SPINDLE SUPPORTED NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A spindle supported near field communication (NFC) device, comprising:
- a spindle configured to mount to a mounting surface; and
a beam shaping NFC device including;
a ferromagnetic component including a core portion, wherein the core portion defines a core cavity and the spindle is inserted within the core cavity; and
a wire coil disposed around the core portion, wherein the ferromagnetic component concentrates near field interrogation signals generated by the wire coil toward a near field interrogation region and away from the mounting surface.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and related methods for shaping near field interrogation signals are discussed herein. Some embodiments may provide for a spindle supported near field communication (NFC) device including a spindle configured to mount to a mounting surface, and a beam shaping NFC device. The beam shaping NFC device may include: a ferromagnetic component including a core portion, wherein the core portion defines a core cavity and the spindle is inserted within the core cavity; and a wire coil disposed around the core portion. The ferromagnetic component may be configured to concentrate near field interrogation signals generated by the wire coil toward a near field interrogation region and away from the mounting surface, or other components capable of causing interference or degradation of the near field interrogation signals.
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28 Claims
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1. A spindle supported near field communication (NFC) device, comprising:
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a spindle configured to mount to a mounting surface; and a beam shaping NFC device including; a ferromagnetic component including a core portion, wherein the core portion defines a core cavity and the spindle is inserted within the core cavity; and a wire coil disposed around the core portion, wherein the ferromagnetic component concentrates near field interrogation signals generated by the wire coil toward a near field interrogation region and away from the mounting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A printer, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior surface of the printer; a spindle supported NFC device mechanically secured with the interior surface, the spindle supported NFC device including; a spindle configured to mount to the interior surface of the printer; and a beam shaping NFC device including; a ferromagnetic component including a core portion, wherein the core portion defines a core cavity and the spindle is inserted within the core cavity; and a wire coil disposed around the core portion, wherein the ferromagnetic component concentrates near field interrogation signals generated by the wire coil toward a near field interrogation region and away from the interior surface of the printer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of interrogating an RFID tag, comprising:
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disposing a spindle supported NFC device within an interior surface of a housing of an apparatus, wherein the spindle supported NFC device includes a spindle, a ferromagnetic component, a wire coil, and a ribbon supply spool; attaching a ribbon supply roll with the ribbon supply spool, wherein the ribbon supply roll includes the RFID tag; rotating the ribbon supply roll and the RFID tag around the spindle; energizing a transceiver connected with the wire coil to cause the wire coil to generate near field interrogation signals; and concentrating, with the ferromagnetic component, the near field interrogation signals generated by the wire coil at a near field interrogation region where the RFID tag is located and away from the interior surface of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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