WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS ANTENNA
First Claim
1. A method of wirelessly communicating information, the method comprising:
- placing a series of conductive elements under a threshold force, wherein the conductive elements couple together to form a conductor that is configured to resonate at a first frequency; and
communicating information at the first frequency using the series of conductive elements as a first antenna while the series of conductive elements is configured to resonate at the first frequency.
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Abstract
An antenna coupled to a wireless communication device is comprised of a conductive component, such as a series of conductive elements, that forms a conductor if placed under a threshold force. The conductor is coupled to the wireless communication device so that the wireless communication device is capable of communicating at an operating frequency defined by the length and construction of the conductor. By communicating using the conductor as an antenna, the wireless communication device may provide an indication of force to an interrogation reader. Furthermore, a conductive support element, such as a tuning ring, may be used for communication as well as coupling the conductive component to the wireless communication device. Multiple conductive components may be coupled to the wireless communication device for communicating at multiple frequencies if placed under multiple threshold forces.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of wirelessly communicating information, the method comprising:
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placing a series of conductive elements under a threshold force, wherein the conductive elements couple together to form a conductor that is configured to resonate at a first frequency; and communicating information at the first frequency using the series of conductive elements as a first antenna while the series of conductive elements is configured to resonate at the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of wirelessly communicating information, the method comprising:
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placing a first conductive component coupled to a wireless communication component under a first threshold force, wherein the first conductive component is configured to resonate at a first frequency if placed under the first threshold force; communicating information at the first frequency using the first conductive component as an antenna; placing a second conductive component coupled to the wireless communication component under a second threshold force, wherein the second conductive component is configured to resonate at a second frequency if placed under the second threshold force; and communicating information at the second frequency using the second conductive component as an antenna. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A device, comprising:
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a wireless communication component; and a series of conductive elements coupled to the wireless communication component and configured such that, if placed under a threshold force, the conductive elements in the series of conductive elements couple together to form a conductor that resonates at a first frequency for communicating information from the wireless communication component. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device, comprising:
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a wireless communication component; a first conductive component coupled to the wireless communication component, wherein the first conductive component is configured to resonate at a first frequency for communicating information from the wireless communication component if a first threshold force is applied to the device; and a second conductive component coupled to the wireless communication component, wherein the second conductive component is configured to resonate at a second frequency for communicating information from the wireless communication component if a second threshold force is applied to the device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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coupling a first conductive component to a wireless communication device, wherein the first conductive component is configured to resonate at a first frequency for communicating information from the wireless communication device if placed under a first threshold force; and coupling a second conductive component to the wireless communication device, wherein the second conductive component is configured to resonate at a second frequency for communicating information from the wireless communication device if placed under a second threshold force, wherein the first and second conductive components are configured to not resonate at the respective first and second frequencies if the first and second conductive components are not placed under the respective first and second threshold forces. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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