Wireless Identification Device, RFID Device With Push-on/Push-off Switch, and Method of Manufacturing Wireless Identification Device
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Abstract
A wireless identification device including a housing; circuitry in the housing configured to provide a signal to identify the device in response to an interrogation signal; and a selectively actuated switch supported by the housing and controlling whether the circuitry identifies the device. A method of manufacturing a wireless identification device, the method comprising configuring circuitry to provide a signal to identify the device in response to an interrogation signal; coupling the circuitry to a push-on/push-off switch supported by the housing and controlling whether the circuitry provides the signal to identify the device; and encasing the circuitry in a housing such that the switch is actuable from outside the housing by touching a portion of the housing.
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24 Claims
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5. A radio frequency identification (RFID) apparatus, comprising:
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a layer of supporting material that is transparent and has a thickness of less than five one thousandths of an inch;
one or more antennas disposed on a surface of the supporting material and having connection terminals;
a monolithic radio frequency transceiver integrated circuit disposed adjacent the layer of supporting material and comprising a radio frequency receiver for receiving radio frequency signals, a radio frequency transmitter for communicating radio frequency signals, a microprocessor, and a memory for persistently storing data;
a power supply for providing power to the monolithic radio frequency transceiver integrated circuit; and
electrical connections coupling the one or more antennas to the monolithic radio frequency transceiver integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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an interrogator operable for transmitting and receiving modulated radio frequency signals including commands and data to and from one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags;
articles in remote proximity to the interrogator; and
one or more RFID tags affixed to one or more of the articles, each RFID tag further comprising a layer of supporting material that is transparent and has a thickness of less than five one thousandths of an inch, one or more antennas disposed on a surface of the supporting material and having connection terminals, a monolithic radio frequency transceiver integrated circuit disposed adjacent the layer of supporting material and comprising a radio frequency receiver for receiving radio frequency signals, a radio frequency transmitter for communicating radio frequency signals, control logic, and a memory for persistently storing data, a power supply for providing power to the monolithic radio frequency transceiver integrated circuit; and
electrical connections coupling the connection terminals to the monolithic radio frequency transceiver integrated circuit;
wherein the interrogator is operable to receive radio frequency signal responses to a radio frequency transmission from the interrogator including a request for RFID tags receiving the transmission to respond. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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Specification