Coded objects identifiable by proximity and devices for changing the codes of these objects
First Claim
1. A portable coded badge identifiable by proximity, said badge comprising an electronic identification circuit for forming a coded binary identification signal which is identifiable by an interrogator-reader situated at a short distance from the badge, without direct contact with the badge, said badge being passive in the sense that the electrical supply thereof is provided by a simple inductive coupling of a component of said badge with an external component in which there is generated an electrical voltage of a high frequency F, wherein said badge comprises,for forming each coded binary signal, a programmable or reprogrammable ROM of a semiconductor type which can store and preserve durably successive identification signals produced by said identification circuit,and, for enabling modification of the contents of the ROM, a plurality of n oscillating circuits tuned to a like plurality of high frequencies Fn different from F, n being an integer between 1 and 20, and the inductances of said oscillating circuits lending themselves easily to inductive coupling with programming or reprogramming circuits located externally of the badge.
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Abstract
The invention relates to electronic badges equipping portable objects, such as plastified cards and capable of being identified at a distance by suitable readers in order to ensure operation such as the unlocking of a lock. These badges are of a passive type, that is to say supplied exclusively from the outside by inductive coupling and they are in addition of a type reprogrammable through channels, each comprising an inductive coupling (at the level of inductances) from a suitable apparatus. The circuitry for forming the binary coded identification signals of the badge comprise a dead memory, a life memory or buffer and a rapid reading and writing circuit which provides the connections between these two memories, as well as the connections between the dead memories and the reprogramming channels.
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4 Claims
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1. A portable coded badge identifiable by proximity, said badge comprising an electronic identification circuit for forming a coded binary identification signal which is identifiable by an interrogator-reader situated at a short distance from the badge, without direct contact with the badge, said badge being passive in the sense that the electrical supply thereof is provided by a simple inductive coupling of a component of said badge with an external component in which there is generated an electrical voltage of a high frequency F, wherein said badge comprises,
for forming each coded binary signal, a programmable or reprogrammable ROM of a semiconductor type which can store and preserve durably successive identification signals produced by said identification circuit, and, for enabling modification of the contents of the ROM, a plurality of n oscillating circuits tuned to a like plurality of high frequencies Fn different from F, n being an integer between 1 and 20, and the inductances of said oscillating circuits lending themselves easily to inductive coupling with programming or reprogramming circuits located externally of the badge.
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3. In combination, a portable coded badge identifiable by proximity and a programming apparatus for providing reprogramming of said badge,
said badge comprising an electronic identification circuit for forming a coded binary identification signal which is identifiable by an interrogator-reader disposed at a short distance from the badge, without direct contact with the badge, said badge being passive in the sense that the electrical supply thereof is provided by a simple inductive coupling between a component of the badge and an external component wherein there is generated an electrical voltage of a high frequency F, said badge comprising a programmable or reprogrammable ROM of a semiconductor type for storing and durably preserving successive identification signals produced by said identification circuit and a plurality of n oscillating circuits tuned to a like plurality of high frequencies Fn different from F for enabling modification of the contents of the ROM, each oscillating circuit being associated with a demodulator of said frequency Fn, n being an integer 1 and 20, and the inductances of said oscillating circuits enabling inductive coupling thereof to said programming apparatus; - and
said programming apparatus comprising;
an alternating voltage generator for generating a voltage at said frequency F;an oscillating circuit tuned to said frequency F; further oscillating circuits tuned respectively to the frequencies Fn, each further oscillating circuit being connected to a modulator having a first input connected to an electrical voltage oscillator at the corresponding frequency Fn, and a second input connected to programming means for producing a binary coded signal used in modulating the voltage produced by the electrical voltage oscillator; and a receptacle for receiving said badge to be programmed so that placing said badge in the receptacle automatically provides close inductive coupling between the inductances of the oscillating circuits of the badges and the respective further oscillating circuits of said programming apparatus which provide identical frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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