DEVICES EMPLOYING MODULATOR SWITCHING AND METHODS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader circuit, the reader circuit comprising:
- a Radio Frequency (RF) source input in a transmitting path;
a RF modulator in parallel with a bypass, the RF modulator and the bypass being selectively coupled to the RF source input;
at least one switch for selectively coupling an output of the RF modulator to the transmitting path; and
a RF power amplifier in the transmitting path.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a RFID reader circuit includes a RF source input in a transmitting path, a RF modulator in parallel with a bypass, the RF modulator and the bypass being selectively coupled to the RF source input, at least one switch for selectively coupling an output of the RF modulator to the transmitting path, and a RF power amplifier in the transmitting path. In another embodiment, a RFID system includes a plurality of RFID tags, and a RFID reader, the RFID reader comprising a RFID reader circuit. The circuit includes a RF source input in a transmitting path, a RF modulator in parallel with a bypass, the RF modulator and the bypass being selectively coupled to the RF source input, at least one switch for selectively coupling an output of the RF modulator to the transmitting path, and a RF power amplifier in the transmitting path.
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31 Claims
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1. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader circuit, the reader circuit comprising:
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a Radio Frequency (RF) source input in a transmitting path; a RF modulator in parallel with a bypass, the RF modulator and the bypass being selectively coupled to the RF source input; at least one switch for selectively coupling an output of the RF modulator to the transmitting path; and a RF power amplifier in the transmitting path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, the system comprising:
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a plurality of RFID tags; and at least one RFID reader, the at least one RFID reader comprising a RFID reader circuit, the circuit comprising; a Radio Frequency (RF) source input in a transmitting path; a RF modulator in parallel with a bypass, the RF modulator and the bypass being selectively coupled to the RF source input; at least one switch for selectively coupling an output of the RF modulator to the transmitting path; and a RF power amplifier in the transmitting path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for reducing noise in a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader circuit, the method comprising decoupling a RF modulator output from a transmitting path of a RFID reader circuit during receiving operations.
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24. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader circuit, the reader circuit comprising:
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a Radio Frequency (RF) source in a transmitting path; a RF power amplifier in the transmitting path; a low noise amplifier in a receiving path; a first RF bandpass filter coupled between the RF source and a mixer module; a second RF bandpass filter in the receiving path coupled to the mixer module; a RF modulator selectively coupled to the RF source; and a switch in series with the RF modulator for selectively coupling a RF modulator output to the transmitting path, wherein the mixer module multiplies a first signal from the first RF bandpass filter with a second signal from the second RF bandpass filter to recover backscatter sidebands in the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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26. The RFID reader circuit of claim 26, further comprising:
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a signal splitter module coupled to a reader antenna lead, wherein an input of the signal splitter module is coupled to an output of the RF power amplifier, wherein an output of the signal splitter module is coupled to an input of the low noise amplifier, and wherein the reader antenna lead is for coupling to a reader antenna capable of sending and receiving signals.
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