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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TUNING A RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNA

  • US 20090102663A1
  • Filed: 10/19/2007
  • Published: 04/23/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A radio frequency identification tag reader system, comprising:

  • a radio frequency identification tag reader that outputs a drive signal at a predetermined frequency at which a radio frequency tag operates;

    an antenna that receives the drive signal and radiates an electromagnetic field in response to the drive signal;

    a tuning circuit disposed between the reader and the antenna so that the drive signal passes through the tuning circuit, wherein the tuning circuit has at least one component that defines a selectable, variable electrical characteristic that selects a resonant frequency of the antenna;

    a sensor circuit in communication with the antenna so that the sensor circuit detects a response by the antenna to the drive signal and outputs a sensor signal that corresponds to power of an electromagnetic field radiated by the antenna in response to the drive signal; and

    a processor in communication with the tuning circuit so that the processor controls the selectable component, and wherein the processor receives the sensor signal and sets the variable electrical characteristic in response to the sensor signal.

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