COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ANTENNA BOX AMPLIFIER
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a transmit antenna element for propagating an energizing signal onto a communication medium;
a receive antenna element for recovering an implanted sensor response signal from the communication medium, the implanted sensor response signal being responsive to the energizing signal; and
an antenna box in electrical communication with the transmit antenna element and with the receive antenna element, the antenna box comprising;
a power amplifier for amplifying the energizing signal received from an antenna cable to a second power level from a first power level and for providing the energizing signal at the second power level to the transmit antenna element; and
timing regeneration circuitry for outputting control signals to change the antenna box to a receive mode upon detecting an end to the energizing signal and to change the antenna box to a transmit mode upon identifying an end to the implanted sensor response signal by identifying an end to a response time window of a pre-set amount of time,wherein the antenna box is capable of receiving the energizing signal from the antenna cable in the transmit mode and providing the implanted sensor response signal to the antenna cable in the receive mode.
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Abstract
A communication system for communicating with an implanted wireless sensor is provided. A transmit antenna element can propagate an energizing signal onto a communication medium and a receive antenna element can recover a responsive implanted sensor response signal. The antenna box includes a power amplifier for amplifying the energizing signal and timing regeneration circuitry for detecting an end to signals and outputting control signals for selecting mode operation. The antenna box can receive the energizing signal from the antenna cable in a transmit mode and provide the implanted sensor response signal to the antenna cable in a receive mode. The antenna box can communicate with an electronic box and/or conversion box that provide and receive signals and provide power via the antenna cable.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a transmit antenna element for propagating an energizing signal onto a communication medium; a receive antenna element for recovering an implanted sensor response signal from the communication medium, the implanted sensor response signal being responsive to the energizing signal; and an antenna box in electrical communication with the transmit antenna element and with the receive antenna element, the antenna box comprising; a power amplifier for amplifying the energizing signal received from an antenna cable to a second power level from a first power level and for providing the energizing signal at the second power level to the transmit antenna element; and timing regeneration circuitry for outputting control signals to change the antenna box to a receive mode upon detecting an end to the energizing signal and to change the antenna box to a transmit mode upon identifying an end to the implanted sensor response signal by identifying an end to a response time window of a pre-set amount of time, wherein the antenna box is capable of receiving the energizing signal from the antenna cable in the transmit mode and providing the implanted sensor response signal to the antenna cable in the receive mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication system comprising:
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an electronic box for generating an energizing signal at a first power level; a conversion box in electrical communication with the electronic box, the conversion box being capable of attenuating the energizing signal to a second power level and providing the energizing signal at the second power level to an antenna box through an antenna cable; and the antenna box comprising; a power amplifier for amplifying the energizing signal received from the conversion box through the antenna cable to a third power level from the second power level and for providing the energizing signal at the third power level to a transmit antenna element for transmitting the energizing signal at the third power level onto a communication medium; and timing regeneration circuitry for outputting control signals to change the antenna box to a receive mode upon detecting an end to the energizing signal and to change the antenna box to a transmit mode upon identifying an end to an implanted sensor response signal by identifying an end to a response time window of a pre-set amount of time, the implanted sensor response signal being responsive to the energizing signal and recovered from the communication medium by a receive antenna element, wherein the antenna box is capable of receiving the energizing signal from the conversion box through the antenna cable in the transmit mode and providing the implanted sensor response signal to the conversion box through the antenna cable in the receive mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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operating in a transmit mode by; receiving an energizing signal at a first power level from an antenna cable; amplifying the energizing signal to a second power level from the first power level; providing the energizing signal at the second power level to a transmit antenna element for propagating the energizing signal at the second power level onto a communication medium; and detecting an end to the energizing signal; changing to a receive mode from the transmit mode after detecting the end to the energizing signal; operating in the receive mode by; receiving an implanted sensor response signal recovered from the communication medium by a receive antenna element, the implanted sensor response signal being responsive to the energizing signal; providing the implanted sensor response signal to the electronic box through the antenna cable; and identifying an end to the implanted sensor response signal by identifying an end to a response time window of a pre-set amount of time; and changing to the transmit mode from the receive mode after identifying the end to the implanted sensor response signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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