ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION DEVICE OR TRANSPONDER FITTED WITH TWO ANTENNAE TUNED TO DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES

• US 20090058614A1
• Filed: 08/30/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: EM Microelectronic - Marin SA (The Swatch Group AG)
• Original Assignee: EM Microelectronic - Marin SA (The Swatch Group AG)
• Inventors: Roz, Thierry
• Application Number:
  US11/847,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20090058614A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.400
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/00 Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/263 Multiple coils at either side
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/00 Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field H04B10/00, H04B15/00 take precedence

Abstract

The electronic identification device or transponder (2) comprises a trigger circuit (12) linked to receiving means (14) of an interrogation signal sent at a first frequency by a reader (4 or 6), this trigger circuit serving to supply power to the transponder. It comprises an electronic response circuit (18) linked to an antenna (20) operating at a second frequency higher than said first frequency. This device or transponder additionally comprises a second electronic response circuit (26) linked to the antenna (14) to emit a second response signal at approximately the first frequency. The device or transponder (2) is therefore configured to operate with a single-frequency reader (4) or with a double-frequency reader (6). The electronic logic circuit (10) is configured in order to control the transmission of first response signals at the first frequency and second response signals at the second, higher frequency.

Claims

1. An electronic identification device or transponder comprising:

a trigger circuit linked to receiving means of an interrogation signal sent at a first frequency by a reader, this trigger circuit being configured to convert said received interrogation signal into electric power supply of the identification device or transponder;

first electronic response means linked to means for emitting a first response signal at a second frequency higher than said first frequency;

wherein it additionally comprises second electronic response means linked to means for emitting a second response signal modulating said interrogation signal.

2. The identification device or transponder according to claim 1, wherein it additionally comprises first receiving means for coded electromagnetic signals sent at said first frequency.

3. The identification device or transponder according to claim 1, wherein it additionally comprises second receiving means for coded electromagnetic signals sent at approximately said second frequency.

4. The identification device or transponder according to claim 1, wherein it is configured to supply at least one identification code after being activated by the receipt of said interrogation signal, by emitting in turn said first response signal and said second response signal, which each include said identification code.

5. The identification device or transponder according to claim 4, wherein at least said second signal is sent periodically at variable, and preferably random, time intervals.

6. The identification device or transponder according to claim 5, wherein said first signal is sent subsequent to said second signal after a fixed, and preferably relatively short period.

7. The identification device or transponder according to claim 2, wherein it additionally comprises second receiving means for coded electromagnetic signals sent at approximately said second frequency.