AUTONOMOUS BATTERY-FREE MICROWAVE FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An autonomous battery-free microwave frequency communication device, comprising:
- a capacitance;
at least one antenna;
a microwave energy harvesting system which is configured to harvest and store microwave energy received via said at least one antenna onto said capacitance;
a microwave frequency transceiver empowered by energy stored on said capacitance, which is configured to use a portion of energy stored on said capacitance to autonomously generate a microwave frequency carrier and to autonomously transmit information using said microwave frequency carrier according to a predetermined communications protocol via said at least one antenna; and
a control system empowered by energy stored on said capacitance, which is configured to provide said information for transmission.
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Abstract
An autonomous battery-free microwave frequency communication device which includes a capacitance, at least one antenna, a microwave energy harvesting system, a microwave frequency transceiver, and a control system. The energy harvesting system is configured to harvest and store microwave energy received via the antenna onto the capacitance. The transceiver is empowered by energy stored on the capacitance, and is configured to autonomously generate a microwave frequency carrier and to autonomously transmit information using the microwave frequency carrier according to a predetermined communications protocol via the antenna. The control system is empowered by energy stored on the capacitance, and is configured to provide information for transmission. Energy may be harvested from various communication forms, such as wireless network protocols or cellular communications. The frequency band from which energy is harvested may differ from the frequency band used for communications. The energy storage enables autonomous communications with external devices according to common or standard wireless communication protocols.
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26 Claims
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1. An autonomous battery-free microwave frequency communication device, comprising:
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a capacitance; at least one antenna; a microwave energy harvesting system which is configured to harvest and store microwave energy received via said at least one antenna onto said capacitance; a microwave frequency transceiver empowered by energy stored on said capacitance, which is configured to use a portion of energy stored on said capacitance to autonomously generate a microwave frequency carrier and to autonomously transmit information using said microwave frequency carrier according to a predetermined communications protocol via said at least one antenna; and a control system empowered by energy stored on said capacitance, which is configured to provide said information for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of performing autonomous communications by a battery-free device, comprising:
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receiving microwave energy via at least one antenna; harvesting the received microwave energy and storing harvested energy on a storage capacitance; generating at least one data frame formatted according to a first communications protocol using energy stored on the storage capacitance; generating a microwave frequency carrier using energy stored on the storage capacitance; modulating the microwave frequency carrier with the data frame using energy stored on the storage capacitance to provide a modulated information; and transmitting the modulated information via the at least one antenna using energy stored on the storage capacitance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless radio frequency tag device, comprising:
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a physical article configured for a predetermined purpose; and an autonomous battery-free microwave frequency communication device embedded on said physical article to enhance said predetermined purpose, comprising; a capacitance; at least one antenna; a microwave energy harvesting system which is configured to harvest and store microwave energy received via said at least one antenna onto said capacitance; a microwave frequency transceiver empowered by energy stored on said capacitance, which is configured to use a portion of energy stored on said capacitance to autonomously generate a microwave frequency carrier and to autonomously transmit information using said microwave frequency carrier according to a predetermined communications protocol via said at least one antenna; and a control system empowered by energy stored on said capacitance, which is configured to provide said information for transmission, wherein said information is associated with said predetermined purpose, and wherein said control system comprises a memory for storing data associated with said predetermined purpose. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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