber optic connector;
an antenna; and
a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder is sufficiently close to the antenna, and wherein the fiber optic connector conforms to an industrial standard, and wherein the transponder includes information related to the industrial standard.
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32. A device comprising:
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a fiber optic cable having a fiber optic connector;
a transponder attached to the fiber optic connector;
an antenna; and
a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder is sufficiently close to the antenna, and wherein the fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, and wherein the optical fiber conforms to a predetermined optical fiber grade, and wherein the transponder includes information related to the predetermined optical fiber grade of the optical fiber of the fiber optic cable.
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33. A device comprising:
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a fiber optic cable having a fiber optic connector;
a transponder attached to the fiber optic connector;
an antenna; and
a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder is sufficiently close to the antenna, and wherein the fiber optic cable was purchased on a specified date, and wherein the transponder includes information related to the specific purchase date of the fiber optic cable.
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34. A device comprising:
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a fiber optic cable having a fiber optic connector;
a transponder attached to the fiber optic connector;
an antenna; and
a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder is sufficiently close to the antenna, and wherein the fiber optic cable was purchased pursuant to a warranty, and wherein the transponder includes information related to the warranty.
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