RFID devices having self-compensating antennas and conductive shields
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1. An RFID device comprising:
- a dielectric layer;
an antenna structure atop a first face of the dielectric layer; and
an RFID chip coupled to the antenna structure;
wherein the antenna structure includes one or more compensating elements that compensate at least in part for effects of an operating environment in proximity to the antenna structure.
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Abstract
A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an antenna configuration coupled to an RFID chip, such as in an RFID strap. The antenna configuration is mounted on one face (major surface) of a dielectric material, and includes compensation elements to compensate at least to some extent for various types of dielectric material upon which the antenna configuration may be mounted. In addition, a conductive structure, such as a ground plane or other layer of conductive material, may be placed on a second major surface of the dielectric layer, on an opposite side of the dielectric layer from the antenna structure.
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1. An RFID device comprising:
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a dielectric layer;
an antenna structure atop a first face of the dielectric layer; and
an RFID chip coupled to the antenna structure;
wherein the antenna structure includes one or more compensating elements that compensate at least in part for effects of an operating environment in proximity to the antenna structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of configuring an RFID device, the method comprising:
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placing an antenna structure of the RFID device and a conducting plane of the RFID device opposed to one another on opposite sides of a dielectric layer; and
re-tuning the antenna structure to compensate at least in part for effects of the dielectric layer on performance of the antenna structure;
wherein the re-tuning is an automatic re-tuning performed by compensating elements of the antenna structure in response to being placed in proximity to the dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of employing an RFID device, the method comprising:
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providing the RFID device, wherein the RFID device includes;
an RFID chip; and
an antenna structure coupled to the RFID chip, wherein the antenna structure includes one or more compensating elements;
placing the RFID device in proximity to one or more dielectric materials and/or conductive materials, wherein the placing causes alteration of operating characteristics of the antenna structure, away from impedance matching between the antenna structure and the RFID chip; and
compensating for the alteration of the operating characteristics of the antenna structure, through automatic action of the compensating elements in response to the proximity to the one or more dielectric materials and/or conductive materials, to bring the antenna structure and the RFID chip toward impedance matching. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An RFID device comprising:
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a dielectric layer;
an antenna structure atop a first face of the dielectric layer; and
an RFID chip coupled to the antenna structure;
wherein the antenna structure includes an electrical conductor that forms a capacitance element that interacts with contents of a container in proximity to the antenna structure to compensate at least in part for the effects such contents have on the antenna structure.
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35. An RFID device comprising:
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a dielectric layer;
an antenna structure atop a first face of the dielectric layer; and
an RFID chip coupled to the antenna structure;
wherein the antenna structure includes an electrical conductor having a gap that interacts with contents of a container in proximity to the antenna structure to render the antenna structure less sensitive to the effects such contents have on the antenna structure.
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