Wireless sensing and communication utilizing RF transmissions from microdischarges
First Claim
1. A system capable of RF communication, the system comprising:
- a device comprising a plurality of microfabricated electrodes spaced to support generation of a microdischarge, wherein an RF transmission is generated by the microdischarge; and
, an antenna to receive the RF transmission from the microdischarge to enable the RF communication.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and devices capable of wireless communications based on RF transmissions from discharges. A transmitting device includes a discharge generator having a plurality of electrodes spaced to support generation of the discharge, and a circuit coupled to the plurality of spaced electrodes to control a supply for the discharge generator. In some embodiments, controlling the supply for the discharge generator modifies a property of the discharge to modulate the RF transmission such that the resulting RF transmission is indicative of the device state or other information to be communicated.
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47 Claims
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1. A system capable of RF communication, the system comprising:
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a device comprising a plurality of microfabricated electrodes spaced to support generation of a microdischarge, wherein an RF transmission is generated by the microdischarge; and
,an antenna to receive the RF transmission from the microdischarge to enable the RF communication. - 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 device having a state, the device comprising:
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a discharge generator comprising a plurality of electrodes spaced to support generation of a discharge; and
,a circuit coupled to the plurality of spaced electrodes to control a supply for the discharge generator such that an RF transmission generated by the discharge is indicative of the state of the device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of transmitting data from a device, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating an RF transmission from a discharge between spaced electrodes of the device; and
,modifying a property of the discharge to modulate the RF transmission such that the RF transmission is indicative of the data. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of transmitting information from a device, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a discharge between spaced electrodes of the device;
receiving an RF transmission resulting from the discharge; and
,analyzing a frequency spectrum of the RF transmission to determine the information. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system capable of RF communication, the system comprising:
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a plurality of devices, each respective device having a control circuit coupled to electrodes spaced to support a discharge to generate a corresponding RF transmission to carry data for the respective device; and
,a receiver to monitor the plurality of devices via the corresponding RF transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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