PET DOOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method of operation of a pet door system comprising a pet door, a controllable lock for locking and unlocking the door, a resonant circuit having an antenna and having a element controllable in accordance with a setting parameter to vary the resonant frequency of the circuit, a drive circuit for driving the resonant circuit with a drive signal at a driving frequency so that the antenna can communicate with an RFID device carried by a pet and so that the RFID device can modulate a signal in the resonant circuit with data, and a demodulator for demodulating the modulated signal in the resonant circuit to produce a demodulated signal and for deriving the data from the demodulated signal, the method comprising the steps of:
- performing a setting-up operation comprising the steps of;
varying the value of the setting parameter of the controllable element while driving the resonant circuit at a first driving frequency,detecting a first value of the setting parameter at which the resonant circuit is substantially in tune while the resonant circuit is driven at the first driving frequency, andstoring the first value of the setting parameter; and
subsequently performing a reading operation comprising the steps of;
reading the stored first value of the setting parameter,driving the resonant circuit at the first driving frequency with the setting parameter of the controllable element set to the read first value of the setting parameter, andattempting to derive data from the demodulator.
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Abstract
A method of operation of a pet door system with a controllable lock and circuitry including a resonant circuit having an antenna and an element to vary the resonant frequency of the circuit according to a setting parameter, a drive circuit for driving the resonant circuit with a drive signal, and a demodulator, the method including a setting-up operation comprising varying the setting parameter while driving the resonant circuit at a first driving frequency, detecting a first value of the setting parameter at which the resonant circuit is substantially in tune while the resonant circuit is driven at the first driving frequency, and storing the first value of the setting parameter. The method further includes a reading operation comprising reading the first value, driving the resonant circuit at the first driving frequency with the setting parameter set to the first value, and attempting to derive data from the demodulator.
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1. A method of operation of a pet door system comprising a pet door, a controllable lock for locking and unlocking the door, a resonant circuit having an antenna and having a element controllable in accordance with a setting parameter to vary the resonant frequency of the circuit, a drive circuit for driving the resonant circuit with a drive signal at a driving frequency so that the antenna can communicate with an RFID device carried by a pet and so that the RFID device can modulate a signal in the resonant circuit with data, and a demodulator for demodulating the modulated signal in the resonant circuit to produce a demodulated signal and for deriving the data from the demodulated signal, the method comprising the steps of:
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performing a setting-up operation comprising the steps of; varying the value of the setting parameter of the controllable element while driving the resonant circuit at a first driving frequency, detecting a first value of the setting parameter at which the resonant circuit is substantially in tune while the resonant circuit is driven at the first driving frequency, and storing the first value of the setting parameter; and subsequently performing a reading operation comprising the steps of; reading the stored first value of the setting parameter, driving the resonant circuit at the first driving frequency with the setting parameter of the controllable element set to the read first value of the setting parameter, and attempting to derive data from the demodulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20)
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16. A method of operation of a pet door system comprising a pet door, a controllable lock for locking and unlocking the door, a resonant circuit having an antenna, a drive circuit for driving the resonant circuit with a drive signal at a driving frequency so that the antenna can communicate with an RFID device carried by a pet and so that the RFID device can modulate a signal in the resonant circuit with data, and a demodulator for demodulating the modulated signal in the resonant circuit to produce a demodulated signal and for deriving the data from the demodulated signal performing a reading operation including the steps of:
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driving the resonant circuit at the first driving frequency, attempting to derive data from the demodulator, detecting if the antenna signal strength is too strong reducing the antenna signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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