Combination radio frequency transponder (RF Tag) and magnetic electronic article surveillance (EAS) material
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a radio frequency (RF) transponder (tag), the RF tag comprising a tag antenna, tag electronics for storing information in a codable and recodable memory and for communicating information to a base station by modulating reflectance characteristics of the tag antenna, and a tag power supply; and
a non linear magnetic material connected with the RF tag, the non linear magnetic material generating a varying electronic article surveillance magnetic field when the non linear magnetic material is in a magnetic field sinusoidally varying with a frequency f0, the electronic article surveillance magnetic field varying with a frequency having higher harmonics of f0.
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Abstract
A combination of a radio frequency identification transponder (RFID Tag) and to a magnetic electronic article surveillance (EAS) device is disclosed.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) transponder (tag), the RF tag comprising a tag antenna, tag electronics for storing information in a codable and recodable memory and for communicating information to a base station by modulating reflectance characteristics of the tag antenna, and a tag power supply; and a non linear magnetic material connected with the RF tag, the non linear magnetic material generating a varying electronic article surveillance magnetic field when the non linear magnetic material is in a magnetic field sinusoidally varying with a frequency f0, the electronic article surveillance magnetic field varying with a frequency having higher harmonics of f0. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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