WIRELESS ENCODER APPARATUS AND METHODS
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1. A wireless encoder for encoding a plurality of wireless communication devices carried by media, comprising:
- a shielded enclosure having an exterior surface defining an aperture;
a wireless signal generator configured to excite the shielded enclosure; and
a media path along which media carrying a plurality of wireless communication devices travels, the media path passing across the aperture outside the shielded enclosure.
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Abstract
A wireless encoder for encoding a plurality of wireless communication devices carried by media comprises a shielded enclosure having an exterior surface defining an aperture; a wireless signal generator to excite the shielded enclosure; and a media path along which media carrying a plurality of wireless communication devices travels. The media path passes across the aperture outside the shielded enclosure.
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32 Claims
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1. A wireless encoder for encoding a plurality of wireless communication devices carried by media, comprising:
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a shielded enclosure having an exterior surface defining an aperture; a wireless signal generator configured to excite the shielded enclosure; and a media path along which media carrying a plurality of wireless communication devices travels, the media path passing across the aperture outside the shielded enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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6. The wireless encoder of claim 6, wherein the dielectric material is repositionable within the shielded enclosure.
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24. A wireless encoder for encoding a plurality of wireless communication devices carried by media, comprising:
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a shielded enclosure having an exterior surface defining at least two apertures; at least one detuning flange extending externally to the shielded enclosure near at least one of the at least two apertures; a wireless signal generator configured to excite the shielded enclosure; and a media path along which media carrying a plurality of wireless communication devices travels, the media path passing adjacent the at least one detuning flange and through the shielded enclosure via the at least two apertures. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless encoder for encoding a plurality of wireless communication devices carried by media, comprising:
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a shielded enclosure having an exterior surface defining at least two apertures, the shielded enclosure at least partially filled with a dielectric material; a wireless signal generator configured to excite the shielded enclosure; and a media path along which media carrying a plurality of wireless communication devices travels, the media path passing through the shielded enclosure via the at least two apertures.
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29. A method of encoding wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
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generating a wireless signal; exciting a shielded enclosure having an exterior surface defining an aperture with the wireless signal; and encoding a wireless communication device by passing the wireless communication device across the aperture outside the shielded enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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