Wireless electronic device with a kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter
First Claim
1. A wireless electronic device comprising:
- a control mechanism;
a kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter; and
a movable user interface element, wherein movement of the movable user interface element provides both signal information to the control mechanism and kinetic energy to the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter;
wherein the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter converts kinetic energy provided by movement of the movable user interface element to electrical energy and provides the electrical energy to the wireless electronic device.
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Abstract
A wireless electronic device with a kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter is disclosed. In one embodiment, the wireless electronic device comprises a control mechanism, a kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter, and a movable user interface element, wherein movement of the movable user interface element provides both signal information to the control mechanism and kinetic energy to the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter. The kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter converts kinetic energy provided by movement of the movable user interface element to electrical energy and provides the electrical energy to the wireless electronic device. In one embodiment, the wireless electronic device takes the form of a radio frequency identification (RFID) device with multiple identifiers and a control input.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless electronic device comprising:
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a control mechanism;
a kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter; and
a movable user interface element, wherein movement of the movable user interface element provides both signal information to the control mechanism and kinetic energy to the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter;
wherein the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter converts kinetic energy provided by movement of the movable user interface element to electrical energy and provides the electrical energy to the wireless electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A radio frequency identification (RFID) device comprising:
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a kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter;
a radio frequency (RF) transmitter;
a plurality of identifiers;
a movable user interface element operative to provide a selection indicative of a set of the plurality of identifiers; and
a control mechanism operative to cause the RF transmitter to transmit the set of identifiers indicated by the selection;
wherein movement of the movable user interface element provides both signal information to the control mechanism and kinetic energy to the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter, and wherein the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter converts kinetic energy provided by movement of the movable user interface element to electrical energy and provides the electrical energy to the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A radio frequency identification (RFID) device comprising:
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a kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter;
a plurality of RFID tags storing a plurality of identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of RFID tags comprises a respective radio frequency (RF) transmitter and stores a respective one of the plurality of identifiers;
a movable user interface element operative to provide a selection indicative of a set of the plurality of identifiers; and
a control mechanism operative to cause the RF transmitter(s) of the RFID tag(s) storing the set of identifiers to transmit the set of identifiers;
wherein movement of the movable user interface element provides both signal information to the control mechanism and kinetic energy to the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter, and wherein the kinetic-energy-to-electrical-energy converter converts kinetic energy provided by movement of the movable user interface element to electrical energy and provides the electrical energy to the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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